I was hoping Hubby would be feeling well enough to ride with me today, but unfortunately that wasn't the case, and since Apollo hadn't been ridden in so long, I knew I had to get him on the trail today, so I saddle him up and headed out to try out another couple of trails I hadn't explored yet that wouldn't take too long. We ended up going down another trail that had one name on the trail and a different name on the map, and a trail that I had tried to find coming the other way and never did, but took it backwards so I could find the trail end, which I did. Apollo was a bit spunky, whinnying quite a bit along the way (I guess he was missing Flash!), but he settled down nicely, and it was a very nice nearly 5 mile ride. When I got back and put Apollo away, I saddled up Flash and headed out to see if I could finally find the elusive trail out on the west peninsula. At last, I managed to find the south side trailhead of it, though for a while I thought I was going the other way around. When I crossed the road, I came across a section of trail that was quite nice, with some sections that had a steep dropoff to the lake, but also had quite a bit of growth blocking sections of it at well. It looked like it had been quite a while since it had been used, and when I reached the end of it, I discovered why. The trail marker pointing to that section of the trail was so buried in weeds and undergrowth it was just about impossible to see! I imagine most people just followed the road instead, which would still make a decent loop, but they're really missing out on a nice trail just a few yards away. Glad we finally found it!! Well, that just about wrapped up the trails, with one exception, Ye Old Hill Climb, which we did on the way back. Flash was really full of spirit all day today, I had to really rein him in most of the ride, the complete opposite of Apollo, who was calm as could be. Quite the contrast all in one day! Got back to camp the second time after a nice nearly 9 mile ride, so quite a day of riding today! I doubt I'll have much of a chance to ride again for a couple of weeks, as it's going to be quite busy for us, so I'm glad I was able to get everyone out for a bit of exercise, including me! Put everyone away, did my chores, and settled down for the evening.
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