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Hiya Babe,
Had another good night sleep, woke up a bit better, but am still coughing up phlegm. I'm looking forward to not being sick!! Had a relaxed morning, then finally saddled up Flash to go explore the town and the surrounding trails. The JCR Campground is about a mile from the town, so it took us very little time to get there, albeit along both gravel and asphalt roads, but every vehicle slowed down for us, and everyone we passed waved at us. Very friendly town! Arrived along the main street in town, which was a collection of old buildings built Western-style, with hitching rails in front of every building. No motor vehicles allowed! I tooks some snaps along the way, then found the trailhead at the end of the road and started climbing. I ran into two other gals, the only other riders I saw, and we rode together for a ways before they finally stopped and I kept on. The trail was actually more of a two track road that alternated between very rocky and packed dirt, though it could get muddy if they have any rain. Judging by the cornfield on my drive in, they haven't had any rain for awhile, and are in desperate need of some! I was on something called the Carolina Thread trail, which boasted a lot of mileage, but I'm not sure where all the trails were. I followed as many as I could find, and it added up to less than seven miles, and that was with me backtracking a lot of trails, and going down a few dead ends. I found Jolly Pond and a shortcut back to camp, but decided to go through town again, just to see if anything was happening. There were a few people around and a couple of the stores were open, but I wasn't in the mood for ice cream (my appetite has really diminished since I've been sick), so we headed back to camp, for a total of about a two hour ride. It was wonderful being back on my own horse and in my own saddle! I found the saddles in Utah to be a bit hard and uncomfortable, even with four layers of padding, but back on my Aussie saddle with just two pads, it was like heaven! Flash was brilliant, of course, even when we climbed up some hills. We followed one trail that took us up to the top of a hill with an old power shack and several old big satellite dishes, looked like the remnants of a cold war watch station or something. Anyway, it was a nice ride, and even though it was warm, there was a nice breeze, and it was a lot cooler in the woods, as always. I also spent some time on the computer making reservations at my next stop. I thought it used to be first come, first served, but when I looked it up, they were taking reservations, so I made mine beginning Tuesday, so I'll stay here an extra day, hoping to be well by the time we leave. Well, that's it, a usual evening, drinking sleepytime and echinacea tea before shower and bed! Good night, my darlin'! Love you!
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