Note: I revamped the title of this post :-)
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Linda & Count~ |
Our schedules collided! Yes! In a good way & we got out for a ride! The day looked like it was going to be warm & I was already wondering if my new electrolyte pills would be up to the challenge. Linda asked me what I planned to do when things really warm up & I didn't have an answer. I know I rode a lot last Summer & sure hope to do the same this one!
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Huge Fungi on a dead tree~ |
Trails have always been Linda & my
thing, with Linda knowing them better than anyone, I'd asked for shade & shade is what I got! Wonderful! But after a few heavily overgrown trails - my nerves were up? I kept trying to
see the trail where the trail was not to
be seen... The more I didn't see it - the more I worried to the point of sheer ridiculousness!
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At the Monument |
As you can tell from the photo above, it was amazingly beautiful up on top. We had lunch & I took photos of a nice couple who'd hiked up. Then I begged Linda to find a way onward that kept us off the overgrown trails. No problem, we're cruising along through the woods when suddenly - Farah does a 180! I turned her back & asked her to approach the
scary object - a hoodie that some one had tossed over a short broken off tree. Again she flew around, almost knocking into Count - who decided that if Farah thought it was That scary that he should do what she was doing & between the two of them we both about lost our seats! :-) I dismounted, took the hoodie & threw it at her - she didn't even twitch a muscle - just looked at me with the "OK- I was pretty dumb..." look.
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The Peaks~ |
The peaks that I'd hoped Robin would see yesterday - were certainly out today! You can almost
see the snow melting! We spent most of the ride catching up on all the
stuff-of-life that keeps things interesting. Linda checked out my shoulder & told me that if I hadn't noticed by now that it's all mashed in - that it was about time I did! I took her advice & called her recommended chiropractor - actually getting an appointment for tomorrow!
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The Meadow & growing bio-fuel hardwood trees~ |
We finished off our ride by late afternoon. Farah was again in season & not inspired - just very happy that I'd removed that pack & replaced it with the more streamlined version - sans water bottles.
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Farah helping Linda with lawn control~ |
So, we trotted - did some galloping & all was well with our world :-) A fine ride with a fine friend is a great way to enjoy a fine day - can't ask for more!
Hahaha, isn't throwing stuff at your mare cathartic? ;) Glad you're getting yourself fixed up too!
ReplyDeleteIt Was :-) I got the idea from You :-)
DeleteThe background mountains with the snow are beautiful! Wow!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh goodness, the dreaded horse eating hoodie on a tree! Glad to year you two kept your seat, and you also gave me an idea when something comes up here at home. Throw it at them. :-) Depending on the situation of course.