Ride+Climb

Seeing the world, one trail or cliff at a time. You can follow all their adventures right here.

Jess, Byron, MacKenzie and River are hitting the open road searching for epic trail rides and awesome rock climbs.

12/04/2025

The first proper snow day of the season for my ponies! It's so pretty!

07/16/2025

Mackenzie made it through her surgery. She had a hard time getting up afterwards but her vet said that she was very sensible about it, lying there for a while between attempts instead of thrashing or ping-ponging. All of the staff gushed over what a good patient she is.

The joint was in good condition, no damage to the cartilage, and minimal fibrosis so the prognosis is good. Her hind end is still a little weak and we suspect that she tweaked something in her right hind either from that leg being held up during the procedure or while trying to stand.

Overall, she's doing really well besides getting a little nervous when other patients cause a commotion. She seemed happy to see me this morning and was thrilled by the apple that I brought her.

07/15/2025

A lot has happened since my last post but the majority has been in the last two weeks. I'm exhausted and drained.

Firstly, I got Mackenzie and River safely moved from AZ to CO despite no trailer brakes, high winds, monsoons, wash outs, and objects flying off of other vehicles and sliding across the highway in front of us. They settled into their new home, a huge pasture with five other mares, despite the usual integration drama.

Then Mackenzie tore her leg open on something. It was relatively small but kind of deep on her upper foreleg. I immediately started wound care and antibiotics. The vet came to take xrays and examine the wound. He didn't think it had punctured the joint but she had developed cellulitis so we got more aggressive with the antibiotics and saw a huge improvement.

Then I got hurt. I'll go into the details later but it involved head trauma, stitches, whiplash, broken teeth, and various scrapes and bruises. I have healed a lot in the last 9 days and ultimately should be fine beyond a few scars but every day is still challenging in some way.

This morning, when I went to treat and medicate Mackenzie, she refused to walk...big, fat uh oh.

After a farm call with xrays, ultrasound, blood, fluid and tissues samples, it was determined that every sign was pointing to a joint infection in her elbow. I decided not to pull any more punches so I loaded her up and hauled to the vet clinic for arthroscopic surgery which will happen sometime tomorrow (Tuesday).

To say that I'm scared to lose her under anesthesia, during recovery if she panics while waking up, or further down the road due to complications is an understatement.

So please think of Mackenzie tomorrow and send her all of your best juju.

10/28/2024

The historic corrals at Mt Carmel Junction, Utah are one of my favorite campsites. The popularity of the area has soared over the years so it's getting a little crowded, but still nice.

10/13/2024

We had a beautiful ride through Losee and Casto Canyons near Bryce Canyon NP. The red sandstone is so pretty. The overlook was our favorite part of the trail.

10/11/2024

Good morning from Bryce Canyon! It took four days of driving to get our rigs moved down here from Idaho so we're pretty tired.

The driving is stressful on its own but we also had electrical problems with the truck and horse trailer.
Friends in Utah helped us diagnose the trailer issue. We replaced the plug and thought we had it sorted only to discover that the trailer brakes don't engage. Luckily, engine braking was enough to get us down the hill into Panguitch without issue. Here's hoping that we just have something wired incorrectly and it's not a bigger issue.

09/17/2024

We took a walk through the old center of Bucharest on our last day. It was interesting to see the very old pre-communist era buildings and the newer ones.

09/05/2024

The retreat center was visited by a group of people from and who are working to preserve land and ecosystems. We had fun showing them around and chatting about sustainable food systems around the world.

09/02/2024

Lots of snoots to boop around here...

We're still in Romania. The summer has flown by. I seriously don't know what happened. I swear it was June just last week!

08/21/2024

Subsistence farming is still the main way of life in rural Romania. That means that animal-drawn vehicles and herds of livestock are common on the roads.

I find the old-world ways very charming and I always get a thrill when I see a wagon horse, but these donkeys with a young one in tow, made me extra excited. The owners were very proud of their little team and happy to show them off.

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