A Memorial Day Adventure

On Monday, some friends and I decided we needed a Memorial Day adventure. It was an absolutely gorgeous (although HOT) day, and we wanted to be outside. So we piled into my SUV and headed down to Glenrose, TX (about an hour from here) for some fun in the sun. First stop, lunch at a really good barbeque restaurant. We got TONS of food. Then we hit the Rock Park along with what looked to be at least half the population of Glenrose. People were sitting in the stream, splashing in the little waterfall, and swimming in the muddy "pool". We wandered around on the rocks and in the ankle-deep stream for a while. The bottom was really slimy, but the water was refreshing, at least.

Amanda trying to catch a minnow

We then wandered into the historic little town of Glenrose, which is so cute and quaint. We ventured into a variety of little antique shops, enjoyed a Dublin Dr. Pepper, and even had a Wild West photo taken. It was a lot of fun, though I don't know how women survived in those days. Those dresses are HOT! Amie, look closely - you'd be so proud! :)
Finally, we headed to Dinosaur Valley State Park, where we hiked along the river and looked for dinosaur tracks. They're actually really easy to see - how cool!
We even stopped on the side of the road a couple of times to take photos of the Texas country. And we capped the day off with a nice refreshing limeade from Sonic on the way home. It was a fabulous day - five friends in a car for a Memorial Day adventure.