On the 6th, we only took one short hike of 3.6 miles with a 140 foot rise on the hike. It was a nice hike through the woods and along the lake. Saturday the 7th, we also went into Ardmore to shop. We needed to replace some shorts and look for shoes. First, we went by the local museum. The Greater Southwest Historical museum was great. They had a lot of local memorabilia, historical items, and all donated by the community from horse buggies to a 1970's electric car. In the center of the main room was a completely reconstructed log house from the local area. Almost a third of the museum was dedicated to those from the area who had served in the military. It was very detailed and had lots of artifacts from all the wars. The volunteers were a couple who were in their 90's. He had served as a Marine at Iwo Jima. We were both fascinated by his reminiscing about his service. Just for fun. Here is a few sunrise and sunset pictures.
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We were ready to go. Driving out with the 5th wheel in tow. We come to the large field near the park entrance and have to stop for a buffalo traffic jam. It was amazing!
Today we hiked our most ambitious trail yet at Caprock Canyon State Park.
The trail is listed as “Strenuous”. It is 7 miles and took us 6 hours which included stops at overlooks, water breaks, and lunch. The change in altitude of the trail is just over 700 feet but almost all of that was in a ¼ of a mile.
The climb up the canyon wall was near vertical at times. Walking along what seemed a mountain goat path. One-foot wide ledges with a sheer 100 foot drop on one side and the mountain on the other. It helps that we don’t have a fear of heights. This hike would cure you of the fear or convince you to never take a hike like this again, one way or the other. I now know what it is like to walk the ledge of 10 story building.
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