“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the
inside of a man.”
–Sir Winston Churchill
Friday, September 10, 2010
Belay My Last!!
Smokey and I won't be headed out this weekend. I just received a phone call that the great white hunters have struck camp, and are packing out today. Apparently the weather has been none too hospitable.
That is a bummer. We had plans last March to join a group of about 20 for a ride across about 3000 acres of ranch land up the road from us a few miles. We had torrential rains two days before the ride though and the ride got canceled. It turns out the sandy soil at the ranch is prone to quicksand. Still, it was bummer. But we loaded up and went to the trails at Lake Somerville instead. We live 9 miles from the trailhead, so it's not any trouble to haul over and the park has 23 miles of trails through some of the prettiest landscapes in central Texas. It wasn't the ride we planned, but at least the day wasn't a total loss.
Do you ever just ride out down the road, or do you live where you can safely do that? We're on a seldom traveled county road, sometimes blacktop, most times dirt. It may not be as exciting or scenic as some of the rides YOU'VE been on lately, but any ride is better than no ride, right?
We can ride out along the Puyallup River without having to trailer anywhere, although it's usually more of an ordeal than it's worth. Smokey knows that home is "back thataway", so it generally becomes a test of wills.
One of the aspects I was looking forward to this weekend was riding alone in the wilderness, which would have been a first for us. From the sounds of it, things are pretty wet and miserable up there right now.
I may just trailer to a local trail system, and go out for a day ride.
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That is a bummer. We had plans last March to join a group of about 20 for a ride across about 3000 acres of ranch land up the road from us a few miles. We had torrential rains two days before the ride though and the ride got canceled. It turns out the sandy soil at the ranch is prone to quicksand. Still, it was bummer. But we loaded up and went to the trails at Lake Somerville instead. We live 9 miles from the trailhead, so it's not any trouble to haul over and the park has 23 miles of trails through some of the prettiest landscapes in central Texas. It wasn't the ride we planned, but at least the day wasn't a total loss.
Do you ever just ride out down the road, or do you live where you can safely do that? We're on a seldom traveled county road, sometimes blacktop, most times dirt. It may not be as exciting or scenic as some of the rides YOU'VE been on lately, but any ride is better than no ride, right?
: )
We can ride out along the Puyallup River without having to trailer anywhere, although it's usually more of an ordeal than it's worth. Smokey knows that home is "back thataway", so it generally becomes a test of wills.
One of the aspects I was looking forward to this weekend was riding alone in the wilderness, which would have been a first for us. From the sounds of it, things are pretty wet and miserable up there right now.
I may just trailer to a local trail system, and go out for a day ride.
Bummer, indeed. But a day ride sounds good. I might just do the same thing, albeit on my steel horse. ;-)
What Buck said. In fact, that was almost EXACTLY what I was going to write.
Spooky...
I know a lot more about horses since I started coming here. Or, at least one horse. They're a lot more complicated than it appears to the novice.
Gordon: It's definitely more involved than it looks on TV! My goal is to never stop learning.
Good work I enjoyed your stories. The pictures are lovely to. I like to ask you to view my blog and add me as on one of your favorites. I need to be linked that is the reason we're here. Thanks!
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