We had wanted to find a nice quiet place for July 4th, and we certainly found it here. The dude ranch folks were gone by the time we got up around 8:30, another beautiful morning. One thing about being at altitude (8820′) are the cool nights, with temps dropping into the upper 40’s, perfect sleeping weather. Apollo’s swelling was way down, but he was still dragging his foot a bit when he walked. I put another ice pack on it after breakfast, and we took the day off, especially considering it was a holiday! Clouds built up in the afternoon, and we put out the water buckets and barrels around the gutters in the RV to catch whatever rain we had, just in case we needed it as a backup. By mid-afternoon, it started to rain, though with no wind, thank goodness, and we even had some hail that accumulated on the ground for a bit. We started the evening early, getting two movies, popcorn and a bottle of wine we had bought at a vineyard near Luchenbach, TX a few weeks ago. A nice evening, secure in the knowledge that Apollo was on the mend, though we doubted we would be riding here again.
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