Wilderness Horse Trails:

There are a lot of places to ride a horse west of the Mississippi and east of the Pacific. We couldn’t possibly show you every place to go. There are simple, scenic gravel roads. There are countless miles of logging and Forest Service roads. One of the reasons some people live in remote parts of western US is because they can simply saddle up  in their backyard and ride, returning hours later without having to deal with vehicles or traffic.

But we can’t all live with access to horseback riding trails in our backyards. Or even in places where we can own or keep a horse. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t get the chance to experience one of the most amazing experiences: seeing, hearing, and breathing wilderness by horseback the way our ancestors did back to the dawn of civilization. We can no longer ride anywhere we want, cutting across the country. In order to keep the experience wild, we will need to confine ourselves to trails. We will need suggestions and guides. We most certainly will need maps.