Tuesday, June 30, 2020 – Nearly Twenty Mile Ride on Flash

Hi Sweetheart!
Well, Lola was a bit restless last night, but I just put my earplugs in and ignored her and she eventually went off to bed. It was a bit cooler, thank goodness, and a bit cooler this morning when I got up, too, even though there was lots of sunshine. When I went to bed my battery voltage was reading 11.7 but it was up to 12.2 by the time I got up, so I had no trouble starting the generator this morning. After breakfast I saddled up Flash and we headed out. The sky looked pretty good, so I was hoping for another day without rain until evening, but we didn't quite make it. I decided I wanted to take the widest perimeter of the park, which included Trail D, which would make it close to 18-20 miles of riding. We started off about 11:00, and the first part of the trail was familiar, we've done it a few times already, but we soon got to parts unknown. It was a beautiful ride for the most part, not quite as hilly as some of the trails closer to camp, and there was a lovely section that followed a creek that was just spectacular. Then we hit a section of gravel road, unfortunately, but I had packed Flash's boots just in case (and glad I did, too!), and stopped to put them on. It only lasted about half a mile or so, and once we hit the trail again, I took them off. Further on there was another section of gravel, so they went back on again, and that was quite a bit longer. Finally we were back on dirt, though, and heading back in the direction of camp. Around 3:00 (two hours from home) we had a bit of a rain shower, but it was warm so it didn't bother us much. I threw my slicker over my saddle to keep it dry, and we waited it out a bit, as we needed a rest anyway. There are a lot of picnic areas all along the trail, so we just stopped at one. Once the rain slowed down (and it was never really too heavy) we set off again. Arrived in camp just before 5:00, dog-tired (speaking of, I'm pretty sure Lola will sleep through the night tonight!), but that didn't stop her from picking up a frisbee and throwing it at me, silly girl. I rinsed Flash down and put both horses on their anchors and let them graze until 8:30, then got everyone fed and put away, including me! Heading for the shower now, got the AC running just to blow out the warm air inside the trailer, then I'm off the bed! A wonderful day! Good night, darlin'! Love you!

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