Horsethief Canyon

Not my poetry today. The Canyon is the poem. Photos were taken during a three mile trek through Horsethief Canyon’s Buffalo Tracks Trail. Kanopolis State Park nestles in the Kansas Smokey Hills.

Our arduous winter, that only feigned relief three weeks ago, is finally ending. With each step I felt stressful, soul-gnawing winter-blues thawing. Thawing like Alum Creek’s ice, now gentle enchanting waters churning detritus, providing for tiny creatures, while slowly wending its way through canyons to the Smokey River.

Buffalo Tracks Trail, the caves found in Horsethief Canyon, Kanoplolis State Park

Soft sedimentary sandstone caves