After yesterday's day of rest, Hubby convinced himself he was ready to take a ride today, so with my help, we got the horses saddled up, though we thought we might not need boots, so we just took them along. Headed up the road about a quarter mile to the trailhead. Originally we were going to take the trail to the west toward the Tuscayan ranger district, but then we saw something called the Coconino Rim Trail, so we decided to take that one east, in case it actually went to a "rim" of the Grand Canyon with some more views. The trail turned out to be a bit rockier than we had hoped, so we stopped to put on the horses' boots. It was a pleasant trail, with a wide variety of flora and fauna, and with a number of placards with information about the growth and maintenance of the forest. Apparently in this area, they cordoned off four different areas in order to try four different types of foresting techniques, from prescription burns to clear-cutting to minor maintenance, or something like that. It was a pleasant ride, but after about an hour, Hubby started feeling too much pain in his ribs, so we headed back, glad we were able to get another ride in, knowing it would probably be out last for quite a while. Rested the rest of the day, other than making preparations for our departure tomorrow.
