Decided to take another ride, this time to the north, hoping to get to a nice view of Diamond Peak, but not holding my breath as it's a bit farther than I think Hubby is ready for, as his foot is healing but still causing him a lot of pain. After the first quarter mile, the trail started climbing, through one of the ugliest forests we've ever seen. Literally, it seemed that there were more dead trees down than live trees standing, which gave it a really depressing look. The trail most mostly dirt, so we probably didn't need boots, and it started climbing fairly soon. Not a hard grade, but a steady climb through this ugly forest, until we reached pretty much the top, where it leveled off, about 3 miles in, with more dust, dust, and dust. We had hoped once we reached the ridge the woods would get prettier, but they didn't, so rather than continue on this depressing and excruciatingly dusty trail, we decided to turn around so as to not overdo it. Got back to camp, put the horses away, visited with some of our neighbors for a while before finishing of the day in our usual way.
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