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Saturday January 29 2011
Through the desert, we fly.
A sliver of fear, breathlessness on an unfamiliar horse
We are going fast.
![](http://www.endurance.net/international/USA/2011Arizona/gallery/01/rotator/P1290815.jpg)
Twisting trails at a transcendent trot
Hard hills at a careening canter.
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Ducking beneath the saguaro
Twisting away from the palo verde
Desert claws reach out and tear, trading blood for skin.
Nimble horse feet dance past jumping cholla.
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We fly...
the mass of muscle effortless beneath me, perfectly balanced.
Fear fades to exhilaration, breathing synchs in rhythm with horse and desert.
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Winding washes at a hurtling gallop, the sand no more than a magic carpet
Munger Hill looms above - charged up at a run!
The earth churns and spatters beneath hooves. We are long gone before it settles.
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We are flying
Flying
(Thank you, Redford! : )
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1 comment:
nice to see pictures of you Merri! Thank your friends for the treat!
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