Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - Ride Day at Lake Luzerne

Had an excellent night’s sleep, with perfect temps in the 50’s and very dark quiet for a nice change. Did some laundry this morning, nothing like the smell of clothes fresh from the line, especially when the line is in the middle of a forest! Glad we didn’t come here for the peach and quiet, though, as there is some kind of rock-crushing facility very nearby, and they were quite busy making loud noises, so much so we could hardly hear our generator over it! Eventually got around to saddling up the horses and heading out on the trail. This is a pretty small area, with only a few short horse trails, but we weren’t really up for anything long and tiring today, we have too much recovery to do from the hectic pace of the last few weeks! Followed the yellow trail markers, which eventually crossed the main road and worked us up a steep hill to a vista that was very pretty. A lot of the trail was quite rocky, though one section was sandy and the rest just dirt. Definitely needed boots on today! Got back around 4:00, got everyone settled in, took down the laundry, had dinner and a nice relaxing evening. Glad we skipped lunch, though, we both gained a few pounds that we have to lose, and missing a meal always helps!