Ride at Jacobsburg

John and I went to Jacobsburg today. Wow! The weather couldn't have been better.

This was our first trip out since last fall. The trailer pulled fine. The horses loaded and road well. And, the trails were beautiful.

We had a few minor challenges along the way. Grace decided that the small wooden bridges were evil. Cerise said, "If she's not going, neither am I." I tried all my best moves. Then I gave in, hopped off, and lead Grace across. Cerise followed, of course. We repeated this little routine about 20,000 times and by the middle of our ride both girls were crossing the bridges just fine.

Although John and I have both ridden in Jacobsburg before, I had the great idea to pick-up and follow one of the park maps. Needless to say, we ended up following the map to a dead end. Luckily, John recognized some of the mountain bike paths he had biked on in the past. He said, "This will lead us across the creek, but it will get us to where we want to be."

I said, "Sounds good." What I was really thinking was that the horses might not cross the creek. It was wide and rockier than an ideal crossing. To my surprise both mares jumped right in and crossed without hesitation. When we got back to the trail I breathed a sigh of relief. Then, Grace stopped. I wasn't sure why. She looked at the hill in the trail ahead of us and looked back at me as if to say, "You don't think I'm going to stress my pretty little legs after braving those dangerous rapids." I rolled my eyes at her and we walked on.

John and Cerise lead us on some paths I had never seen before. We stopped for a short break. We saw a few cyclists, a pair of horse riders, and a woman training her dog. Then continued on back to the the parking lot where we started.

It was a great day. Sorry you couldn't join us. Hope you catch us the next time out.