From Pocatello to Twin Falls, Idaho

Today's ride was in the City of Rocks along the way to Twin Falls, Idaho.  The ride was mostly through sage brush and in the desert, in 80 - 90 degree temperatures.  It was much warmer than Jackson, Wyoming, which was in the low 60s.

We rode a section of the California Trail.  This is the same trail used by settlers traveling west in covered wagons.  We weren't expecting to find any water in the creek, but there actually was some and both horses were happy to drink from the creek.

That's sage brush on both sides of the trail.  Ari would occasionally reach out and pluck some sage to smell.

You can see some of the rock formations in the distance.

You can get an idea of what it is like to ride in a desert - sage and cactus as far as the eye can see.  Very little shade, but plenty of heat.

The horses were pretty dusty and hot after the ride, so we gave them a bath at the barn - Otter Ranch in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Both horses liked getting clean.

Tonight the horses are sharing an extra large stall with a run and some cover.  They are eating their grain out of the rubber bins.  They get a supplement for Active Senior horses.