Today Cupid and I ventured to a park that I've hiked numerous times, but never rode in. But it's been a while and I guess I kind of forgot that there are a few steeper climbs - Cupid made it but he was sweating buckets and huffing and puffing!
We're heading into a bit of a heatwave. It was in the 80s today, but luckily the first part of the trail was pretty well shaded and then once we got a bit higher there was a bit of a breeze. (Guess it's not called Windy Hill for nothing!) The park was pretty empty, we saw a few hikers and cyclists (who were all very nice and stopped and pulled over for us pass, even though the trail is fairly wide.) We trotted a few stretches early on, but didn't want to wear the horses out too much so walked the rest of the way.
Once we reached the summit, I checked the map and determined we should turn around and return the way we came instead of completing the loop, which would have been a bit longer. Cupid was a bit antsy when we turned around, and seemed a bit over everything and just wanted to get home. But luckily he settled back down after bouncing around a bit, and we enjoyed the rest of the ride.
Things have been going fine at the home barn - nothing really interesting for me to write about. We don't have anything set on the calendar but there are a few events we may consider. Otherwise, we'll just keep on keeping on!
That trail looks lovely!
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