The campsite I had reserved - #8- had a tree collapse directly on the horse corral, so the camp host encouraged us to switch to site #12 - which is located right across from a water faucet and some vault toilets. We have a shady pull through site.
The corral (seen here far in the distance) is only large enough for one horse, so we set up our portable corral for Lennox.
Lennox is quite comfortable and has plenty of room to move about. Plus, he doesn't have to share with Mercutio - something he doesn't like to do.
We rode the Groom Creek Trail Loop the first day. It is a nine mile loop, took us a little over three hours. The camp host had told us it was a five hour ride and we explained that is true only if you have quarter horses. Tennessee Walkers have a long forward walk that looks almost like a trot, so they cover more distance at a faster pace. We rode the trail barefoot and the horses did just fine.
The scab fell off of Mercy's cinch sore during the ride, but the sore didn't look any worse. I treated it with Blu-Kote before and after the ride.
It was a pleasant ride, but we were pretty tired and crank afterwards. Both Ari and I were sniping at each other the rest of the day.
The campsite is costing us $17 per day - senior rate. We hope to stay here until Nov 1. It's a beautiful campsite, even though there is no electricity and limited cell reception.
It's cold here at night, so we are running the generator so we can use our space heater to warm up a bit while we watch Downton Abbey on our flat screen TV. We aren't really roughing it considering.
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