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Another wonderful year at River Valley Lodge! Heated bathroom that is more pristine than a five star hotel bathroom, beautiful lodge, two arenas, a wash rack, and the coolest obstacle course around! Also, minutes from Farmington, so you can ride your horse into town and hitch him or her at the hitching rail outside the restaurant!
However, the best part of this trip besides the trails was when it got so chilly at night that we decided to leave early (primitive campers). The owners really outdid themselves and let us sleep in the lodge at no cost. To me, that went beyond outstanding customer service. They remembered us from two years ago, and I will go back again!
As a side note, their trails are well marked. Some trails are very steep. Some ledges. You can easily ride into Shimek, where the trails are also steep in some places. Requires a confident horse and/or rider. Horses should have front shoes because in some places it is very rocky. While River Valley doesn't close its trails due to rain, Shimek does except for the wet weather trail. Also, beware of quick sand where Lick Creek is - we had a run-in with it. As long as you stay on the path straight in between the two trailheads in Lick Creek, you should be fine, but deviation from that is not recommended.
I wish I could live there. It really is a slice of heaven. |