Balcones Canyonlands NWR - Doeskin Ranch Photos

Sycamore by the creek (Photo by plectrudis)

Big Muhly grasses along the creek spur trail (Photo by plectrudis)

It's amazing to be looking off into the hills and then look to the ground and see it covered with marine fossils. (Photo by heatharcadia)

As seen from the Indian Grass Trail (Photo by heatharcadia)

View from back of Indian Grass Trail (Photo by jeffyg)

Sunset Features at Doeskin Ranch (Photo by estudio64)

Doeskin's hikes begin on a prairie bottomland. One of the trails leads up to the hilltop pictured above in Autumn colors. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

At the top of the hill the trail loops around a pocket prairie. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Looking down the hill to the Doeskin Ranch entrance. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Descending down the hill and heading back to the trailhead. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

A couple of stream paths are easily traversed with stepping stones. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

This storage shed testifies to the land's prior use as a ranch. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Looking uphill at the trail just hiked. Doeskin Ranch includes an interesting mix of prairie and Juniper-Oak brush, a bit more natural than much of the Hillcountry these days. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Just past the trailhead (Photo by Riff Raff)

First creek crossing (Photo by Riff Raff)

Ascending Rimrock Trail (Photo by Riff Raff)

Start of Indiangrass Trail (Photo by Riff Raff)

Rock cairns mark Indiangrass Trail (Photo by Riff Raff)

Pink flowers in Indiangrass area (Photo by Riff Raff)

Indiangrass Trail area (Photo by Riff Raff)

Indiangrass Trail (Photo by Riff Raff)

Descending Shin Oak Trail (Photo by Riff Raff)

Second Creek Crossing (Photo by Riff Raff)