Staying in Cave Creek

 

If we are going to spend three months some place, we are going to need food for the horses. We ordered a mix of alfalfa and grass as well as a couple of bags of supplements and grain. 

Lennox enjoyed the delivery and made sure to sample each bale as it made it's way past him.

The first week of our arrival temps were in the high 90s, so we didn't ride. As soon as the heat wave broke, we hit the trails. We are able to ride to the Maricopa Trail from the ranch. I am not a big fan of the trails so far as they are pretty rocky and not all that pretty.

Ari has been using an app called Gaia on his phone to make sure we are on the right trail.

Our next excursion took us to the Go John Trail, which was a bit prettier with some nice views, but the trail started to get narrow as we headed towards the Overton Trail, so we ended up heading back.

I have been really enjoying the wildlife in the area. Here is a roadrunner, but no coyotes in sight. We hear the local coyote pack howling and yipping most evenings.  We have seen a few coyotes as we are driving or riding, but they run into the shrubbery as soon as they spot us.

I ordered this decal on etsy.com and we really like it. 

So, I have decorated our trailer with a few decals. The two decals on the left are from a BLM group in Oakland. I have been supporting them with donations here and there and the decals are their thank you.

I read on a US Trail rider blog post that putting decals on your trail can act as a theft deterrent. Thieves don't want trailers that are easily identifiable.

I needed an office space to work, so we scrubbed down the back of the trailer where we keep the horses and converted it into a nice office space for me.

I am very happy and comfortable in my new office.

We want to be able to trailer to different trails in the area. We looked at trailer rentals as well as used trailers, but the prices were easily double what we would pay in the Bay Area and not really a good option. So, we ended up paying a guy to bring our stock trailer out from California and he will take it back when we leave here. We like this option a great deal - it's about the same price as renting a trailer for a month and we get a trailer that we are familiar with and like.

Our stock trailer arrives next weekend, so we are anxious to start exploring the area.