Oh man, the anticipation and thrill of getting to go over Cougar Rock was one of the highlights of riding the Tevis for me this year.
I so enjoyed getting to go up and over Cougar Rock with Bo! I felt safe, secure and knew he was going to be sensible and that he would get us both over it in good order.
It is hard to describe the feeling of the satisfaction of getting safely over Cougar Rock. Truly a great feeling and a total rush. I think the best part was the anticipation. Knowing it was coming up and knowing how privileged I was to be “one of the lucky ones” – that is even fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to do something this incredible. I mean being able to ride the Tevis.
The best part though, was feeling the trust and bond that I had with Bo throughout the entire ride on Saturday. Going over Cougar Rock like we did was just icing on the cake. No, make that the whipped cream with a cherry on top of the icing on the cake, ala’mode yet!
Hughes got the photos up earlier today and I got my order in right away! They even sent me the digital versions that I ordered and will be mailing my enlargements out as well.
Click here to go to Hughes Photography 2010 Cougar Rock photos!
I still have not posted my ride story about the ride. I’m working on it!
I promised myself once I got my buckle, I would get my cougar rock picture…..ahhh….now yo uhave my doubting my decision not to go over this year…your pics are so pretty! *sigh* see? now I HAVE to do it again next year.
Love your balanced position btw. Some of the cougar rock pics can be “interesting”.
BTW – I’m not sure if this is something you have thought about….but I wish there was a way to subscribe to comments on specific posts within your blog. Is this a cabability I have missed?
On the top right of my blog there is a RSS feed for comments.
Yes, you’ll have to do the ride again so you can get a photo going over Cougar Rock! I just couldn’t go around…what would Wendell Robie think? lol And of course, having boots on makes it safer than if you are wearing metal shoes. You have to consider that if you have a horse that can trot on that trail in the dark they shouldn’t have any trouble going over CR!
Karen…those are fabulous photos!!!!!
Great shots. Good form! Congrats!