I call it Beautiful.

              Although the collapsed grotto is not exactly the loneliest of an oasis, it is perhaps the most beautiful place I've been to in Austin.  Surrounding yourself with such a place grants anyone an insurmountably tranquil feeling that you can't help but stay there for the hours that pass only as moments.



           Imagine an emerald green haven of water in the shade of a rocky over cropping, then a trickling waterfall from fifty feet above.  The entire interior is a crescent moon of large flakes of rock that fall into the water, disappearing mysteriously into the unknown depths.  There is a path that leads from one tip of the crescent to the other, curving back behind the waterfall, behind the angled layers of limestone, up and around to the minimally small beach that remains sun soaked throughout the day.  The vegetation that ascends the grotto is a vibrant green, mostly of ivy, vines, and patches of lichens.  Just imagine all the best colors of the green part of the spectrum splashed on a canvas with shades of white, dark, and gunmetal grey forming a collapsed blocky background covered by an intimidating thin cliff that reaches out far over head.

           A refuge for the depleted and drained amongst the humid Texas heat, hidden well out in the Hill Country.  I won't tell you where you can find it, perhaps you may already know, but I'll show you some pictures.  You could probably find it if you did a little bit of looking around on the internet, but for the lazier of you, here are some pictures.