Tagged E: Enchanted Rock
Frizz’ Tagged E: Enchanted Rock
Enchanted Rock is a huge, pink granite exfoliation dome, it rises 425 feet above ground, 1,825 feet above sea level, and covers 640 acres. It is one of the largest batholiths (underground rock formation uncovered by erosion) in the US, according to Texas State Parks.
Overtime, soil builds up in weathering pits and eventually vibrant and diverse ecosystem emerges. Though no one really knows who named the granite dome, but people believed that the name was from its magical glittering shine seen at night.
The park has limited parking space for visitors. During holidays and weekends, the parking quickly fills to capacity, then it is one-car-out and one-car-in. It was a sunny and warm weekend, we waited almost one hour to get in; later in the afternoon, visitors had to wait over two hours.
My heart feels lighter, my mind feels calmer, and my senses feel tuned whenever I see that giant pink rock on the horizon. No matter how I choose to spend my time among the enchanted rocks of the park I always leave feeling better than when I arrived – M. Twyman, Enchanted Rock visitor and climber
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What an amazing place, Amy. I’m not surprised it’s so popular.
January 31, 2013 at 7:39 pm
Happy to see you, Ad! The dome rock is just so different. Thank you for stopping by!
January 31, 2013 at 7:50 pm
that’s an amazing novelty of nature! thanks for sharing! z
January 31, 2013 at 8:53 pm
Neat place!
January 31, 2013 at 9:53 pm
Thank you for taking time to viewing it. It only 20 miles from Fredericksburg.
February 1, 2013 at 11:55 am
Yes. Amazing. Exfoliation dome!
February 1, 2013 at 12:48 am
Thank you for stopping by and leaving comment. Happy Friday, Bumba!
February 1, 2013 at 11:55 am
Mother Nature is wonderful, isn’t she, Amy?
Sounds like a great place to visit
February 1, 2013 at 2:47 am
Hi Marianne, Happy to see you! I was glad to get in.
February 1, 2013 at 11:57 am
“Enchanted Rock is a huge, pink granite exfoliation dome, Texas State Parks…”
February 1, 2013 at 8:38 am
It’s a different kind of rock. Thank you for stopping by, Frizz!
February 1, 2013 at 11:59 am
Loved the pictures, Amy, of a place I always wanted to go to but never made it. By the way, we at he’d the San Antonio auditions of American Idol this week that were held at Sunset Station. The pictures of our dear city made hubby and me a little sad. Oh, how we miss that place!
February 1, 2013 at 12:29 pm
Wanna come?? Love, love to meet you in San Antonio. Saw my email?
February 1, 2013 at 4:06 pm
Just sent you a reply.
February 1, 2013 at 5:42 pm
What a neat place! It reminds me a little of Stone Mountain in Georgia.
February 1, 2013 at 2:16 pm
Such an interesting place.. would love to walk up and around it!!
February 2, 2013 at 11:09 am
Neat entry Amy! Had never heard of it before!
February 2, 2013 at 12:49 pm
To protect the environment of the rock, the State Park doesn’t try to publicize it, nor make any effort to make it easy for visitors to get in.
February 2, 2013 at 4:29 pm
What an amazing place. Gorgeous photos.
February 3, 2013 at 6:47 am
Really cool!!
February 4, 2013 at 7:12 pm
Oh I would love to visit…but it’s a little far to come. It definately looks enchanting, so is perfectly named
February 5, 2013 at 4:04 am
I can see it is very popular too.
I love the different formations like art… sculpture. 
February 18, 2013 at 3:28 pm