Thursday, February 1 – This morning here at Seminole Canyon, we had a gorgeous sunrise with a special appearance of the moon.
Today's plan calls for a hike on one of the several trails in Seminole Canyon State Park, Texas. There are seven trials in the park. We did the guided Fate Bell Shelter Pictograph trail yesterday. Our plan today is to do parts of several trails combined into a circular route.
We began on the Rio Grande Trail for .45 of a mile and connected to the popular Canyon Rim Trail.
Rio Grande Trail. Sign in the back says…Beware of snakes…yikes!
Pretty easy going so far.
This Canyon Rim Trail traverses the rim of Seminole Canyon and the Rio Grande corridor. It is labeled as Challenging. It really isn’t. The surface is rugged which makes hiking a little troublesome. The trail gave us many opportunities to view the canyon floor more than 200 feet below. Don't get mesmerized by the scenery or clumsy on the loose stones or you may end up at the bottom of the canyon!
Many times we were hiking right along the edge of the Canyon.
Bridge to the Past. 
Had to watch our step.
We branched off temporarily on the Presa Overlook Trial which ends at a beautiful overlook into Presa and Seminole Canyon. We stopped nearby for a short break and to reenergize ourselves with a little snack from our backpacks.
We continued down the Canyon Rim Trail for a short distance before connecting to the Presa Trail which cuts away from the canyon onto higher ground. We followed this old ranch road about a mile before connection to Middle Fork Trail.
Presa Trail. Not nearly as rugged as Canyon Rim. Difficulty: Moderate. We say easy.
Middle Fork Trail. Listed as moderate. Again, we say easy.
The last part of the trail was reconnecting to the Rio Grande Trail which we followed back to the trailhead. We covered about five miles which was enough since it's been awhile since we hiked that far. We'll tackle another trail in the next couple days, so come back and follow along.
Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day.
