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On the Whitehorse Trail |
Joyce & I discussed where we wanted to ride today. I was leaning toward the MHC, going up on the high trails, but Joyce reminded me of the logging - so we took the easy path & decided to meet at Bracken. We discussed the rash of vehicle break-ins & Joyce had the idea of parking so that the tack room doors faced the road. We did that & headed out by 11.
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Toward Arlington |
It was a cool, overcast morning - we thought we might see some rain, but stayed dry. I'd wanted to see what progress had been made on the mudslide - so we headed toward Arlington.
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The Park Rangers have been doing some work! |
When I spoke to Joe Wheeler, the Ranger who's been helping out with the trail last week, he said they'd done quite a bit of work with the chain saws, but would need heavy equipment to move the mud. He didn't think a horse could get through - wrong! :-)
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The slide area~ |
We did get past & went all the way to the arch~
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At the arch~ |
We took a short break, before heading back the way we'd come.
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Joyce & Target |
Both horses were in fine form today! Trotting & galloping side-by-side! Farah was loving it & always enjoys it so much when Joyce rides Target! He was prancing like a show pony! Once back at the tree farm, we did another fast loop & felt like we could have ridden another 20-miles :-)
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Thieves? |
Once back to the parking area, we'd just said hello to two ladies heading out & their rig was the only one in the parking area besides ours. Joyce asked if I was good - I was & she headed out. It wasn't 3-min. later that these two guys pulled in RIGHT next to me. I was bent over getting out my phone. When I raised up - they were both looking in my direction at the Bronco. When the saw me, they got out & approached as I locked my doors. He started talking - they were "Out of gas, lived up the road & needed help..." I said; "Sorry - can't help you." Then when they started getting mad - grabbed my camera & took the photo. On my way out - I called 911 & reported it. The Deputy called back, gave me his email & I forwarded the photo to him.
It was a
Super Great Ride, but
no fun to see these two. I just hope the deputy arrived before they had a chance to damage the other rig!
That must have been so scary. Can't believe you had the presence of mind to snap a photo!
ReplyDeleteYikes! That's a scary looking pair. I hope the deputy got there quickly! I can't imagine they were up to any good.
ReplyDeleteUgh, people disgust me sometimes. I hope everything worked out....
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