Barton Springs pool is our favorite swimming hole in Austin. Its a huge spring fed pool with cold clear water that is surrounded by huge pecan trees. Its been an Austin favorite for decades, and I'm sure the natives treasured it for eons too. We go almost every weekend in the summer and enjoy going off the diving board and flopping around in the deep end. My grandparents met for the very first time at Barton Springs nearly 70 years ago. My grandma was swimming and got caught up in the current near the dam, and my grandfather saved her! How romantic! She claims that he was trawling for women that day, and boy did he catch one. I hope the kiddos grow up to apprecieate this gem of a place as much as we do. Happy Father's day.
