Woke up to another sunny day, though a cool wind tends to whip by us, as we’re right at the highest, most open part of the campground. Nevertheless, we were ready for a ride today! So were the horses, they were quite raring to go! Saddled up and headed south near the entrance to the park, which was the start of what is marked as the Red trail, or A trail, depending on how you read it. Despite the two days of sun, there were still some spots that were pretty slippery. The trails were in pretty good shape, mostly wide enough for a group of horses to pass at one time, with just a few areas narrowing down to single file. It made for several nice opportunities to canter. A lot of it had the feel of riding around someone’s farm, as there were quite a few corn and soybean fields around. They had obviously just been harvested, and in fact, the first night we were here there were all kinds of heavy trucks and a harvester coming in and out late into the evening, so now we know why! A nice ride, though. Some of the trees are well into changing colors, while others are still quite green, some have gone brown, so not as pretty as last year’s east coast journey, but nice nevertheless. Weather was perfect! Had a nice watering hole not too far into the ride, and once we stopped along the trail to adjust Hubby’s sliding saddle blanket, only to discover a nice little stopping area just a hundred yards further along, with hitching rails and mounting stumps! Wished we had known about that before we stopped! A very nice trip, just under 6.5 miles long, a perfect length for us not to get too tired out. Quickly got everyone settled in for the evening, and relaxed until bedtime!
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