Photos by Peggy Jones
We took advantage of San Diego’s amazing warm November weather on Sunday and went for a ride in Fallbrook. The oak and cottonwood trees were dressed in their orange and gold fall foliage even though it felt like summer. This whole area had been ravaged by the fire four years ago, but now we rode by a babbling brook with only an occasional charred stump as a reminder. The 80˚ temperature was softened by a canopy of trees shading our trail. There were numerous water crossings and we were all pleasantly surprised how well Peggy’s horse, Delgado did. He almost looked like he was enjoying the water! After riding for a couple of hours, we took the horses’ saddles off and went to our favorite spot which I have now christened Paradise Pond. This place reminds me of my teenage years when I used to ride my horse bareback and barefoot. There’s a little sandy beach where you can sit and have a picnic (margaritas anyone?) and the horses can play in the water. I enjoyed soaking up the sun on a rock in the middle of the pond and Scotch looked like he was having a zen moment – just chilling.
We took advantage of San Diego’s amazing warm November weather on Sunday and went for a ride in Fallbrook. The oak and cottonwood trees were dressed in their orange and gold fall foliage even though it felt like summer. This whole area had been ravaged by the fire four years ago, but now we rode by a babbling brook with only an occasional charred stump as a reminder. The 80˚ temperature was softened by a canopy of trees shading our trail. There were numerous water crossings and we were all pleasantly surprised how well Peggy’s horse, Delgado did. He almost looked like he was enjoying the water! After riding for a couple of hours, we took the horses’ saddles off and went to our favorite spot which I have now christened Paradise Pond. This place reminds me of my teenage years when I used to ride my horse bareback and barefoot. There’s a little sandy beach where you can sit and have a picnic (margaritas anyone?) and the horses can play in the water. I enjoyed soaking up the sun on a rock in the middle of the pond and Scotch looked like he was having a zen moment – just chilling.
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