Shawnee Anniversary ride
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Kristine and I decided to buy a new horse trailer. This new trailer has RV style living quarters in the front. It has full Bathroom, kitchen and bedroom. We decided to take this new trailer and 2 of our mules to Shawnee National forest for 3 days of camping and trail riding on our 16th Anniversary. On the first morning as we headed out on the trail we were lucky enough to meet a very nice couple named Billy and Susan who offered to show us the trails and more scenic locations in the park that are hard to reach. I have ridden in some very beautiful areas but nothing has come close to this weekend. And we were seeing the area in a dry spell when none of the many waterfalls were running. I can only image how much more beautiful this park would have been with the waterfalls running. Click the images to enlarge them and view the photo |
 Top of Hayes canyon waterfall looking down. |
 Top of Hayes canyon waterfall looking down. |
 Top of Hayes canyon waterfall looking down. |
 Riding along the edge Hayes Canyon |
 Hayes Canyon |
 Billy guiding us at Hayes Canyon |
 Hayes Canyon |
 Hayes Canyon |
 Hayes Canyon |
 Walking on top of the dry waterfall at Hayes Canyon |
 looking down over edge Hayes Canyon |
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 Kristine standing under one of the dry water falls at Jackson hole |
 The view down the Jackson hole waterfall |
 Dave walking down the dry waterfall |
 Jackson Hole waterfall |
 Jackson Hole waterfall |
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 Peter Cave. Really cool waterfall with a cave behind it. You can ride your horses up into the caves up inside the waterfall. This is us beginning the ride up. Again the waterfall is dry due to no rain. |
 Peter cave ride up |
 Peter cave looking out |
 Peter cave looking out |
 Peter cave looking out |
 Kris and Dave up in the cave |
 Kris and Dave up in the cave |
 Camera zoomed out but you still cant get a grasp of how high up we were and how much larger this rock formation is. |
 Riding down |
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 Dave riding up the rock bed step creek |
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 Indian Kitchen day 2- We spent day 2 riding to an area called Indian Kitchen. This immense cliffs has a very narrow ledge that goes to a very small cave that area Indians used a a kitchen to store food since it was easily defendable. Down below this kitchen is a creek that has cliff walls hundreds of feet tall that surround it forming waterfalls and ponds that are really a sight to see. Our pictures can come close to showing how incredible this spot is. |
 Indian Kitchen tie up area and the people we met already there. You have to tie up your animals and walk down to these areas to see them |
Standing in the Indian Kitchen looking out |
Standing in the Indian Kitchen looking out |
 Standing in the Indian Kitchen looking out |
 Standing in the Indian Kitchen looking out |
 Standing in the Indian Kitchen looking out |
 Standing in the Indian Kitchen looking out |
 Standing in the Indian Kitchen looking out |
 Standing in the Indian Kitchen looking out |
 Standing in the Indian Kitchen looking out |
 The ledge leading out |
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 The creek and cliffs below Indian Kitchen |
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 Dave and Kris at Indian Kitchen |
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 Billy and Susan at Indian Kitchen |
 Billy and Susan at Indian Kitchen |
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 The ponds and creek below the cliffs were full of fish |
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 Our new trailer |
 Our old trailer |
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