Today was mostly a driving day but we did have a fun stop horseback riding at Robbers Cave State Park. Jessie rode Little Gray (who by looks of the photo really liked having Jessie ride him), and I rode Ace. For Dad the guide brought out Skeeter, the size of a Clydesdale. We felt like real outlaws riding horses up to the cave where the likes of Belle Starr and Jesse James would hold up. Along the trail a deer startled Jessie's and my horse. Ace jumped to the side of the trail a little bit, but Little Gray darted into the forest. After about a 30 minute ride we reached a pit stop, where we dismounted our horses and were led to the cave. One of the ranch dogs, Jake (a border collie) came with us to the cavern, while the guide walked back to tend to the horses. It was fun having Jake follow us around like he was our own. Just before we got back from exploring the cave one of our guides had just killed a copperhead snake near the horses. They pointed it out to us from three feet away and it was just about impossible to see. He kept saying "It's right there" and nearly had to nudge it with his foot before we saw it. Sad they killed it but still neat to see how camouflaged it was. The guides let us feed the horses some apple, which we had packed in our bag. All the horses seemed to appreciate the treat, except mine, which looked like it was having a depression festival as it stared off into the distance.
We rode back to the ranch in the rain, our horses appearing eager to return. The ride back took about 30 minutes. Dad's horse kept trying to run him into trees, which Jessie and I found pretty funny. Once back at the ranch, we said goodbye to our guides, horses, Jake, and the goat, Billy. We then piled into our car and drove to Durant, Oklahoma to prepare for our last full day in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.
P.S. Just got back from dinner. If you have a male waiter and ever want to get anything at a restaurant, don't have two pretty girls sitting next to you. Romeo would continually walk past our table to go have conversations with the girls.
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