The scenic drive portion of the day started off pretty nicely. We trekked to Cedar Hill, well south of Dallas. It's a community around Joe Pool Lake, which you could locate on a map by drawing a straight line down from DFW airport. The area around Cedar Hill was, in fact, quite hilly. Kind of a shock to the system, knowing how flat most of Dallas is. We tooled around the area for a while, deciding finally to pay the entry fee and tool around in the state park. Once we were in, we found a hiking path that looked pretty good and went for it. Regrettably, there was not a lot of shade on this path, but there was not another soul in sight, and the scenery was beautiful. We trekked around for a while, until we came to the scenic lookout, a spot that all but demanded a photo be taken.
It really was a gorgeous hike, and there were some very good breezes that showed up along the way. We wandered around the hiking trail, then made it back to the car for some sweet, sweet air conditioning. One more stop in the hill park pool lake was necessary, and on that one, we dipped our toes in the water. That seemed to cool everything down 20-30 degrees. I may be exaggerating. It just felt really good.
The only way we could top that was by purchasing a Slurpee on the way home. I know it's a cup of slushy sugar water. We all know it's a cup of slushy sugar water. I do not care. A Slurpee on a super hot day after a particularly shade-free hike is the best feeling in the world.
Except that shower when you get home. That shower is pretty great.
Cedar Hill State Park- $7/adult: https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/cedar-hill
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