We are looking to go somewhere in mid-September to hopefully escape some of the inevitable heat down here. What places would you go to at that time of year?

Thanks!

I'm usually up Elk hunting in the mountains that time of year. Probably a longer drive than you want to make.

I did ride into Yellowstone Park last September. It was wonderful. Brisk at night but beautiful days.

The green grass was gone. Mostly frost killed. But we saw lots of wildlife and had a great couple days of riding.

It was even warm enough during the days for us to go skinny dipping in one of the lakes.

Camping in any one place in the wilderness for three or four weeks is not a really good idea.  You damage the immediate surroundings to the point that it takes years to recover.  Most rangers will insist that you move your campsite every week to ten days.  That being said, the Black range in southern New Mexico or the Sangre de Christos in northern New Mexico will yield months worth of good riding.  Northwestern NM, around Farmington and Aztec, provide some enchanting canyons and badlands.  The Manzano Mountains of central NM have hundreds of miles of trails and some very interesting prehistoric ruins, petroglyphs, and old spanish missions.

Marla

Have fun Terri,

You know, you can ride horses there too...If you get a chance, go to Sea World and ride the new coaster. My friends tell me it's a blast!

I'll be heading for someplace cooler...

Mt Rogers, Vir is a great place to go in September. There are several good camps in the area. We just returned from  www.rockyhollowhorsecamp.com over Memorial day weekend. Some of the trails are very rocky and some are good riding trails and the views are spectacular from the top. Temps in the 50's at night that time of yr. The Colorado rockies are quite special and my favorite place to ride the high country. But from Fl it might be a bit to far to travel.

Thanks.

We are headed to Disney World for 5 days and then to see my grandparents.  They aren't getting any younger and they want to see the great grandkids. 

I'll wait until I get home to ride, no point in paying to ride when we have horses at home. 

Ok, I'm thinking about Hickory Creek in PA and then down to Iron Mtn in Va....any thoughts on these? I've heard good things about Iron Mtn. Anyone been to these places or others near them? There are so many places to choose from it's hard to make a decision sometimes, but I've got to get on it.

Thanks for all of your replies!

Going to Iron Mtn for week in June.  Friends come from SC and we spend a whole week there.  Just 2 more weeks and we'll be there.  Sheila is a great host and all the camp sites are clean & well kept.  My friends & I are of the older generation (all women no hubbies allowed) so we do feel safe. They check on us to see when we leave and when we plan to be back just in case there is any trouble, which we have had in the past with one friend getting bucked off her horse ending up with a broken arm in 3 places but she comes back every year to go again.  This is our six year going.

aewsomeabby,

We are most likely going to arrive there about the 6th. That could change if my work schedule changes but looks ok so far. I try to avoid big rides although I do enjoy the entertainment they provide. I'd certainly love to meet and ride with you as we do enjoy meeting new people and riding with them. Let me know if you will be there around that time. We are planning to stay somewhere around a week. Let me know how your ride in Va goes and have a great time!

Well, September is almost upon us and it looks like vacation is a go. I can't wait! We've decided to go to Iron Mtn in Va and then down to Leatherwood in NC. Our plan B is Hickory Creek in PA (you always need a plan B). Anyone going to be at either of these places from the 6-18? We would love to meet ya.

Tammy

Thanks Walkin. I'll have a look at it. Anyone else have an opinion on these?

Well, we just got back from our 2 week vacation. What a blast! We spent the first 10 days at Iron Mountain. We met and rode with some of the nicest people I have yet to meet. The weather was reasonable and we rode every day that we had planned. The camp is great with the nicest stalls I have seen anywhere so far. It's definitely a place I will return to. There are many trails I still would like to ride.

The balance of our trip was at Leatherwood in NC. We did have some drizzly rain but we were able to ride the 3 days we had planned. The place was very nice and the trails were very pretty. I wish I had been able to ride more of them. I guess I'll just have to go back sometime! The staff is great there and the accomodations were quite reasonable. If all goes well, they have plans to add more hook-ups in 30 amp service and change their existing hook-ups to 30 amp as they have 20 at the present time. Didn't seem to be an issue for us though.

All in all a great trip with no issues during travel or anything else for that matter. Can't beat that!

[QUOTE]Originally written by Rich M. on 2009-09-20 8:04 PM

We leave for James River SP in the morning. I'll report from the field via laptop if I have signal. Of course, rain is forecast Tues. and Wed., and I have rescheduled this trip 3x.

I wish you a safe trip and a great ride! Take a good slicker....if it's just rain, no big deal.

It's a dog's life!!!  They sure look comfortable.  Glad you had a great time.

Marla