Tuesday, March 20, 2012

From the Back of a Horse

Saturday, March17, 2012 – We took advantage of the weekend with Sarah and Jason to go on a guided trail ride, leaving from Goldfield Ghost Town, just across from Lost Dutchman SP.

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We saddled up for a two hour ride…..

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With a real ‘cowboy’ for a guide…..which was good ……

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Since we are mostly just a bunch of ‘city slickers’……having only ridden a few times before.

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The trail looks different from the back of a horse. There is a peacefulness in the wide open spaces …..

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And an agelessness…..this Saguaro Cactus is over 500 years old. Note the number of ‘arms’ it has.

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And beauty underfoot…..such as this cactus flower….as well as all around.

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It is good to get this different perspective…… One that you don’t get when you are hiking. And, a really fun time!

1 comment:

  1. Been wanting to take to goldfield ghost town horseback ride for years now. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the reminder!

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