Cliff Lake ride

Today's activity was a lunch ride to Cliff Lake. They trailered us and the horses about 15 minutes away to a trailhead. There were 4 of us plus 2 wranglers, Mattie and Sadie.

I was on Kusco, another chestnut gelding. He was fun to ride. This group was all the more experienced riders, Molly on Rookee, Meredith on Phantom, and Kelsey on Daisy. We had a few places where we could go a bit faster. The first one was a trot--not comfortable! After that, we were able to lope for short stretches.

The ride was beautiful. We can see Glacier NP from a lot of vantage points. There was a spot where we saw an owl hunting in the water. There were some deer frolicking by, too. Lunch was on a cliff, overlooking the lake. Sitting on the ground, but still awesome. They packed us lunches--sandwich wraps, chips, and a cookie.

The trip home was much shorter with a little cantering. The last time, one of the girl's water bottle fell out of the bag and made a very large noise! Very exciting with slightly spooked horses!

We were back at the ranch by 3pm and had the afternoon to ourselves. I used the hot tub for a good soak, then stretched out a bit before taking a nap.Baca selengkapnya