Thursday, June 30, 2016

Our Grand Adventure: Twelfth Stop

Next up: Missouri! We drove another 350 miles or so to Dry Fork Recreation Area, part of the Mark Twain National Forest, where we primitive camped for two nights and one day.
 
The campsites were nice and shady.
 
And we set up pens again for the horses.
 
One of my horsey high school friends lives in Columbia, MO and was able to bring her horse over to camp with us for the weekend.  We haven't seen each other in 5 years - it was great to catch up!
 
Mom, Jessica, and I went for a lovely 10 mile ride while my dad took a truck tire in to be fixed.
 
Jessica and I were on the high school equestrian team together and we took a trail riding trip to TN in 2003.  Here is a flashback photo to compare then and now!  We both have different horses, but still love riding just as much.
 
Then...
 
And now.
 
The trails were nice, well-marked, and shady.
 
After our ride we hung out in camp playing games for a while before taking Jessica out to dinner to celebrate her upcoming birthday and her almost-completion of her PhD program.

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