Another day in paradise and us girls decided to go horseback riding. We had the most AMAZING ride! On the northwest coast of Maui is Mendes Ranch perched on a cliff and nestled into the side of the rainforest. If you are looking for a fun ride on Maui, this is the place to go! We started our ride by heading up the trail to see the most famous Maui waterfalls - the ones used in the filming of Jurassic Park (think the Helicopter ride in the beginning of the movie) and then headed straight down to the beach through the most beautiful countryside. While I still have a slight fear of horses (they are just so HUGE), we all decided to ride intermediate skill horses, thus giving ourselves the chance to run in two places on the ride! Most ranches don't let you gallop, canter, or trot, no matter what your skill level was. Having never reached a full gallop before, I was a little nervous but really excited about today's challenge - and we all did great! My horse, Cowboy, was so much fun! Once he broke into a gallop, the ride was smooth and exhilarating...I just wish the running area was longer (only about 300 yards). To say the least, we had a great ride!
Mendes Ranch
See the waterfalls behind us? No?
The rainclouds prevented a good picture of them...but they were there!
(see the lame hang-10 we're doing...prepare to see that in most of the following pictures)
Miss Stacie
Mom and Stacie on the Beach (super cool hang-10!)
Such a beautiful view!
Such a beautiful view!
Forgive the dirt and sweat covering us...it was a hot and sticky day riding horses!
And the final hang-10!
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So fun to see your pictures! It all looks so fabulous!!! Someday we hope to get to Hawaii, too. Glad you had such a fun time at the end of a long summer.
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