I had the opportunity to ride with my good buddies, Cathy and Traci, at San Felasco Hammock Preserve in Alachua County yesterday. I absolutely love these trails as they are the closest place around with such a variety of trails with rolling hills and creeks. We share the park with cyclists and they are all so polite....they either stop or announce theirselves so that our horses aren't spooked.
We saw a big ole rattler on one trail and a cottonmouth on another. The rattler was quietly sunning himself about 3 ft off of the trail. Later in the day, we stirred up several deer.
At one point, Cathy had a little hitchhiker on her helmet. Don't worry, no tree frogs were harmed in the making of this blog post. Of course her horse Busta went down in the water .... AGAIN.....
San Felasco is very beautiful....I wish they allowed overnight camping. It makes for a long day with a 1-1/2 hour drive out there, a 4-1/2 hour ride and then another 1-1/2 hour drive home. It's still well worth it!
Friday evening, my good friend Charlotte came over for dinner and we had a grand time catching up on each others lives. She doesn't ride anymore since her gelding died last year, but if she's ever ready, she knows that she can come with me anytime.
Today, Bobby, Mom and I drove to Gainesville to celebrate my Mother in law's 78th birthday. We had a great visit and a yummy lunch. We stopped by my daughter's place in Melrose on the way home.
5 comments:
You have so many beautiful places to ride!! Love that place!
Oh goodness, I wouldn't do well seeing the snakes, I have such an intense fear of them! Thankfully we don't get rattlers around here!
Interesting. I wonder if the frog thought her helmet was a big leaf since it was green? I have a green helmet too. Maybe I should keep an eye out for hitchhikers.
I loved that place. The green trail was my favorite. Felt like you were in another world.
You always are doing something with your horses, I am so jealous! One day I will be just like you!! Able to go and ride on a 4 1/2 hour ride....sigh....it looked like a lot of fun. And yeah, that was a random picnic table.
Luckily, the snakes kept to themselves and we didn't bother them.
When you get to be over 50 and have no kiddies at home - that's when you get to spend more time with the ponies! :-)
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