Thursday, July 11, 2013 – Another Fabulous Ride at Pine Marten

Another good night sleep, another quick run out to check on email, learning our client’s schedule doesn’t mesh with ours, so no logistics to work out, back to camp, saddled up and headed out on the Triangle Lake Loop, another fabulous ride! Good footing once again, a beautiful trail that mostly follows the circumference of one of the many lakes here, though a few more roots sticking out of the ground than before. Just over two hours, 6.4 miles in all. They’ve really done a nice job of marking and mapping these trails. There’s a “You Are Here” placard at every intersection, and there’s just enough trail markers to be reassuring, not so many as to insult your intelligence (though a few of the arrows are probably not necessary, but better safe than sorry, I guess). There were a few good places to trot and canter, though we mostly walked because the trails were narrow and we didn’t want to twist anyone’s ankles on the roots. Really enjoyed the ride again today. That large bird screeched at us again when we got near his domain, but it didn’t startle anyone today. I tried to get a picture of it, but he took off before I had a chance to. I need to look up what kind of bird it was, possibly a hawk, but maybe an owl. It’s underside was completely white, but I think some of it’s top feathers had a darker pattern to it. It had a good screech, though! Got back around 3:00, had our ice cream lunch, did a little planning now that we know we don’t have to fly out next week, then settled down for the evening.