Got a slow start again this morning, but managed to get on the trail around one, with plans to follow the 8 mile blue trail, also called "the Big Loop" trail. We had trouble finding the trailhead in the campground as it is shown on the map the camp store gave us, so we ended up taking the yellow trail out until it met up with the blue trail. Again, lots of varying terrain, mostly thick woods, great dirt trails with few stones and just a few muddy areas, and a few nice places for a canter as well, as well as a lot of trotting and jogging. Got off track a bit on the back side of the lake when we took the Hi White trail, but it pretty much paralleled the blue trail anyway. Stopped for a rest at a lovely picnic area that had a section dedicated to horses, had a quick snack of trail mix before finishing off the trail, which included crossing the road a few times, and crossing a bridge on the main road as well, but traffic was pretty light, so no worries. They’ve really done a nice job of making you feel like you’re in the wilderness, and you’d never know you were just a stone’s throw away from a campground but for the laughter and screaming of kids playing. Got back tired but satisfied, washed down the horses at the nearby wash rack, fed them and the dogs, then us, then settled down to a great old movie, Memphis Belle, before heading off the bed, for a hopefully good night sleep!
Got a slow start again this morning, but managed to get on the trail around one, with plans to follow the 8 mile blue trail, also called "the Big Loop" trail. We had trouble finding the trailhead in the campground as it is shown on the map the camp store gave us, so we ended up taking the yellow trail out until it met up with the blue trail. Again, lots of varying terrain, mostly thick woods, great dirt trails with few stones and just a few muddy areas, and a few nice places for a canter as well, as well as a lot of trotting and jogging. Got off track a bit on the back side of the lake when we took the Hi White trail, but it pretty much paralleled the blue trail anyway. Stopped for a rest at a lovely picnic area that had a section dedicated to horses, had a quick snack of trail mix before finishing off the trail, which included crossing the road a few times, and crossing a bridge on the main road as well, but traffic was pretty light, so no worries. They’ve really done a nice job of making you feel like you’re in the wilderness, and you’d never know you were just a stone’s throw away from a campground but for the laughter and screaming of kids playing. Got back tired but satisfied, washed down the horses at the nearby wash rack, fed them and the dogs, then us, then settled down to a great old movie, Memphis Belle, before heading off the bed, for a hopefully good night sleep!
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