Moab Trip: Part Four; Tia's Ride

Judi and Tia

Monday came along too quick and it was time to really pack up and head home, but not without a short ride first. Shannon, Judi, Linda, and I tacked up and while waiting for everyone to get ready, I found this little guy wandering around. I'm sure the guys were wondering why I was "taking pictures of dirt", Nah, just a neat little spider.

I also took a few more pictures of the area

Everyone was ready to go and we were thinking of keeping the dogs back at the campsite because poor Rowdy did a number on his paws/legs the day before on our 12-mile ride. He was so lame in his fronts that Linda, her hubby, and Shannon had to play vet the evening before.

But thankfully the goofy pup had other plans in mind and seemed pretty okay that morning, so Judd and Rowdy were allowed to come along. With their excitement, Judi's old lab Tia wanted to come along too. She had been kept at camp all weekend due to her age and that fact that she has terminal cancer and a bad back leg. We felt sorry for her and allowed her to come along with us because we didn't plan on riding very long. We were just going to ride up the creek so she could stay cool as well. We knew she'd let us know when she needed a break or wanted to call it quits.

She was SO EXCITED to come along!

We made it back to camp and by that time all the guy's had everything ready to go. We untacked, got the horses on the trailers, and hit the highway back up North to Salt Lake City.

When Linda dropped Cobre' and Hal off at our barn, Cobre wasn't soaking wet with sweat. In fact, he was dry, calm, and happy to see home again. Maybe he's getting over his fear of being in a trailer. I can only hope!