Trail Ride on Thursday

This is a picture of Doc standing at the horse trailer in the Rooster Tail parking lot in the Laguna Recreation Area. This is where we've been riding lately. We used to park at Wooded Hill but found the Red Rooster parking area a lot easier to get in and out. Wooded Hill has a long, bumpy road before you get to a very small parking area. Red Rooster is right off Sunset Hwy and has several long rig parking spots. The only drawback is that it's across the street from a fire station. They just love to sound the siren over there. 

Doesn't Doc look great wearing his treeless saddle? So handsome!

We didn't ride last week because Joyce was out of town and it was Spike's grooming day. The week before we had a great ride. We took the Big Laguna Trail so we could get a view of the lake.

This is a patch of lupin we came across. 

You can't really see the lake, but it's out there just past the trees.

An off shoot trail to the left brought us to the Campbell-Chilwell Family Cemetary. 

The  monument reads:   IF YOU SEEK THEIR MONUMENT, LOOK AROUND

Cryptic, huh?

Guests

We've had a few visitors this month. Our friends Haim and Nettie were here from New Jersey and met us and the San Diego Zoo. We had lunch at Albert's Restaurant, one of our favorite things to do at the zoo. Afterwards we took the tour bus and let the animals look at us. Then we walked around a little while we ate our ice cream.

The flamingos were practicing to be contorsionists. I know they often stand on one leg, but have you ever seen a flamingo do this?

Or this?

This sandbar is where the flamingos sit on their nests.

More Guests

Just last weekend we had guests both on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, our friends from Canada, Karl and Hilkka, drove all the way out from La Jolla where they were staying--about an hour plus drive. We had dinner at a new Italian restaurant in Boulevard. We just had pizza and it was just ok. Nothing special.

Then on Sunday we had a visit from my high school friend, Nancy, and her daughter and grandson. Of course the 12-year-old was fascinated by the turkeys. 

It's always nice to have guests at the ranch.