Hey Darlin’,
Stayed up later than I should have watching election returns, went to bed thinking Trump was ahead in all the important places, but woke up this morning with the numbers not looking so good. I didn’t want to think about it, and I needed to start getting a handle on these trails, since I volunteered to see if I can create a more user-friendly map, so after chores, breakfast, and poking the big fires a bit, I saddled up Flash and headed out. I wanted to see what all these side trails were like, so I started out on the south trailhead and took the first couple of trails there. The first section wasn’t too bad, though there were a couple of places I would have liked to see another switchback or two, but then I got on to the second trail, War Horse, and after about half a mile the markers just seemed to disappear. I circled around awhile but never could pick it up again, and Flash, for some reason, was getting very excitable on these relatively raw trails, so rather than risk it, I got him back to the main road, which I think they should refer to as a carriage road. Anyway, that nixed my idea of riding all of the yellow trail today, which was the plan, so instead I stayed on the carriage road and took pictures of all the trail entrances so I could figure out which trails were easy, moderate and challenging. When I got back to camp, I switched horses, because you know Apollo, he doesn’t get very excited about anything, unless he’s jacked up on alfalfa, which certainly hasn’t been the case lately. Anyway, I started on the north trailhead this time, and it turned out that the first two sections of trail there were both easy and with a lot less stone and rocks, which will actually make a very nice four mile loop for beginners. My plan for tomorrow is to pick up where I left off on Apollo (though getting there more directly), and doing as much of the rest of the side trails as I can. From there, I should be able to gang some trails together that make sense. Anyway, because of the geography of the place, it seemed like it was practically starting to get dark barely after 3:00, since the sun is setting behind some hills, and I was getting chilly early, so we got back to camp shortly after 3:00. After putting Apollo away, I fixed some leftover Mexican for my meal, then I finally took down the fence and did some cleanup, fed the horses and Lola, then was settled down by the time it got dark at five. I can’t wait to get back into Eastern time, at least it won’t seem like it’s getting dark THAT early! Watched a movie and a couple of SHIELDs, but now it’s shower and bedtime! Good night, sweetie! Love you!
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