More Exploring~

Pushing further north~

So much for the weatherman!  No rain yesterday - just broken sunshine & very warm afternoon temps!  I had a bunch of stuff to get done, errands to run, but by mid-afternoon there were still hours of daylight left, so I saddled Farah & we took off to see how much futher we could go on our newly rediscovered trails west of the power lines.

Heading west

It's three-miles up to the power lines, then we crossed over & found a easier way through the woods to get down the big downhill, rather than sliding on the loose rock.  The only gnarly place is what I'm now referring to as the slide!

The "Slide"

Lots of roots sticking out up top, then a collected slide into the mud hole, then a sharp up - to the old trail.  Loose rein, we did Great, until Farah had to rush the last little jump - she was chastised & knew she'd goofed :-)

A high open area almost at our farthest point north.

Every chance, I turned north & we made it quite a ways before coming up on two houses that blocked that particular trail.  It made a gradual turn to the west, so I stayed on it.  We came upon a very large water puddle with tire tracks going in.  I wasn't too concerned as Farah stepped in, until I looked ahead & realized that the water was very murky!  With her next step, Farah went from knee deep, to chest deep as she dropped into what was a very deep hole!  She didn't panic, just stepped up & out like a champ!

Well deserved break~!

Reward?  Oh yes!  Fresh grass!  Nothing better!  We tried another trail that had been bulldozed in, it was taking us the right direction home, but it dead-ended in brush & the tractor had given up & turned back.  We back-tracked & headed out the way we'd come in.  The day had turned dark, the wind picked up & we made it home with a round-trip time of 2-1/2 hours for the 11 miles.