The much carved and jumped from rock in Hamilton Pool, on a sunny fall day in 2010.

Hamilton Pool, shots from wandering around one day in the fall.

…and you wander from the beach and onto the well-worn stone path into the shadows of the grotto, listening to the drip of water and the sounds of people laughing and playing in the water. You make your way around the path where you can see the full entrance of the grotto while standing under [...]

You park about half a mile away and make your way along a meandering trail, careful not to trip on rocks and roots. Finally, you cross a wooden bridge and end up on the beach outside the grotto that is Hamilton Pool and see this….(more tomorrow)

The beach and jumping rock at Hamilton Pool are popular summer fun spots near Austin.

Things you can see, if you just look up, at Hamilton Pool.

The sun peaks through over the edge of the grotto in Hamilton Pool one morning last fall.

The moon was out in the fall daylight while at Hamilton Pool, poking out from behind the autumn colored trees.

A little bit of a different view of the grotto that is Hamilton Pool.

The water at Hamilton Pool is cool and refreshing and in the summer, this rock is the jumping off point for many a pluge into these green waters.