June 5, 2014
Last weekend I took Simon out on trail. I was originally just going for a conditioning ride along some ATV trails, but when I passed some side trails, I decided to go exploring and ended up riding a nice loop.
In the direction I went, we rode up a pretty decent climb, then down a really long rocky decent. I ended up getting off and leading Simon down this section. There were quite a few creek crossings, and we rode over a long wooden bridge. We also passed a couple camping spots that got me to day dreaming about setting up there some weekend in the future. The next part of the trail was a gradual climb, and ran along a very *bear* and *snake* friendly area. I saw some freshly clawed up trees, and there were rocks and lots of areas that looked like a snake would love sun bathing and a bear would love tucking into.
In retrospect, the loop would be fantastic from the other direction, and I look forward to trying it out sometime in the near future.
Blue Ridge Pony 