Got up early because we decided we could fit in a bunch of errands as well as a ride today before heading out to my niece's last basketball game of the season. By making a big circle around to Marble Falls, I found a park on Turkey Bend, one of the many recreation areas created when they dammed up the Colorado River to make Lake Travis, under the control of the Lower Colorado River Authority. After stops at Carquest, Radio Shack and Walmart, we headed out to Turkey Bend, put our check in the honor box and headed down to the lake. It didn't take long to saddle the horses and put their boots on, though this will probably be the last time I can fit them on without trimming them again, and we headed out. Hubby and I got into a disagreement about which direction to take, as there was no trail map and not marked trails, and even though I had a plan for covering the whole park, I held my tongue and let him take the lead. As a result we got lost and ended up only covering about a quarter of the park, most of it on one utility road that we ended up having to come back on as well (not a fan of linear trails), though we did manage to get down to the lake so the horses could get a drink before we rushed them into the trailer. Most of the trails were hard packed dirt and sand, with some sections of road quite rocky and gravel-ly. Pretty much the same kind of terrain as Pace Bend, a big hilly above the water line. The lake is incredibly low, and most of the boathouses across the water were way above the current water line, some sort of toppling sideways. Lots of stairs that ended way above the water line as well. They sure could use some rain! Anyway, other than the tension of getting lost, it was a nice ride We were running much later than I had hoped, but managed to arrive at the game with about 5 minutes to spare. Our team won, yeah! With one more quick stop on the way home, we got back before 8:00, got everyone tucked in, and had a quiet evening.
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