Jill and Willis, Amanda and All Star, Sheila and Harry in front of
(left to right) Owen, Grand, Middle, and South Teton. It took a little off trail exploring for the photo op.
day and we were afraid the other
trails would be a let down because
we felt we had seen the best there
was, already. Per the advice of our
host we chose the really close and
easily accessible Moose Creek trail.
The trailhead was again located in
the Targhee National Forest and less
than a half mile in we entered the
Jedediah Smith Wilderness. Much
of this trail was on a sidehill above,
you guessed it, Moose Creek. The
trail went in and out of the meadows full of willow. We heard moose
calling, but unfortunately didn’t see
one. We continued on to our lunch
raised. How exciting it was to know
that the Tennessee Walking Horse
was being represented in the mountains of Wyoming and Idaho that
has such a heavy stock horse population. We talked about pedigree
lines, popular breeding stallions, and
tried to guess what color his weanling filly will shed out to be. All in
That evening we had the pleasure all a great evening topped off with
to meet up with a gentleman we some premium western alfalfa he
were informed by a mutual friend gave us for our hard working horses.
had Walking Horses. We had a nice
dinner and he told us about his
The following day we slept in, if
mares several of which he proudly seven is considered sleeping in, and
told us were Harlinsdale bred and decided to give our horses the day
destination of Moose Creek falls.
We took a side trail for a nice view
of the bottom and of the bluffs we
would eat on before climbing up to
the top on the main trail. This was
an easy in and out trail totaling 13
miles, but the fall colors were brilliant and made for a nice ride.
(Picture to the right) Amanda and All Star with the Grand Teton. Grand is the highest in the range at 13,770 feet.
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