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The start on day 1. Everybody is warming up, then we cross the highway and go thru the fence and start.
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The other side of the highway. It's now just about 7 a.m., time to start. Looks like a beautiful summer day!
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Looking back at Shellborne Station.....basecamp is in the back. |
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The first part of the trail today goes along in the foothills. Rocky seems to handle stopping well at the start and we begin at a nice steady pace :+}. We're letting all the fast people get ahead. They went really fast this day (for us).
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Looking back down the trail. Riders catching up to us.
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Now we're heading West and up into the mountains. The scenery really changes once we begin to gain elevation.
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This horse has purple dots on its butt. Most of us worse purple on the first day in honor of Trilby. |
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It's getting less flat. yeay.
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Here is Clark from Utah. His horse can *really* trot, oh boy!
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I think this is Louise. Unless I have her name wrong, which could happen. On one day she asked Maureen for 2 advil and Maureen accidentally gave her 2 Excedrin PM and didn't notice in time. So one day Louise slept thru most of the ride. She looks pretty awake here. |
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Heading up.
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It's starting to get greener.
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Clark on the right, and Maureen on the left. |
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It's really pretty up here, getting more greener and we know we're getting close to water. It's a long climb, so we are alternating walking and trotting.
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Some rock formations on the left.
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