Right after breakfast we put our boys in their trailer, (our tack was packed from a few days before) and headed for the hills. Again we hit the ole Cache Hollow trail to Kennear Rd to Lincton Mtn Rd and parked at the rock quarry. From there we headed for the old logging roads that switchback across Tollgate Mtn. Once again to head into the high country to beat the heat was a pleasure. These pictures will kind of tell our story...
Once back at home we offloaded our boys, sit out in the frontyard and had a beer while they enjoyed the fresh green grass under the shade of the silver maples.
This day's ride was so enjoyable that Kittee suggested that we take a ride up the So. Fork on Monday afternoon. That sounds like a good idea to me. Most of the people, the mtn. bikes, motorcycles should be long gone by Monday afternoon, so we went to bed thinking of Sunday's ride and dreaming of Monday's ride.
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Today Kittee had a half day of work to do in Pendleton, and then she came home for lunch and a ride up the river. Once again with our tack stored in the trailer, all we had to do was brush off our riding partners, pick their hooves, load up and we're gone.Once again instead of me rattling on, I will let a few pictures tell the story of today's ride and near the end we offer you a trail riding serenade, hope you will sing along...
Today Nugget seemed a bit hyped about our ride, and on the return to the trailer he took the lead most of the way. After making one of the last river crossings of the day he rushed to catchup with Derby and on the way had a little spook. The above video link of ~Nugget's Spook~ I hope will you a bit of the feel of riding a horsey spook. It was a fun spook ride, as the video camera went flying up in the air.
We fully recovered, Nugget, the camera and myself ;>)
Yee Ha, gittyup!!
As I type this I remember that at three river crossing we found spring Chinook salmon moving upriver. Tis the season for them to begin spawning in our Walla Walla River.
We fully recovered, Nugget, the camera and myself ;>)Yee Ha, gittyup!!
"Happy Trails to You"(a sing along video link ~ join us)
Today the weather was a bit cooler, and riding upriver felt grrrrrrreat. Kittee even wore a jacket to keep her bones from chilling. When we got back to the trailer the boys hadn't even worked up a sweat from the ride they had made.
After putting the boys back out to pasture, we sit back and had a wine cooler and as the sun slowly went down in the west, Kittee built a fire in the backyard fireplace.
Living in the Oregon Territory - August 2010
We then sit by the fire, had our dinner in the dark next to the warmth of the fireplace, waiting for all the stars to shine on us this evening.
It was a good day around McKuster Ranch.
And that the way it is -- Dale
After putting the boys back out to pasture, we sit back and had a wine cooler and as the sun slowly went down in the west, Kittee built a fire in the backyard fireplace.
Living in the Oregon Territory - August 2010We then sit by the fire, had our dinner in the dark next to the warmth of the fireplace, waiting for all the stars to shine on us this evening.
It was a good day around McKuster Ranch.
And that the way it is -- Dale
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