Today, our vet was coming to our barn to give our horses shots, and check them out. While we were waiting for her to show up, I decided to take Darby for a little hike. We went out on the Zeile Creek Trail, one which we have riden the horses on a couple of times, but it is a bit scary, so we usually avoid it. The scary part is right at the start, where the trail is a single-track with a nearly vertical drop off to the creek about 100 ft. below. On foot, it is no big deal, but on a horse who may spook at anything, the prospect of going off the edge is unnerving. Maureen is especially concerned with Zach, the horse she usually rides, because he is blind in one eye, and she is never sure whether he sees where he is walking.
Everything was in dense fog as we started down the trail. Although we couldn't see far, the mist in the trees was kind of pretty. After about a mile and a half, we reached the upper end of the creek and came out into a grassy valley. As we climbed over the hill and headed back down towards the barn, the fog was even thicker. It was kind of weird walking on a hillside with nothing visible except for a little bit of trail.
Our timing was good. We arrived back at the barn just as the vet was starting to look at our horses.
Everything was in dense fog as we started down the trail. Although we couldn't see far, the mist in the trees was kind of pretty. After about a mile and a half, we reached the upper end of the creek and came out into a grassy valley. As we climbed over the hill and headed back down towards the barn, the fog was even thicker. It was kind of weird walking on a hillside with nothing visible except for a little bit of trail.
Our timing was good. We arrived back at the barn just as the vet was starting to look at our horses.
2.8 mi. -- 650 ft. up and down
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