Continuing with Adventure Sunday, we traveled just a little south and west to a familiar area. This time we chose the Amidon Memorial Conservation Area, specifically the Castor River Shut-Ins. It takes a few turns off the beaten path and a bit of gravel roading.
It's a lot like Johnson's Shut-Ins, only the surrounding paths in the rocky hills are a bit more rugged. We were greeted with a spectacular view only a couple hundred yards from the parking area.
The boulders are amazing, and the water has cut a ragged path through them. You can just jump down into the water and follow along, but there were a lot of people there and we are still in heavy-avoidance mode because of the plague. So we took to the trails in the hills.
Some great views from the hills. We walked about a quarter mile over boulders, rocks, roots, etc. until there were no more people around and started our descent down to the river.
So many cool sights to see. The water was never more than waist high, and it was very cool and refreshing...good thing since it was over 90 degrees.
We had an awesome time slip-sliding over rocks and small boulders in the water as we walked down stream. We finally go to a place where the water was calm. I had to get this shot of the beautiful Mrs K against the pretty summer sky.
Yes, I had on water shoes. The same pair I've had since 2012 because, you know, water shoes.
After we started our trek upstream, we had to climb back out and into the hills. Just looking at the path we had to take was pretty daunting. But it was fun, sort of like climbing at Elephant Rocks.
One last view of the Shut-Ins. Beautiful place and we'd like to visit again in the cooler months, when the leaves are gone from the trees and we can see more of the rock formations.
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