Another Friend comes to visit….

We met  Elisabeth's friend  Mary  at  the  Arabian Show  at  Westworld in Scottsdale. She  lives  in her hometown of  Penticton British  Columbia. We were  excited to hear that  she  would  be  riding her  Harley  Davidson motorcycle out  to visit us  at  Goldfield and  riding with us. Alan agreed to let her  ride "Miss Kitty" , his  new  mule  from Texas. Mary I might add had  never  rode a  mule so this  was  going to be  a new experience  for her. We decided that  morning the we  would try  to locate another  new  trail that we  haven't  been on in The Bulldog Canyon.

We  drove  to another trailhead and started our ride  from the  much smaller trailhead parking area. From this trailhead, many  more  hikers  enter the  canyon and  start their treks  into The Bulldog Canyon.

                The  first  part of this  trail is  on an old  jeep trail that splits off after you enter a wash.

                                                             The  split after the  wash

     
                                                     A lot  of this  ride  is  on solid  rock

                              Elisabeth leads Mary, Alan Peg and I into the  heart of the Canyon.

Part  of  having  a  dog with you is  having  to get  off  of your mount once  in awhile  to fix a "flat tire". Here  Elisabeth is off  of her  horse  Romeo to pull some  thorns  out  of Alan's  dog Pinky. In the Meantime  Peg uses the  oppurtunity  to do some  training with her mule Rita.

                                                               Back on the trail again!

                                      It is amazing how many  colors  there are  in the  desert

It always amazes me  how both the  horses and mules "stick" to the rock, even with  shoes  on.

Another good Ride with  lots  of varied  scenery. Of Course  We couldn't  beat the company either!