Trail Log: 3-6-2026

Trail: E. Hwy 71 - Mile Post 99 - South

• Miles: 5.12
• Riders: Self - Celia
• Horses: Jack - Dirt
• Dogs: No

Notes: Finally, we get some time to ride. Celia has been busy with her Canyon Cowgirl Leather business and I've been busy doing other stuff. We drove east on 71 until we found a State Land gate that looked promising. We picked a good one! Cool rock formations and lots of vegetation. It was windy outside of the canyon we rode up but as long as we stayed between the hills, it was nice. We explored the area and marked it for further exploration. Celia saw one little snake but didn't get a good look at it to tell what kind.  

Trail Log: 3-3-2026

Drifter waiting patiently for the videagraphy to end

• Trail: State Land - Back Gate - Tank
• Miles: 5.19
• Riders: Self - Jim H
• Horses: Drifter - Whiskey 
• Dogs: Groot - Harley 

Notes: I have been helping Jim shoot videos for his Webcast "Hansons Horse Sense." I took him behind my place to the tank. It is a nice spot with pretty views. Other than shooting at the wrong time of day (sun glare) they turned out pretty good. 

Jim and Whiskey 

Trail Log: 3-2-2026

The "bromance" continues LOL

• Trail: State Land - Back Gate - Aguila
• Miles: 6.10
• Riders: Self - Dan L. - Mike D
• Horses: Jack - Bullseye - Big Drifter
• Dogs: Groot - Harley - Boo

Notes: Mike came to visit so we took him on a ride out in the desert. He rode Big Drifter - who was originally his horse before Dan and Robyn bought him last year. Mike hasn't ridden much outside the arena  and is a fairly new rider at that. He started mounted shooting and riding at the same time. He is super competitive and has moved up quickly and just one his first overall-overall at the last ACMSA shoot...which is amazing.  

Harley follows along very well!

2-26-2026

Flag pole looking good! 

• Trail: Aguila - Back Gate - State Land
• Miles: 5.5
• Riders: Self - Celia 
• Horses: Jack - Dirt
• Dogs: Groot - Boo

Notes: About a week prior to this ride, I found an odd, Styrofoam  item that turned out to be a sensor/detector/meter for atmospheric monitoring. About a quarter mile east and a week later, I found the weather balloon it was attached to. Weird...

Watering the dogs

Weather balloon

Trail Log: 2-6-2026

• Trail: Robson's Mining World
• Miles: 6.18
• Riders: Self - Jim H
• Horses: Drifter - Rowdy
• Dogs: No

Mining World

Notes: Played tour guide again and took Jim to Robson's Mining World. We tied up outside the town entrance and took a tour of the facility. Machelle was busy with a large group so she attached us to "Gary." I'm not 100% positive his name is Gary but he looks like a Gary. He was a great tour guide and I am happy that Machelle has a helper and is not up there alone. After the tour, we rode through town up the canyon to the end before looping back. 

The sheep! I forgot to mention that on the way in, we saw a band of mountain sheep just before coming into town. I've hear they are in the area but have not seen them until now. Gary was surprised they were that close  as he had never seen them that far off the mountains. It was pretty cool. The horses were convinced it wasn't nearly as cool as we thought but they managed OK. 

Horse eating sheep

Trail Log: 2-5-2026

• Trail: S. Eagle Eye - Tank
• Miles: 6.5
• Riders: Self - Celia
• Horses: Jack - Smoothie
• Dogs: Groot - Boo

Notes: Celia took her filly Smoothie for an outing. She is turning into a really nice ride. We rode toward Browns Canyon to the watering hole and looped back a ways past the wilderness boundary. 

Trail Log: 1-30-2026

Rudy looks more like a shrunken apple-head named RUBY

• Trail: N. Eagle Eye to Rudy Pass
• Miles: 10
• Riders: Self - Celia
• Horses: Dirt - Jack
• Dogs: Groot

Notes: Rode up N. Eagle Eye toward the Sleeping Giant through Rudy's Pass to the top. We checked on the geo-cache we left a couple months ago. It's still there!

Snags and Nags GC