In honor of my 29th birthday, we decided to do something we haven't done in several years! We originally thought we would rent a boat or a jet ski and spend the day on a lake since it was supposed to be 101 degrees, but by the time we made our minds up on that all of the watercraft had been rented for the weekend. So instead, we decided to go horseback riding! I love going horseback riding, but am always amazed by how expensive it is. I guess they know you'll pay it if you want to go bad enough. The last time we went horseback riding was a few years ago up by Dave's home town in Idaho. We have never been riding anywhere close to where we live now. We tried out the Sundance Stables (up Provo Canyon by the Sundance Ski Resort).
Overall we had a good time. Two hours is too long to be on a horse though if you aren't used to it! We both had sore bums when we got done. Even though we were in the mountains, we also couldn't escape the heat. We went at 10:00 a.m. and were still sweating. We found it interesting as well that this company online advertised that they like to provide a "personal" experience and will allow no more than 6 riders per group. We ended up with about 12 riders total. We were far enough back that when the head riders saw elk, it was up and gone by the time the word got back to us. I did catch the tail end of an elk though as it ran through the woods away from us. Dave couldn't see anything.
Here are some pictures Dave took of our adventure!
Overall we had a good time. Two hours is too long to be on a horse though if you aren't used to it! We both had sore bums when we got done. Even though we were in the mountains, we also couldn't escape the heat. We went at 10:00 a.m. and were still sweating. We found it interesting as well that this company online advertised that they like to provide a "personal" experience and will allow no more than 6 riders per group. We ended up with about 12 riders total. We were far enough back that when the head riders saw elk, it was up and gone by the time the word got back to us. I did catch the tail end of an elk though as it ran through the woods away from us. Dave couldn't see anything.
Here are some pictures Dave took of our adventure!
We have a fire burning up Provo Canyon (it is by Bridal Veil Falls)
Fixing the stirrups (my horse's name was Chubs)
Dave & his horse (he can't remember its name)
On the trail
Beautiful scenery
Stewart Falls is off in the distance (it is kind of hard to see)
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