Is it the Journey or the Destination?

Zion National Park, UT, USA - Photo by Stephen Wheeler via Unsplash

“Life shouldn’t be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand – strawberries in the other, body used up, totally worn out and screaming, ‘WOO-HOO, what a ride!”

– Mavis Moore Leyrer (1920-2017, who was in her 80s when she made this statement)

Anticipating Animal Antics: 5 Things Riders Need to Know

Yellowstone NP, WY, USA - Photo by Mary Hammel via Unsplash

The key to anticipating animal antics and avoiding those potentially painful up-close-and-personal encounters, is to learn as much as we can about the different environments we ride in, and the different animals who live there. With this information in our knowledge toolbox, we will already have a good idea what to expect and how to react, when – not if – the situation arises.