Fox Trail
Today was one of those days where I don’t miss the Army at all. In the past though, Saturday would likely have been a day with the Army and thus Sunday was chore day. But today, I was able to enjoy the entire day because absolutely no chores needed to be done. Well, there’s still some stuff to be done but I did enough on Saturday that Sunday was a free day.
Ali figured that we should try to meet up with Marcos for coffee while he was in town (I figured there was no need since we’d already taken advantage of his NYC apartment *g*). We decided on breakfast at the Galaxy Diner, which was nice since although Marcos goes there whenever he’s in town, I hadn’t been there for several years. As it turned out, breakfast was a great idea because one thing led to another and after a great egg, veggie, sausage scramble (it’s called the Cody Scramble), we tagged along with Marcos and his sister for some horseback riding out past Cochrane, at the Griffin Valley Ranch.
The drive out was a bit on the long side but the experience was well worth it. The weather was good today; clear skies and 8 degrees Celcius. I ended up with a horse named ‘David’ who did what he wanted if I let him but who followed my directions to the letter when I gave them. We started out along a dirt road of sorts and then headed along ‘Fox Trail’. Fox Trail takes you along a nice hour long loop that has some open areas, some closed in parts, a rivine crossing and lots of ups and downs. For a first ride of the season, I highly recommend it. David and I got off to a bit of a rough start, however, when ten minutes into the ride he figured he gallop across a sloping field. I’m pretty sure that if you’d seen me, you’d have seen nothing but two bulging eyes. We all had a good laugh though and I learned to keep David in check. After that, David and I were like one; on the ravine crossing I wasn’t comfortable doing it at a rapid pace like the others so I had David take it slowly, which he was more than happy to do. And towards the end of the ride when everyone galloped across another field, David and I joined in for a bit and then just trotted the rest of the way until we caught up.
I’ve ridden horses a few times, but not in the last three or four years. That said, I thoroughly enjoyed today’s outting; when you combine a fun activity with great people, it adds up to a great day. Now if only we could have flown home the day would have been perfect.
Sun, 30 Oct 2005 22:44 Posted in General
