About 200,000 people a year visit the famous “Lost Maples State Natural Area”, in the Texas Hill Country near Vanderpool.  Most visitors come to see an isolated stand of rare, Bigtooth Maple Trees. In October, November and December the trees transition from green to brilliant yellow, orange and red.  These dazzling trees are sprinkled across the 2,906-acre wilderness park, located 71 miles northwest of San Antonio. However, there is another grove of stunning