Let me just say that I LOVE Groupon.
I just love finding a good deal anywhere really, but love it when I find a great get-a-way on Groupon!
And I found an AMAZING deal.
A trip for 2 to a horse ranch, which included 2 nights/3 days accommodation, 4 trail rides each, and all meals included!
I knew Morgan would love it, and it was time for her and I to take a special trip!
She was beyond excited, and couldn't wait to get in the air!
(Flying over the Rocky Mountains in Colorado)
How Morgan passed the time on the flight...
She's such a great artist.
Flying over Lake Meade....
We landed in Las Vegas, picked up our rental car, and drove 2 hours south to the ranch in Arizona.
Seeing as how we had just had a total of 18 inches of snow fall in Maryland 5 days before we left, I was most excited about the weather....
It was heaven in February!
And the Ranch and all the people there were so nice!
Morgan's first stop of course was a visit to the horses...
she was in heaven.
That evening we had our first trail ride.
And we didn't see another person for miles.
It was great.
The first thing we were both commenting to each other actually was how wonderfully quiet it was out there on the ranch. They were MILES from anyone.
Very, very quiet.
Nice.
We ended the day with a great home-cooked meal and a beautiful Arizona sunset!
The next morning I was still on East Coat time, which made it easy to get up and watch the sunrise.
Just BEAUTIFUL!
On our morning ride, I realized that there would probably be no photos of me horse riding on this trip, since I was the one taking all the photos!
So, I tried to take one of myself...
You can't really tell that I'm on a horse, but oh well.
Here's my shadow self riding though...
Morgan had been saying for some time that she was wanting to see a Big Sky...
She said this definitely counted!
This is how we knew when it was time to eat...
We had fun coming in when we heard the bell.
While on a walk exploring a bit in the afternoon, we came across a slithery friend...
He might of been more afraid of us that we of him, and quickly hurried away!
Morgan was so excited that there were dogs there as well as horses!
Double the pleasure!
The last trail ride on the day we left, I sat out.
My backside and legs were begging for a break. I certainly felt old after riding a horse so much.
Morgan of course savored that last moment on the horse!
Then we said our goodbyes, and headed back up to Las Vegas for the night.
We enjoyed the beautiful dessert on the drive up.
And also stopped to take a look at the Hoover Dam.
The Las Vegas Temple!
We checked into our hotel, then set out to see some sights in Vegas.
The Venetian
Caesars Palace.
Paris Las Vegas
We walked around and saw all that we wanted to see, then headed back to the hotel to rest.
We were in the room by 7:30pm!
We both decided that we preferred the peace and quiet on the ranch over the craziness of Las Vegas.
Not really someplace I need to visit again I think.
I had such a great time with my baby girl though!
So glad we got to spend these days together!!
