A stellar day for a ride in the woods! We started out fairly early, for us, from the horsey club in Marriottsville. The leaves are mostly off the trees. Sight-lines have improved and Skip in particular is well aware of things, like traffic, that were blocked all summer from his view.
We could also see lots of wildlife that would have been obscured by the trees.
We rode through the park and were met by many pedestrians,families out for a walk in the park. One family with five children stopped to greet the boys, the mother gave KC goldfish crackers! He does love them. Another couple in the woods, with two Jack Russell terriers who were full sisters from different litters, stopped for a long visit. They had just gotten back from the Sudan where they rode dromedaries! I've never done this, but maybe one day?
Through further conversation it was revealed that they knew a couple from my childhood, both had recently passed away and their farm has been sold. The boys were good as gold while their dogs took turns barking or lunging at them.
After we left them we passed several riders, none of them known to us, but their horses were a diverse sampling of fine equine varieties. At the bottom of the Switchback Trail we turned left instead of right, crossing the river almost immediately.
While on the other side we scared up a Whitetail buck, with an impressive rack, who then plunged into the river with a loud splash. Others in the area heard the cannonball in the deep end and saw him run up the far bank and straight up the hill. Very impressive!
We passed several bicyclists, some riding, some stopped. Chatted with one resting group, while others came upon us and went on their way. Stopping at the usual watering hole, we had a delightful lunch while the boys dozed, even when the train whistled through.
We arrived at the trailer is deep twilight, the woods were teeming with deer, driving home in the dark.
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