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| Hiking | 3.60 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 3.60 Miles | 2 Hrs 8 Mns | | 1.69 mph |
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| no partners | | As I was wandering aimlessly on a high point near Phon D Sutton Rec site a movement caught my attention. It did so because initially because it seemed so off... it looked like a vehicle driving far from where it should. But what I thought was the roof of a white vehicle was actually the back of a white horse.
So the moment my hike was no longer aimless... I now had a mission. Although I was over a half mile away from the horses (I spotted three more moving in the same direction) it appeared they were moving toward the Salt River. So... I gauged where they were, the direction and how fast they were moving, then estimated how long it would take for me to reach a point slightly before they did so I could wait for them to pass by.
I'm pretty sure it would have worked perfectly except for the fact my anticipated 'beeline' route was interrupted twice by the need to find a spot to slide under a fence. So by time I reached the point I was aiming for, no horses, just hoof-prints. So I followed them through a small 'tunnel' which opened up to a scene of mom and pop wild horses teaching their young colt to forage for underwater vegetation.
Family of horses foraging in the Salt River
After experiencing that beautiful scene of family bonding, the rest of the hike reverted back to aimless wandering. Which is why I 'plan' so many aimless wandering hikes. More often than not they provide something out-of-the-ordinary and/or something special... like today. |
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