My weekend at Graves Mnt Va Pic Heavy

mingiz · 11-02-2009, 05:43 PM

Seven of us went for the weekend. We got there and it was cloudy but no rain.We took about a 2 hr ride up behind the lodge. Saturday morning was great we rode up to Big Meadows up on Skyline Drive. Was our first time there on horses. It took us 8hrs total but that included stops to give the horses a break..So here are some of the better pics I got My camera was acting weird. It wasn't my weekend for electronics..The day before i left my cell took a swan dive in the stock tank as I was cleaning it out, Then the solar charger battery died so Reno escaped one time before I jumped my fence to my buddy's. But overall I had a great weekend. Now I'm trying to get the LQ cleaned up , it rained Sat. night and until I got home. But I would do it again in a heart beat..

Reno in his chariot

trail behind lodge

My friend Kat and Bandit

My friend Deb and Lancer (her first time there)

Views above the lodge

Riding through the orchard to the trails

Reno ready to go

Saturday ride

The meadow entrance from the fire road

Oran'sMom · 11-02-2009, 05:49 PM

All i can say is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! i wish i could ride somewhere like that!

Horselady44 · 11-02-2009, 05:56 PM

How pretty! I love the fall colors you still have...they are all gone here now...BRING ON THE SNOW

Looks like you all had a great time! Its beautiful there. Thanks for sharing

redboy · 11-02-2009, 06:31 PM

Gorgeous

!!
I also had other friends who were riding there last week

.

greygirls · 11-02-2009, 06:50 PM

Stunning views!

kanoo32 · 11-02-2009, 07:19 PM

I cannot wait to move up there, so I can enjoy that.....I am so envious, it looks like you guys had such a great time!!!

bleve · 11-02-2009, 07:56 PM

Great views, thanks for sharing.

Brownie_GA · 11-02-2009, 09:38 PM

I am so jealous of all of that beautiful fall foliage...here in south GA, we never see color like that. Its breathtaking! It looks like everyone had a lot of fun. You all have lovely equine buddies to hit the trails with, and Reno is really super gorgeous. He looks so cute in that first photo...the purple looks great with his coloring.

Stormy's Human · 11-22-2009, 01:27 PM

What a beautiful place to ride. Add another place to my list of places I must ride someday. I'm so envious of the beautiful hills and foliage - but I really don't like cold and snow so I'm in a catch 22. Nice shots and good looking horses too!!!

mingiz · 11-22-2009, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by redboy

Gorgeous

!!
I also had other friends who were riding there last week

.

Well why weren't you with them..

I love going there to ride. I also like Fort Valley. Graves is a 3hr haul for me. Fort Valley about 4. We rode 8 hrs that day and we and the horses were whooped. But it was all worth every ache this old body has

The LQ is parked for the year and now it's the old stock trailer for local riding. Can't wait for spring to get here

We rode the lake today and I never took the camera out once...hmmmm that's rare for me..

gaitedhorse · Yesterday, 07:35 AM

That is lovely fall color! I wish we still had all that color. Thanks for sharing your wonderful time with us.

Valerie62 · Yesterday, 11:03 AM

Beautiful pictures! I'd love to ride my horses there someday, but it's highly unlikely. Too far away for us -- well, not for me but for my hubby it would be.

My one memory of Skyline Drive was a few years ago riding back on my motorcycle from VA Beach....it was so foggy we couldn't see anything. I was lucky to be able to follow my hubby's tail light so I didn't go off the road.

mingiz · Today, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valerie62

Beautiful pictures! I'd love to ride my horses there someday, but it's highly unlikely. Too far away for us -- well, not for me but for my hubby it would be.

My one memory of Skyline Drive was a few years ago riding back on my motorcycle from VA Beach....it was so foggy we couldn't see anything. I was lucky to be able to follow my hubby's tail light so I didn't go off the road.

LOL I remember my in my younger days riding motorcycles up Skyline Drive..Yes it does get foggy up there at times...It's even worst when you have a loaded trailer behind ya....lol OH come on down it's not that far!!!!I'll meet ya Ft Valley....Are there any horse camps up around your area?

Kaelyn5657 · Today, 06:27 AM

Wow! thats alot of color, even of the four legged kind! Wonderful shots! Lucky you!

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11-02-2009, 05:43 PM
mingiz Weanling Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southern MD Posts: 421	My weekend at Graves Mnt Va Pic Heavy Seven of us went for the weekend. We got there and it was cloudy but no rain.We took about a 2 hr ride up behind the lodge. Saturday morning was great we rode up to Big Meadows up on Skyline Drive. Was our first time there on horses. It took us 8hrs total but that included stops to give the horses a break..So here are some of the better pics I got My camera was acting weird. It wasn't my weekend for electronics..The day before i left my cell took a swan dive in the stock tank as I was cleaning it out, Then the solar charger battery died so Reno escaped one time before I jumped my fence to my buddy's. But overall I had a great weekend. Now I'm trying to get the LQ cleaned up , it rained Sat. night and until I got home. But I would do it again in a heart beat.. Reno in his chariot trail behind lodge My friend Kat and Bandit My friend Deb and Lancer (her first time there) Views above the lodge Riding through the orchard to the trails Reno ready to go Saturday ride The meadow entrance from the fire road __________________ Never Ride Faster Than Your Guardian Angel Can Fly **Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.... 1 TWHBEA, 1 Missouri Fox Trotter 03 Exiss Event 3H ,06 F250 extcab 6.0**

11-02-2009, 05:49 PM
Oran'sMom Yearling Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 823	All i can say is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! i wish i could ride somewhere like that! __________________ Oran

11-02-2009, 05:56 PM
Horselady44 Started Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Montana Posts: 2,437	How pretty! I love the fall colors you still have...they are all gone here now...BRING ON THE SNOW Looks like you all had a great time! Its beautiful there. Thanks for sharing __________________ A happy horse equals a happy rider!

11-02-2009, 06:31 PM
redboy Started Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eastern Shore of Maryland Posts: 2,766	Gorgeous!! I also had other friends who were riding there last week.

11-02-2009, 06:50 PM
greygirls Coming two Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 1,851	Stunning views! __________________ I cannot avoid compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning & foundation of morality. -Albert Schweitzer

11-02-2009, 07:19 PM
kanoo32 Seasoned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 4,506	I cannot wait to move up there, so I can enjoy that.....I am so envious, it looks like you guys had such a great time!!! __________________ "Animals are such agreeable friends--they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms..." --George Eliot In Loving Memory of Spikey...My Best Friend...I Miss You RIP 1988-2009

11-02-2009, 07:56 PM
bleve Newborn Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: MI Posts: 26	Great views, thanks for sharing.

11-02-2009, 09:38 PM
Brownie_GA Halter broke Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 120	I am so jealous of all of that beautiful fall foliage...here in south GA, we never see color like that. Its breathtaking! It looks like everyone had a lot of fun. You all have lovely equine buddies to hit the trails with, and Reno is really super gorgeous. He looks so cute in that first photo...the purple looks great with his coloring.

11-22-2009, 01:27 PM
Stormy's Human Coming two Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Seville, Florida Posts: 1,762	What a beautiful place to ride. Add another place to my list of places I must ride someday. I'm so envious of the beautiful hills and foliage - but I really don't like cold and snow so I'm in a catch 22. Nice shots and good looking horses too!!!

Yesterday, 07:35 AM
gaitedhorse Newborn Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Marion KY Posts: 42	That is lovely fall color! I wish we still had all that color. Thanks for sharing your wonderful time with us.

Yesterday, 11:03 AM
Valerie62 Yearling Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Washington, PA Posts: 786	Beautiful pictures! I'd love to ride my horses there someday, but it's highly unlikely. Too far away for us -- well, not for me but for my hubby it would be. My one memory of Skyline Drive was a few years ago riding back on my motorcycle from VA Beach....it was so foggy we couldn't see anything. I was lucky to be able to follow my hubby's tail light so I didn't go off the road. __________________ *There's more to life than horses ----- but NOT much!*

Today, 06:27 AM
Kaelyn5657 Halter broke Join Date: May 2007 Location: Portageville, Mo Posts: 188	Wow! thats alot of color, even of the four legged kind! Wonderful shots! Lucky you! __________________ Weezy & Doc