Headed out about 1:00, crossing the road to the West Side trails. We thought they would be busy yesterday (and they probably were), but it was still very crowded today. Haven’t seen a trail with this many people on it since the Grand Canyon! Lots of hikers and a few bikers, with many of them stopping to admire the horses. We followed the well-marked trails in a figure 8, along trails with mostly a large rock and pine root surface until we reach the top of Bradbury mountain, where it opened up on to a large, relatively flat rock area that was covered with people sitting on blankets, walking around and socializing, eating picnic lunches, and just generally it looked like a day at the beach! Never seen anything like it! A very jovial atmosphere, though, and naturally, every kid around wanted to come and pet the horses. Hubby and I took turns walking down to see the view and entertaining the kids and their parents, staying more than half an hour there at the top, which was a nice way to fill in the day of what would otherwise would have been a pretty short ride. The view was spectacular, the trees just starting to change, and way, way, way off in the distance you could see the ocean, though I had to put my camera on superzoom to get it, and wasn’t really sure about it until I looked the pix later in the evening. Beautiful! Eventually we headed back down the mountain and back to the campground, only getting a few short chances to trot because of the rough pine root surface, but it was a lovely ride on a perfect day or sunshine and moderate temps, exactly the kind of day for which we are always searching!
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