100 Things: no. 6

5.17.2011

#6. Ride a Horse in Wyoming: Why in Wyoming? (that sounds funny) Don't you think of cowboys when you think of Wyoming? I feel like you have to ride a horse while visiting that state. It's like riding the subway when you visit Manhattan, you just have to- it's like a right of passage. Well, I think so.

I grew up riding every summer really- none of that fancy stuff, just western saddle rides through the woods. It had been a while since I'd been in the saddle though. Before this trip I'd gone once in the past 10 years. I guess it's like riding a bike.

Last summer while we were on our northwestern road trip, Marissa and I went on an all day ride through Yellowstone National Park. It was unbelievable. Luckily, we were in the park for the very first ride of the season. It was just us and an older couple with our 2 guides. We had so much fun and could barely walk the next day (8 hours in the saddle will do that to you when you haven't ridden in years.)

Bandit and Flop, our trusty sidekicks..

Yellowstone basically looks like another planet. That's the best way to describe it to someone who hasn't been there yet. It was so crazy to ride along through the park passing colorful hot springs and smoke rising from the ground, bison and elk grazing in the fields, grizzlies in the distance all the while thinking "I'm still in America... I'm still on this planet." It looks so different.

19 comments:

  1. Yellowstone looks amazing! What a good way to describe it, it does look like another planet. Bandit and Flop are soo cute. Love the way they're leaning on each other:)


    Oh and about the dust issue we were talking about the other day, the guy at the camera shop said when you change your lens, you should do it with the body facing down instead of up. This prevents dust from entering and reduces the black spots. I only have one lens so the guy told me not to mess with it. But I know you have plently of lenses and just wanted to share this with you :)

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  2. aww! i've always wanted to go horseback riding...I did it once when i was a kid...with someone leading the horse. i wonder if I could ever be GOOD at it. Love the pictures too. The one of the horses hugging should be framed. = )

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  3. beautiful!
    don't you love the west??

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  4. great desciption! how nice to find places here that look SO new.

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  5. these photos are absolutely breath taking. I love them. What an incredible way to experience the park too.
    x

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  6. You are my traveling hero :) Someday I hope to see all the cool places you have. I love that horse pic...it's like they're hugging!

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  7. I love horseback riding!! I grew up with a horse named Cinnamon...she was a beauty and I loved riding her at my grandparents' farm. I am always up for horseback riding....even in Wyoming. ;)

    I would love to go to Yellowstone someday. You have seen some of the most awesome places!!

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  8. WOW! These are really crazy!

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  9. Really pretty pictures! I live like 3 hours from Wyoming and have only driven through it once, but you make these photos soooo pretty! horses are adorable too! :)

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  10. You always have the most beautiful photos!! So amazing!!!

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  11. FANTASTIC really :)

    Even though I'm scared to death of horses, that last picture did make me say 'aww' xxx

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  12. what a wonderful experience!! I definitely will do that when I visit Yellowstone (it´s on my places-to-visit list) :D
    pictures are all so beautiful!

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  13. Great pics
    So lovely!

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  14. Hahah horse back riding sounds fun/slightly painful for the first time!! xD!!

    And I was going to say that!!! About Yellowstone! It really looks surreal and out of this world. I'm so glad we have national parks. My eyeballs are just eating up those photos (in a non-creepy way, my failing at metaphors haha)

    And I don't know much about Wyoming but if you say it's like the subway is to Manhattan then that must be a big rite of passage!

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  15. Oh I love horseriding! But I haven't done it in years! I think it's time that I organise a nice horseriding trips with some of my friends!

    Ps, those pics are the most gorgeous things I've ever seen! Lovely!

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  16. so much fun! i love riding horses!! looks like you had a lot of fun. those horses are adorable! :)
    Xo

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  17. wow gorgeous, gorgeous. i would love to go to wyoming. i've met a couple really awesome people from that state. and these photos just confirm my suspicions about its beauty :)

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  18. I have to go to Yellowstone!

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  19. I haven't been horseback riding in a decade - this made me want to go again!!

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