Mischief Earns His Lunch

Lake Mountain is close to home and always a pretty walk or ride. 

Above, Mischief and I stand in the aspens with Marsh Peak visible in the distance.

Gull Lake has dried to a small pond by mid-July, with a big grassy meadow around it.We ride on past the lake, through a fence gap, and over toward Pine Ridge.  The views are dramatic:

Daisy finds a spring-fed pond to swim in:

On the way down, horses and dog enjoy a water cooler break:

Near the spring that feeds the water trough is a huge clump of wild rose bushes in bloom:

 Even the parking area is gorgeous:

Steve and Boss practice flying lead changes in the meadow near the trailer:

Mischief demands a Horse Union-required lunch break after hauling his human for

8 miles and 1600 feet of elevation gain and loss:

On the drive home, we spy a hawk in a field:

He spies us, too, and flies away with a rodent catch in his talons.