Hi Babe!
Well, I was wrong about it being dark here. Despite being out in the middle of nowhere, they have it lit up like a Walmart parking lot, all the way from the entrance to the back of the barn! Thank goodness I have blackout drapes, or it would have been like daylight all night. Really spoiled the beautiful, full, strawberry moon last night, it couldn't begin to compete with all the lights. Oh, well. But it was quiet, and I had a good night sleep. After chores and breakfast, I saddled up Flash to do a little exploring. Apparently there is no official trail map here, and the only one I've been able to find is for the entire river area, and only shows a couple of linear trails, which I think are actually roads, so it's a mystery. Lonzo pointed out the start of the trail near the entrance, and that was about 500 feet straight up a hill, so that got Flash's heart pumping quick! That rail had some horse trail signs on it, and we managed to follow them around a short loop, then we swung west and found the road which took me a long a little river for a ways. I think I knew about where we were, but it was really hard to tell for sure. We only went about five miles today, a short ride, but I figured after his workout on Monday and the long swinging drive in the trailer yesterday had earned him a break. Got back around 1:00, then I got busy with a bunch of little repairs. My left stirrup had lost the backing of it's Chicago screw, and I managed to find a longer screw that fit, which it needed, then I repaired the strap on the gel pad, then I spent the most amount of time sewing up my lamb's wool saddle cover. It needed a lot more repair than I thought. I really should get another one, but they're a lot more expensive these days, though I seem to remember we paid a lot (relatively) back when we bought them 20+ years ago, so I have to say I got my money's worth. Plus I still have the black one on Apollo's saddle, which I'm sure is in much better shape, so I may just switch those out for awhile, and take that one to Yellowstone. Meanwhile, those repairs took all afternoon, so it was 5:00 by the time I finished. I managed to get the TV to pick up the wifi well enough to watch a movie with dinner, so it was back my to my usual routine after that. The farther north I go, the longer the evenings get, it's well after 9:00 and still not dark yet! Anyway, it was a nice day, beautiful weather, and a little ride is always a good thing. Good night, my darlin'! Love you!
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