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| Slopes of Mt. Washington |
Coming home from Bare Bones Sat. evening was really the right decision! Traffic was as light as I think traffic Ever gets out on I-5. We cruized home without having to stop once! Much easier on us, Farah & the rig too! Home before midnight - we had Sunday to relax before Butch started his work week. Yesterday I did all the unpacking, washing, etc. that seems to be the inevitable downside of any trip.
Today - though I was anxious to get out & Joyce wanted to get in a few miles before her trip to Santiam this coming weekend - so we saddled up & rode out from her house. It had been awhile since we'd done that & it was a little cooler today - though the deer flies were still out in force.
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| Tiny pink periwinkle! |
It was a beautiful morning! We did the reverse of a loop that Joyce knew would be doable - so many of the trails need work. It was a bright surprise to find this tiny hot pink periwinkle blooming along side the trail.
Farah was amazing - really
on-the-make today - even though I think she's been in a heat cycle since a couple days before the ride. She hit a flying trot, wonderful smooth transition to canter & was moving out at the walk. She like me, really doesn't like the hot days & since today was cooler & we had a nice breeze, she was enjoying the ride as much as I was.
I can ride this mare hard, really hard & yet she's always ready for more! The grumpiest we'd ever seen her was after
Mt. Adams & her first 55. She found out that there are more miles of trail than just 25 or 30 :-) Her BC scores were nevertheless - much higher than after the 30 at Bare Bones. Yet - to us - she looked fresher.
When we returned to Joyce's - I had a fun surprise! Pumpkin appeared to visit with us! She is such a cutie! At nine-weeks now, she goes out into the woods around Joyce's house on her own - then returns about three times a day for her feeding. Joyce said that she's starting to ween herself now & before long bottle feedings will be a thing of the past. Just as we were leaving a beautiful three point young buck, velvet still on his horns when through the pasture! We both think that before long - she may be stolen away by the handsome stranger! Such a sweet creature! Farah though so too! :-)
