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Grand Mesa Riding Season Is Over

Rifle Season plus the coming cold has ended a glorious few months of exploring the Grand Mesa on horseback.  The photo below is the last ride of the year.  We went all the way up to CountyLine again but this time we rode on a new bike trail called MesaTopTrail.  Approximately 11k feet.  The view here is standing on a slope with the GrandyLakes a few hundred feet below and our little town of Cedaredge all the way down.  If I had a telescope I could probably see our little farm.  See those big white strips?  They are covers over apple trees in an orchard.  We live just to the right of those.

October ride

Mary brought her granddaughters and towed them 10 miles on this pony.  The girls giggled and bounced and squealed.  It was glorious up on the mesa.  We saw a giant porcupine climb a pine tree and we heard elk bugling.  Kitty rode Taffi this time.

I took this from the AlbrightHui blog

Grand Mesa in the Fall

Kitty teaches her young colt to navigate the logs

Dusty on the dropped leaves

Some leaves are still green but will turn quickly now

This summer has been dry.  Here, one of the 300+ lakes/reservoirs on Grand Mesa is dry as a bone.

End of the Harvest

We didn't have any idea that we would reap such a cornucopia.  The best garden we ever grew was this hot summer.  There are still squash plants producing as well as the pole beans and winter squash.

Gigi

Exactly 3 years ago at 3.5 years old, Gigi was diagnosed with Leukemia.  She went through horrendous treatment including spinal taps, transfusions, balding and chemo for nearly 18months.  Look at her today.  The poster girl for miracles.