A great month!

I lost August somewhere along the way (in the smoke, maybe?). . . but, September has been awesome. It began with Alisa's birthday. Lynn and I took our boys and our girls and went Quincy. We rode with Suzy and Magpie. We went up into the Caribou Wilderness and did a loop around a bunch of lakes--Beauty, Emerald, Betty, Eleanor, Long, Gem, and more and more. I can't remember exactly, but I think it was 12 miles.

The next day we went to the Pacific Crest Trail, off Hwy 70, I think, and rode north. What a hoot! We met tons of hikers who were friendly and told us their trail names and where they were from. They all liked the dogs and the horses. It was super dusty and the dogs were very tired at the end. Next time we go, we will go when it is a little wetter and not so dusty. Although we made the decision to turn back before we got to a river crossing, I think we rode seven miles up and then back (14 miles). It was fun.

Then it was Native American ceremonies weekend. Suzy and Alisa came here! Unfortunately, Ziggy started us off with a hole in his leg and a trip to the vet on Thursday. So Lynn and I did not ride that day, we just took Jupiter and Ziggy on a trailer ride to town.

Friday, Lynn rode Buster, who was so happy to go! We rode 14 miles around Gray's Falls and our Hennessey loops. The dogs did fine and it was beautiful day. We all wore bright blue so no hunters could mistake us for deer and all the horses did great. On Saturday, we left the girls with Lee and headed to Orick.

We did the short, three hour loop in a little over two. Then we threw them in the trailer and went to Clam Beach for a quick ride on the sand. As usual, the beach makes for an exciting ride--LOL. Although beach riding is fairly boring, our horses are not. All of them were a little keyed-up, some more than others. I am always happy to be done, even though, Jupes did really well (no pink monsters this time!).

This weekend, Alisa came over again! Yaaay! We rode all around Hennessey. Lynn rode Ziggy and he did fine. (I forgot to ask Lynn how many miles we went on her new app.) We saw lots of vehicles as evidence of hunters, but we didn't see any out and about--even though, Jupes was sure they were nearby.

So that ends September. Looking back, it feels like it just started! Wet blankets, old friends, new friends, and our favorite animals made it one of the best months in a long time. :)