Enchanted Rock is a massive pink grante mountain 17 miles north of Fredericksburg, Texas. Local Tonkawa, Apache, and Comanche tribes know the rock to have spirits inhabiting it; they told rates of ghost fires that flickered atop the dome in the dark of night. ...
Native Americans called this place “enchanted.” The white men who came along later apparently shared those feelings and dubbed it Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. Hiking through the primitive lands that comprise this 1,643-acre park near Austin, Texas offers a glimpse into the past. Enchanted...