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Just over 1,800 feet~ |
Fin-a-lly! It seemed like Forever! Our longest time away from the trail this year... Joyce & I had planned to ride today & it was great to wake to sunshine & bright blue skies! We met at the Morgan Horse Club & were on the trail in no time. Within a few feet, Farah was doing her
airs-above-the-ground, I decided to dismount & walk her a way until she settled down. She's in a tough heat cycle & even though she seemed happy to be out & be with Jesse, she was really a handful.
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A beautiful doe! |
We were just a short way out when we saw this beautiful doe! I'd hoped for a nice clear shot, but in my hurry to get the camera out & still keep Farah in hand - it's blurry. Since both of us had all day to ride, we took it easy & headed for the hills.
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Joyce & Jesse |
Every time we picked up the speed, Farah's antics would get worse. She was like riding a bomb ready to explode. Joyce asked if I wanted to go up the
Hill of Death? That sounded good & both horses dug in as we walked up. We passed the original end of that climb & continued up the new logging road that we'd discovered earlier this year.
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Big Lake |
As usual, the higher we went - the better we felt. There's just something about getting up there that's almost
spiritual as Joyce commented. The quiet, the peace, the distance - an addiction, at least for me.
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The Sound, Islands & Olympics~ |
We stopped at the top, Farah got a cookie, Jesse reminded me that he too gets cookies :-) He is such a good boy - totally ignoring Farah's threats & then allowing her to touch noses with him & "be friendly" with her. Both of us walked back down the climb - it felt good to stretch out our legs & enjoy that almost warm sun!
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Mt. Baldy~ |
I hadn't noticed on our last visit that we were so close to little Mt. Baldy - that I've taken photos of from the ridge at Victoria. The tree top points it out :-) Once we were down, Joyce took us over to the trail that we both just
love galloping up & asked if I wanted to; "Open Farah up?" I put her in front & offered her the run. She started at a trot, then almost before I was ready - literally Exploded! She had the bit, was On the rein, running straight & true, no messing around! Going Fast, Very Fast & we were flying! There were branches down & we were over them in a heart beat! I started asking her to slow up a little & was relieved to feel her respond. In the next second - Jesse was On us! He was
Not going to let Farah get away from him! :-)
We found these fungus growing in the rock near the top of our climb - brilliant orange & as pretty as a flower bloom.
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Himalayan Blackberry |
Another surprise, was to find this blackberry setting new fruit! That tells us something about the mildness of this fall season - at least to date. On our way back, I could feel Farah finally relax & what a relief that was! We'd been out exactly five-hours when we returned to the trailer. Farah was a much happier mare than the one I'd started out on... Joyce & I shared her feelings! Just a spectacular ride & both of us were oh so happy have spent such a day in the saddle!
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