Trail Log: 4-9-2026

• Trail: Aguila Hood
• Miles: 4
• Riders: Self - Celia
• Horses: Jack - Liberty

Notes: Ride around the hood. I walked and led Jack thinking I could use the exercise. It's hard to do any walking when you are leading a perfectly good horse. 

Trail Log: 4-4-2026

• Trail: Aguila-Hood
• Miles: 5.80
• Riders: Self - Celia
• Horses: Jack - Dirt
• Dogs: No

Notes: Saddled up and met Celia on the road between her place and mine. We rode around the hood. It's getting pretty quiet around as all the snowbirds are abandoning ship. Kind of nice really...

The snakes are out. Been seeing a few - mostly the Mohave...I've read they are more aggressive but I haven't seen much difference between them and the more common western diamondback. You can tell this is a Mohave by the mostly white band around the tail - it's very green (greener in person than this picture shows), the striping on the jaw and the scales between it's eyes. Mohave's have two large scales - diamondback's have a bunch of little ones. I'm not getting close enough to count and tell you how many. 

Trail Log: 4-1-2026

• Trail: Aguila - Back Gate
• Miles: 5
• Riders: Self - Celia - Nina
• Horses: Drifter - Liberty - Barbosa
• Dogs: Groot - Harley

Notes: A quick ride after shooting practice. 

Trail Log: 3-31-2026

• Trail: Aguila - Back Gate - State Land
• Miles: 4.32
• Riders: Self
• Horses: Jack
• Dogs: Groot and Harley

Notes: Finally cooled off a little bit. Took the dogs and Jack out for a hike and ride. Spit rain most of the day but just enough to irritate you. Could really use a downpour. 

Trail log: 3-26-2026

• Trail: N. Eagle Eye
• Miles: 4.63
• Riders: Self - Celia
• Horses: Drifter - Dirt
• Dogs: Groot - Harley

Notes: We decided to go back and remove a cache we set up earlier this winter and relocate it another time. We encountered a small rattler in the middle of the sandy 2 track. This one was a side-winder. They can move pretty fast! I've heard of them, but never seen one move. It wasn't aggressive so we left it be and moved on. 

Trail Log: 3-21-2026

• Trail: Aguila-Hood
• Miles: 5.10
• Riders: Self - Celia
• Horses: Jack - Dirt
• Dogs: no

Notes: A quick early morning ride around the hood to beat the heat.  

Trail Log: 3-19-2026

Celia and Liberty

Trail: Back Gate - State Land - Aguila

Miles: 3.80

Riders: Self - Celia

Horses: Drifter - Liberty

Dogs: Groot - Harley

Notes: Celia got her new filly back from Yucca where she was in riding for a month or two. She hauled to my place and we rode out my back gate. This was Celia's first ride on Liberty.  Steve and Celia know how to pick them...Liberty is going to be great! I rode Drifter - who usually grouches at other horses but for some reason, he seems to like Liberty. I guess horses are like humans...some you tolerate...others not so much. 

Drifter - the little black hellion

Harley and her new puppy-pool