It's the first day of our riding vacation and we set off for Lacks Creek off Bair Rd in Redwood Valley. Jupiter, Keota, & Zigs were easy to catch and it took the three of them (Shirley, Alisa, and Lynn) to corner to Star. But then we were off!
The road was dirt and somewhat slippery once we got off the main paved road and head up the hill. We accidentally passed the kiosk for our trailhead, but after meeting a friendly logtruck driver that Lynn knew we headed back to it. He even left us a great sign (actually two signs!) in case we were even more stupid than we appeared. (:
Once we were saddled up and on the trail, it was awesome. The trails were clearly marked and easy to follow. The footing was good and there was a lot of water for both the animals and for us if we had needed it. We went on the Beaver Ridge trail to Faulkner Trail which led to a meadow where we snacked while the horses ate good grass. We saw a huge redtail hawk, a ginormous black bull, a bunch of cows, a horse-eating gray boulder, but although we saw elk dung, we didn't see any elk. We went back up the trail and got back on Beaver Ridge and we followed it out pretty far, but decided that would be another day's ride.
As soon as we got back to the trucks, the heavens opened up and it poured rain! The horses were ready to get in the trailer even without having any grain. We also met two really nice BLM guys. They want people to use their trails and are working on marking some more. We all decided this ride is a definite do-over!
It was a good day and great way to start our riding week--even Star had a good time. I can't wait until tomorrow.
I am so glad we finally found the place. I was very happy we made it off the hill in one piece.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great place to ride, this is a redue for sure.
ReplyDeleteYa, but along way to the place, well maybe not if you know where you're going :)
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