On very special occasions, we would schedule a "secret swimming hole" excursion. This was a big deal an all day trip on horse back, we needed sack lunch and some stout hearts. The riders needed to be experienced as the trail was more than a mile long one way. Of course the horses had to be tethered or usually hobbled as we were in the wild and not a hitching rail to be found for several miles. The horses were tied to a bush or hobbled as i mentioned before. It was on one of these trips we learned that Charlotte, one of our favorite horses could almost run with hobbles on. She would raise both front feet at the same time and could move along very well. Of course once we learned that we had to take other measures like tether her front leg to a back leg and hobble her like that and that outsmarted her. The trip was long and the weather was hot if it wasn't hot it not be fun swimming and the water was very nice and cool after a long trail ride.
From the tethered horse it was short trek across the rocks and through the chaparral to the swimming hole. It was all worth the effort the place was exotic, unbelievable, was like fantasy land only in movies had i ever seen just such a place.
The pictures are not coming out as i would like but the story is OK (I THINK)
I was reminded of a movie with Hedy Lamar
the rock formations were really something!
the water falls
It was great fun
Such a wonderful time we had swimming and splashing, water fights and then on the rocks drying off.
then of course we had to go back to reality.
but the fun and enjoyment was way more than worth the trip.
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