One beautiful summer day, I met my friend Dana at the Cienega Canyon Equestrian Parking Area for a ride in the Sandia Mountains
Apache tacked up and ready to ride out.
My friend Dana on her lovely Arabian mare.
We decided to do a nice loop ride through Cienega Canyon and then through Sulphur Canyon for a relaxing 2-3 hour ride.
Stump Tic-Tac-Toe anyone?
Cienega Canyon is beautiful and green. Riding beside the little creek created by the springs is so peaceful.
Gotta get my trail selfie!
Dana's mare is not fond of water, so it was a big deal when she put her feet into the little shallow creek to eat some grass and get a drink. Apache loves water....maybe even a little too much!
Dana and her mare crossing one of the little bridges over the creek in Cienega Canyon.
Apache and I bringing up the rear.
Riding up to the big stone slab. The trail goes around it.
Riding up the stone steps, out of Cienega Canyon.
Beautiful trail on the way over to Sulphur Canyon.
Stopping to chat and enjoy the lovely trail and tall ponderosas and vistas of the mountains.
Some rocky sections.
We decided to stop for lunch in the Sulphur Canyon Picnic Grounds. There are lots of picnic tables surrounded by tall shade trees, along with a restroom. What more could a hungry horseback rider want?
Our mares enjoyed a peaceful rest beneath the shade trees.
And then we mounted back up and rode back to the parking area. We could not have asked for a more perfect day!
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