The Sinkhole Watercrossing

Well, we went out to Clam Beach today to try and beat the rain and get a few gaiting videos (if I can figure out how to post them, I will...if not, I will try and make a youtube post). To get out there, you have to (well, you can park a mile or so further down the beach at a different lot, but this one is the "official" horse lot) cross a waterhole/pond made by the creek flowing to the ocean. Usually it is not too deep and you can find some shallower spots, ppl even cross in trucks and such to go 4 wheeling on the beach (it sure is fun to watch inexperienced drivers cross and get stuck though, LOL). There is a sign warning it can be 2-4ft deep...
Storm was a bit leary crossing (can't blame him, the water is not very clear so it is hard to see how deep it is and where), but once I convinced him to go in, he gave it a good go. Course HE wanted to decided where to go and not listen to me, so amidst our discussing where to go, he turned around and tried to come back..straight through a really deep spot... at which point his feet went out from under him and he got into a huff (I wasn't expecting to swim either, LOL) and was trying to rear out of the water. He found his footing after a few bounds though and was fine. Then we turned around again and went back, him finally agreeing to let ME pick the way, which got my toes wet, but kept his on solid ground... here is a series of pictures of the crossing.