Samuel Clemens, perhaps better known by his pseudonym of Mark Twain, was and is one of America’s best known authors with the unequaled Adventures of Tom Sawyer and, of course, Huckleberry Finn to his credit. Mr. Clemens was born on November 30, 1835 and with that as our inspiration this month,
let’s visit a few excellent horseback riding and camping areas with ties to this wonderful author and humorist. He was remembered by President William Howard Taft with this statement: “Mark
Twain gave pleasure—real intellectual enjoyment—to millions, and his works will continue to give such pleasure to millions yet to come... His humor was American, but he was nearly as much
appreciated by Englishmen and people of other countries as by his own countrymen. He has made an enduring part of American literature.” With that inspiring quote let’s ride with Mark Twain this month.
LET’S RIDE WITH MARK TWAIN ON TRAILS THROUGH M CALIFORNIA
ISSISSIPPI CONNECTICUT
& BY ROBERT EVERSOLE O E
CLARK FORK HORSE CAMPGROUND, CALIFORNIA ne of the fi rst of many literary successes penned by Samuel L. Cle-
mens under the name Mark Twain was a short story titled “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” written in 1864 while Clemens lived in San Francisco. Calaveras County, California is home to the Stanislaus National Forest, which is in turn home to the popular Clark Fork Horse Camp.
A dedicated equestrian campground, the Clark Fork Horse camp is located in the forest along the Clark Fork of the Stanislaus River. As you might imagine, this is a gorgeous area with scat ered
pines and grasslands nestled next to the rushing waters of the Stanislaus. What the camp lacks in services (no potable water or
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