Withlacoochee Fall Trail Ride

My friends and I had a great weekend near Jasper, FL riding along the Withlacoochee River and the Twin Rivers State Park. We went to McCulley Farms for their annual fall ride along with about 200 other like minded folks. We had wonderful cool weather, warm campfires, entertainment and great food to boot!
I got graphics put on my trailer to match our brand while I was there and I really like it. We joined their long guided ride on Saturday with 32 other riders and enjoyed a 4-5 hour ride along the river and sinks. We stopped at a spring along the way for a catered lunch....yum, yum!

Several different groups met up for lunch and then continued on their separate ways to meet back up at the ranch for a tack/yard sale. I was able to sell my Australian saddle in less than 5 minutes of setting it out! It paid for my weekend and my graphics - what a deal!

Due to the major flooding earlier in the year, we passed a refrigerator in one tree and a recliner in another. The McCulleys have a wonderful place and are very gracious hosts - if you ever get a chance, join them for one of their special rides or you can camp quietly any other weekend during the year. There are plenty of trails and you can camp with electricity or primitive.

Here are the rest of the photos that my friends and I took during the weekend.

Two Weekend Catch Up

My daughter Jenny just turned 27 and we had a nice family get together for her last weekend. We enjoyed low country boil and cold beer. (of course there was iced tea as well). Jenny and her boyfriend Joel were there of course, along with me, Bobby, my sister Robbin, her husband Tim, their son JT, Mom and my good friend Cathy. She was the chef extraordinaire for our shindig. You can more photos of the day HERE.

Jen and I had a good mother daughter ride the day before and although the day was smokin' hot, we had a good ride and hung out to watch a Mounted Police/Posse challenge.

Jenny captured this touching photo of a police officer and his daughter and below you can see him making his run.



My two new foster cats are doing well, but my favorite little cat that I took in last year has been missing for a whole week. I saw him the day of the party, but he never greeted me Monday morning. I knew he would hide from all the people, but he usually shows right back up. He is my Siamese mix who acts like a dog. He runs and plays with the dogs and follows me back and forth to the horse pen when I feed up. I sure do miss him and hope he shows back up. Hope you are okay, Sammy.

This past Saturday, Cathy and I met our friend Traci and a new group she's riding with for a poker ride at one of our favorite places nearby - Black Creek Ravines. It was a nice day - not too hot - and we got to meet some new friends. There were 3 Freisians in the group....I've never seen 3 Freisians together on a trail ride before. They were lovely and powerful looking. Maybe you can see the pictures that were taken HERE. (these were taken by someone else and are on a Kodak online account)