Cola de Caballo

July has been great at planning getaways for us on the weekend and the first weekend was no exception. She planned a trip for us to go and visit the beautiful waterfall known as Cola de Caballo. It was about 45 minutes out of town and we had to drive through some very primitive mountain towns but it was worth the trip.

There is a short hike to the falls and it's a beautiful walk alongside a river with a paved sidewalk for easy walking. There is also an option of taking a horseback ride up the eclectic cobblestone path that runs alongside the paved walkway. We decided against the horseback rides much to my disappointment. I'm left to imagine what our intercontinental cowboys (and cowgirl) may have looked like and what hilarity might have ensued.

One thing that made me smile was the little person that we saw leading around a Shetland pony for kids to ride on. This boy told us he was 10 years old, but he was the height of a 5 or 6 year old. It would have been really funny if it wasn't so cute. He really knew how to handle that horse. At one point we saw him in the saddle and his brother was trying to chase him. Right as his brother would get close, he would kick that pony into gear and they would take off down the path in a hurry. The picture you see above was one I took from far away. The picture you see below was when he knew someone was trying to take a picture of him. He didn't want to become part of the attraction so he would hide when people tried to take pictures. At one point he pulled his shirt up over his face to avoid it.

The waterfall was beautiful and we hung around and enjoyed the view for quite a while. Near the waterfall, about 50 feet above where we stood, there was a small cave and a boy was calling out to his family from inside the cave. It seemed like a fun idea to climb up and check it out. A few in our party decided to take on the challenge and the rest of us waited at the bottom and enjoyed the view. After some time we heard what sounded like members of our group up in the cave and we saw a hand waving from inside the cave. The zoom on my camera was good enough to get a pretty good picture if they would just come out a little further. I snapped several pictures of a hand and arm waving from the cave and just kept wishing that they would show their face so we would have a great picture for them. Finally, a face emerged and I got the perfect shot....of a man I don't know. So below you will see a great picture of a man in a cave that I don't know.

I took several pictures of the waterfall and tried to channel my inner-photographer and this is one of the more beautiful views, I think. It was a great day for getting out and enjoying nature and taking in some of the sites that are unique to this area of Mexico.