We were not dissapointed with the ride into Dripping springs. And to make it even better, One of Gray's friends, Denny, had brought along his GPS and was searching out geo-caches. Geo-caching has become quite a popular pastime here, and nationwide. People with GPSs hide a tin or container with trinkets (or whatever) inside. They then mark the location on the GPS, and post it to the internet. (the caches are usually remote and well hidden)
Denny found the first cache quite effeciently: a large old tin with various goodies including a large chipped magnifying glass, a book of matches, etc. lol. The usual procedure is to put something in the cache, and take something out, which we did.
We found an old can with what appeared to be "Brown Derby Beer" written on it. Kinda cool.
The second cache was supposed to be at Dripping Springs. Tho we found the correct coordinants, we could not find the cache. I was dissapointed as I had brought along my digital watch to add to the cache. (it keeps defaulting to military time, so I was happy to part with it)
Dripping Springs itself was really fascinating. Water does indeed ooze out of the rocks here, leaving a cool puddle for the local wildlife. Denny and (the other) Gary explored the small cave like opening behind the spring.
There are lots of fascinating petroglyphs here as well: beautifully crisp and preserved for viewing.
Denny led us flawlessly back to Black Rock in Brenda, and a great time was had by all!!
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