Advertisements In the picturesque Icelandic village of Vik I find the stable full of horses to choose from. One needs to find a horse that chooses you to be it’s rider, the centuries old kinship between man and beast. We build a bond as we head outside, I constantly rub his neck, and talk softlyContinue reading “Black sand beach Icelandic horseback riding in Vik”
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Losing time around Sasabe
Advertisements You lose the structure of time out here on the ranch. The horses don’t recognize 6 a.m. as time for breakfast, nor do the owls start hunting at 8 p.m. Time is replaced with a more intimate feeling, one that requires you to listen intently to your body, and your soul if you believeContinue reading “Losing time around Sasabe”
Rancho De La Osa
Advertisements It started with the Ken Burns documentary about the Roosevelts. As I became more fascinated with these iconic Americans, I learned about a Dude Ranch getaway that these President’s (among others as well as many famous celebrities) would go to unwind from stress and worry. A place of healing, hunting and horse back riding.Continue reading “Rancho De La Osa”
The final sunset of 2017 in Lajitas
Advertisements My time in Big Bend is coming to a close. I swing my leg over Rusty’s saddle and get ready to embark into the Lajitas mountains for the final sunset of 2017.I strike up a friendly conversation with the girl that is leading us along the trail. She is much younger than I am,Continue reading “The final sunset of 2017 in Lajitas”
Horseback riding to a Lajitas sunrise
Rising before the sun in West Texas to a horse back ride through the mountains around Lajitas.
Horseback riding & secret Costa Rican waterfalls
Advertisements I wake up to the smell of falling rain. It’s my first full day up in the mountains of Guanacaste province in Costa Rica. I’m hoping to go horseback riding as well as get in some hiking, yet the weather is not looking like its going to cooperate. A small truck appears outContinue reading “Horseback riding & secret Costa Rican waterfalls”