Swisher lake ride

I set the alarm for 7am since i knew we had a long day ahead. Stopped for some of Lauren's Cowboy Coffee and sat by the fire for a bit. It is still cold in the mornings. Breakfast was eggs and sausage and more coffee. It is the only meal that is not impressive. They do have make-your-own waffles, but that's not my thing.

I had about 30 minutes to get ready for the ride. It was an hour drive to the trailhead. We started out just north of Eureka, MT. And that is 7 miles south of the Canadian border. It was a nice drive, but I mostly caught up on my Penguins. We stopped briefly for the bathroom and to gas up the vans.

I was riding Kusco again today. He's okay, except he is a slow walker and wants to graze, which is a no-no. They broke us into 2 groups of 6 plus 2 wranglers. We had Mattie and Logan. Mattie was using a new to the ranch horse, Kermit. Kermit and Mattie had a bit of a hard time getting started since Kermit did not want to lead. Our day was to go past 3 lakes and ride along the Canadian border. The ride was beautiful. The first lake was smallish, and I forgot the name. We reached a big meadow and were able to lope. Kermit wasn't having it, so Logan had to lead. Kelsey wasn't able to lope again, so she and Kermit trotted. The second time we loped with Logan, he went a bit farther than Mattie wanted. It was a good 3 minutes of riding, and I was beginning to worry about my back!

We arrived at the Canadian border at about noon. There is a post that tells you. Plus, they cut a 20-foot gap in the trees, so you can see the border for miles. We rode along the border for another 10 minutes, then cut over to the 2nd lake. The trail still has quite a few trees across it, so we had to bushwack our way around them. At one point, I lost my hat on a branch, and Logan had to pick it up.

We stopped Kootcanusa Lake for lunch. It is a beautiful light blue, probably from the mines nearby. "Koocanusa" stands for Kootenai, Canada, and USA. Lunch today was another wrap, this time with salami and turkey. We hung out there for another 45 minutes. The other group was about 15 minutes behind us, so we were all there together for about 20 minutes.

The last section was about 45 minutes and took us by Swisher lake. We let the horses drink and again, Kusco splashed up a storm. I had to pull him out twice before he took a drink.

Back at the horse trailers, they let us all dismount by ourselves. Jennifer, had done it, so they let us all. Normally they need.to hold the horses for insurance purposes. The other group showed up, right after and we hung out while they trailered the horses. We did run out of water and I was and still am very thirsty!

I am in the van on the way home and we are supposed to leave for the rodeo at 6:30pm pm and it is already 5:10. Everyone needs to shower--it was hot and very dusty. Plus we need to have dinner!

I'm sure they will push it all back and we will miss the beginning of the show.Leia mais