b"Glendale Equestrian ClubRIDE REPORT By Andrea Fredricsongecriders.comGROOM CREEK RIDESO ur first ride out of Groom Creek was to Goldwater Lake. It was a beautiful day. Trish and Bill led the ride over to Goldwater Lake through cool pines and great trails. Riders included John, Deb, Richard, Billye, Vanessa, Brad, Alyssa, and Trish. The horses were able to get some cool drinks and the riders took a short break. We enjoyed great conversations and laughs as we traveled back to camp. Goldwater Lake gave the horses a chance to become familiar with the area and enjoy the cool breezes. The ride was about 3 hours.Sheila and Robert met us at the top of the mountain with Our second ride was to the top of Spruce Mountain. Thethe Piekow Chuck Wagon which included sodas, water, GEC riders staged at nine o'clock in the morning. Sixand snacks. It was great enjoying a midday break from riders set out on Trail 307 to the top of Spruce Mountain.riding. It allowed everyone to take pictures, laugh, and Riders took the easier less rugged trail to the top. Theenjoy the view. We descended on the much rockier trail temperature was the coolest we had felt in months.Weback to camp. This was optional for our horses that had reached the top of the mountain after a couple of hoursworked hard in the morning and were now enjoying with several stops and jokes courtesy of our fearlessa downhill leisurely ride back to camp. Thanks to the leader Bill. The beautiful pine trees were huge andPiekow Chuck Wagon our stomachs were full on our produced a lot of shade. This is an old forest with manyway back home. I'm sure the laughter and the chatter Blue Spruce and Aleppo Pines. permeating from the GEC riders could be heard across the valley. All riders and horses returned safely to camp to prepare for a nice evening out in town at Whiskey Row.C E L E B R A T E 2 0 Y E A R S W I T H U SThe Beach Boys Larry, Steve THE WEST60S ROCK & ROLL & Rudy: The GatlinVALLEYS PREMIER NOV 14 PERFORMING ARTS Brothers CENTERRiders Country & Christmasin the Sky HOLIDAY SHOW We Banjo 3WESTERNDEC 21 & 22 TRADITIONAL IRISHTROUBADOURS The Black & CELTGRASSNOV 18 Market Trust FEB 4Jake GYPSY JAZZ The MavericksShimabukuro & STANDARDS LATIN FLAVORED Riders Christmas in HawaiiJAN 21 COUNTRY & ROCKFEB 10 & 11in the Sky UKULELE VIRTUOSO An Evening Jimmy FortuneNOV 29 with AJ Croce TRADITIONALBrian Regan FOLK, ROCK COUNTRY & GOSPELCOMEDIAN & BLUES MAR 3DEC 5 JAN 28 Classic Albums Live Jesse Cook performs Creedence all ticketsTempest II Tour Clearwater Revivalon sale now!Chronicle, Vol. 1 LATIN INFLUENCED NOTE FOR NOTE, 928-684-6624 WORLD MUSIC CUT FOR CUTFEB 1 MAR 25FOR FULL SEASON SCHEDULE VISIT DEWPAC.ORG MEDIA SPONSORArizonaRealCountry.com November 2021 51"