It's been a long time coming, but we finally got the whole family out on horseback. Delaney seemed to enjoy herself, although the steady rhythm of a walking horse put her down for the count and she missed a lot of sightseeing. Jennifer did her best to steer while keeping the bouncing baby from bouncing too much, and we managed to get through a few rough spots off the beaten path. Delaney has been signing horse for awhile now, and now she's got it down.Meredith is a brave five year-old, and she continues to learn the ropes (literally) when it comes to horse riding and now horse packing. Unfortunately we didn't see any moose during our recon in the southern Gunnison Basin, but we did get to watch a bull elk come to the creek near our camp at the end of the day. Lucky for us the wind was blowing, which kept the hummingbird-sized mosquitos away, and we had a pretty uneventful trip. We had planned to spend two nights, but Meredith decided she wanted to get home and see her family. Hopefully we'll get out a few more times before the snow falls...
