Ghost Town Ride Report (LOTS of Pics!)

[Country Girl 43]

WOW!!! What a day. I had to pee 3 times before even getting to the horses...must have been the coffee...:rolleyes: Then I got to the staging area and had to pee again...nope, no potties, so duck between the truck and trailer and PRAY nobody pulled up!

Ok....felt much better, tacked up Missy and waited for the trailers to pull in and boy did they come!!! We had riders coming from all over the valley! Once everyone was tacked up, we headed for the trails. I think we had 33 riders in all! Even CircleR and her daughter joined the fun!

Missy did great except that she wanted to stay with the lead pack, so I had to keep holding her back....but on the way back I did let her trot and lope a bit! It was so much fun not worrying if she was going to buck or act up.

We all rode up to the ghost town, took up ALL the hitching posts, and hit the bar.....um restaraunt....:innocent: So here's the pics you all asked for! It was a great day!!

Everyone mounting up and getting ready to go
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CircleR daughter....CircleR was hiding behind her....LOL
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Heading out on the trail
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CircleR trying NOT to be in the picture...LOL
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Coming up on the ghost town
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Getting to the ghost town and hitching up
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Gun fight getting ready to start
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Hubby and kids joining us for lunch
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If you look you can see CircleR on the deck with some of our group
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Time to head out
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this lady had just ordered her drink before we were heading out and she said she was NOT leaving it behind....LOL She was fun to ride with!!
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Heading out of the ghost town and back on the trails.....
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It was a great day for riding and I felt relaxed on Missy, but we need to work on her wanting to be at the head of the pack!:cowboy:

[JackieB]

Wow! That looks like soooooo much fun!!!! Thanks for sharing.

[Annie&Dixie]

Love the pictures!! I think I missed something, what exactly was this all about? The ghost town, what is it?

[Country Girl 43]

Annie & Dixie....OMG...you have never heard of a ghost town?? LOL

This is the Goldfield Ghost town in Arizona. It was a real town in 1893. the pics of the saloon where we had lunch was one of 3 that existed in the town on 1893. It was an old mining town. They have lots of little shops there and hold gunfights every hour on the weekends. You can go to www.goldfieldghosttown.com to learn more about it.

It's part of the old west. We have lots of ghost towns out here! Even have the town of Tombstone about 3 hours from where I live.

[Arrow]

Oh wow, great pics! I miss the West so very, very much--it's home to me! But I'll be in Colorado for Christmas very soon, so that's o.k.:)

Glad you had such a good day--thanks for sharing the pics!

[Annie&Dixie]

CG, that's so cool! I wanna go sometime! I love old west type things, I would have such a blast.

Pooh, too bad I live in Ohio!

[ImaBronsonBear]

Awesome pics! Looks like you had a wonderful time, that's so great that you and Missy and getting along so well.:)

[quest]

Looks like fun! Where in Arizona is that? Theres a 99% chance ill be moving to the phoenix area with Quest (maybe Twilight) sometime this Summer.. Either way it's beautiful and i'm so jealous!

[Suzi]

What fun ! I loved to see the horses so calmly tied alongside each other. Even though they were strangers to each other they behaved. Give us something to think abt.

[Steelhorserider]

Looks like a lot of fun.....we have nothing like that in New Jersey.

[Dakota Sunrise]

Wow, that looks awesome, and like so much fun! Great pictures!:)

[Me'N'Chic]

Looks like soooo much fun!!! It would be so much fun to ride across the desert like that and to go to a real "Old West" town! I too, am impressed that everyone's horses seemed to be behaving being tied so closely together. Chic is the same way about wanting to be leading the pack --why are some like that?? You'd think they would be more secure in the middle or towards the end where they are following! But no, most of the time she ends up making her way towards the front--although I practice making her get used to the back!

Ummmm, Miss, where are the pics of you and Missy? Want to see you guys too!!

[Gliderider]

WOW that looks like soo much fun..Wish we had stuff like that around here.

[Country Girl 43]

Ummmm, Miss, where are the pics of you and Missy? Want to see you guys too!!

LOL...I'll have to see if anyone got any pictures of me on Missy. You can see Missy tied up to the hitching post with the Hot Pink horn bag. I brought that so everyone would know who I was.:cowboy:

I was too busy riding trying to get photos of everyone and things.....LOL

Maybe CircleR has some photos????

[HeartofSteel]

That looks like so much fun!! Love the scenery!!

[gaited07]

Cool pictures CG. Glad that you had a good time and worry free with Missy.

[WashingtonBay]

Fun pictures! Different kind of ride, we sure don't have anything like it here!


I think all the best horses want to be in front. :)

[Gypsy Rose]

Looks like that would be a lot of fun! Glad you had a great time.

[FatSpottedAppy]

That looks like so much fun.. I wish I lived closer!

[Country Girl 43]

OK...I found one picture from my local group with me in it just to prove I was REALLY there...LOL

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I am the one in the green jacket next to the gal in the pick vest. Missy is tied up behind me with the pink horn bag...

Seeee.....I was really there!

[CircleR]

Oh Kristy!!! It was sooooo much fun I had a blast!!! Allie was so funny on her horse Waylan, she didn't even spill a drop of her drink. She is a breast cancer survivor!! One tough lady. I do have pictures, but I forgot my camera this morning (I'm at work shhhh!!) I promise to post some of Country Girl and her new horse Missy tomorrow!!

Thanks so much for organizing the ride, there were so many people and I didn't get to meet them all. Maybe next time!!

[gaited07]

Looks like you guys brought this ghost town back to life that day;)
I'm going to have to make a trip down to ride with you guys:)

[Turn and Burn]

Wow, cool pictures! Thanks for sharing. I've been to Tombstone, but not on horses. That must have been fun:)

[Country Girl 43]

CircleR....I am still wondering HOW she got on Waylon without spilling her drink!! LOL He is a tall horse and she is just a little thing...LOL she was funny.

The rides aren't usually THAT big, but it was nice that everyone knew how to handle their horses. The groups are usually 10 to 20 riders.

Gaited we usually plan a lot of campouts during the summer. Maybe one of these times you could come on down. And if I ever get up to Kingman, maybe we could meet up....:cowboy:

[gaited07]

CircleR....I am still wondering HOW she got on Waylon without spilling her drink!! LOL He is a tall horse and she is just a little thing...LOL she was funny.

The rides aren't usually THAT big, but it was nice that everyone knew how to handle their horses. The groups are usually 10 to 20 riders.

Gaited we usually plan a lot of campouts during the summer. Maybe one of these times you could come on down. And if I ever get up to Kingman, maybe we could meet up....:cowboy:

Deal!
As I always say, "HAVE TRAILER, WILL TRAVEL!" I'm game for new adventures!

Maybe we could get some of us westerners out from this forum for a meet and greet ride. That would be pretty cool.

[HaveFaith]

Great pictures and looked like alot of fun! Love the rock mountains and old buildings. Nice turnout and calm looking horses. Been out there a couple of times and it reminded me how pretty it was. I love seeing different parts of the country.

[Equine_Woman]

What a wonderful trip!!! I was very impressed with those horses on the hitching posts!! No one got kicked!!!!! Impressive!!!

And I've always figured the reason horses like to be in front is in the wild the first horse gets eaten last. . . since predators are in the rear. That was always my reasoning.

[Country Girl 43]

What a wonderful trip!!! I was very impressed with those horses on the hitching posts!! No one got kicked!!!!! Impressive!!!

And I've always figured the reason horses like to be in front is in the wild the first horse gets eaten last. . . since predators are in the rear. That was always my reasoning.


Most rides out here, horses are always hitched next to each other. Usually the only issues we have are the ones that pull back, but they learn.

I am not sure how Dallas would have done at the hitching post. I think he would have been fine.

After thinking about the ride with Missy...I think I figured it out...on the way in she was pretty good, but on the way out she was go go go. The horse she was tied next to at the hitching rail was one in the lead group, so I think she was looking for her new friend...LOL

[Vegashorselady]

That looks like a fun ride!

[Country Girl 43]

This was a nice ride, it was still a little short. Only 3 hrs of riding.....We are going to plan another one soon. There is a camp out ride this coming weekend, but it is on the same weekend that they are doing the awards for the the gymkhanas. So I have to take Cheyenne to that.

[Vegashorselady]

A big group campout ride sounds fun, you gotta love the desert weather. No where else you could plan that in the winter!

[JennyandJosey]

Looks like fun. You're lucky to be able to do that year round.

[FrogInABlender]

I just now got home and got to see the pics coz I can't see most of them at work. That looks like a REALLY fun ride! I'd love to go to someplace like that. Thanks for taking us along! :)

[Me'N'Chic]

O.K. I believe you!--You REALLY were there!!

[Country Girl 43]

O.K. I believe you!--You REALLY were there!!


:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:

[Dakota Sunrise]

Missy is tied up behind me with the pink horn bag...



You have a pink horn bag?! :eek: :D I've been wanting for one to for Beauty for when I take her trail riding (all my stuff has to match, lol) but I can't find one anywhere!:(

[jeezitsjacki]

that looks like a lot of fun! Im glad it went well

[farmers_wife]

That looks like a lot of fun. I would love to go to arizona and ride. I am going to las vegas maybe this summer to visit my sister.

[lovesfortune]

I'm jealous. I would love to go to a ghost town like that. Glad that Missy seems to be fitting in perfectly with your family. Love that spotty Appy butt.

[Horseaholic]

this is SO COOL! I wish we had things like that around me! I bet that you guys were a nice treat to the show too! With all of you guys taking up the hitching post. I'm very jealous! :)

[sugarsgirl]

Oh that looks like so much fun! I'm so jelous, I would have loved to do that! I'm glad you guys had a great time :)

[CircleR]

Ok I got some pictures, but not too many. The parts of this trail that you see were very easy, but when we got to some places it was steep and very rocky. So we were handling the horses and not taking pictures.

I have one of Country Girl getting everybody rounded up and headed out.
One on the trail, and one of the steak house and the horses waiting.
The mountains were gorgeous!!

[CircleR]

And here is one of my beautiful daughter and her horse Noche. I Just had to throw one in of her. I am so proud her!! Old Noche had a tough time on those steep climbs but they did it!! And on the way back I lost sight of them they were so far ahead. They were both ready to get home!!


Oh, can someone help me to get these pictures bigger??? They ended up so small.

[Country Girl 43]

Hey CircleR....are you loading those on photobucket?? If so, there is an option as to what size you want the photos to be. You might have downloaded them as "thumbnails". I have done this before...:doh:

Check your photobucket settings....and chose the 600x400 or something close to those numbers.

Maybe Cloedoll can help you out here. It took me 2 months to figure out the size thingy! :rolleyes: