On the Trail

So I finally was able to get Kip to go on a horseback ride with me- and I remembered to bring my camera along. The picture above is obviously Kip and his horse Archie. All of the pictures shown here were taken from horseback, so I apologize if they aren't that great.

This is the start of the 4UR ranch property just past Wagon Wheel Gap. It is about 20,000 acres from what I hear. They kindly allow us to use their horse trails during the summer.






I love this picture of the Rio Grande (or Rio Bravo depending on what side of the border you are on). There are always people fly-fishing at this spot. Believe me- the water is freezing!






Obviously this is our group- led today by John who is the head wrangler. He's been working at Cottonwood Cove for more than 20 years. I'm learning a lot from him.

The rest of the pictures are just some of the things you would see on the trail ride- there also is a cave there that I haven't gotten a picture of yet.

I figured Addie would like to see some pictures of the horses. This one is my horse Scout. I would have to say that he is my favorite by far. We've become good buddies over the past few weeks.

This is the other horse that I use for the rides. He belongs to Ronnie, who is the other wrangler that I work with. His name is Charger-which fits him well. He bullies the other horses around all day. He can also open gates, take the bridles off of the other horses, and bite holes in saddles. He's a handfull, but has a great personality.

As soon as I can get my mom's camera to work on my computer, I have some pictures of the bear and the cabins. Hopefully I can post those soon.