WHERE TO RENT A HORSE:
Out ‘N’ About Treesort trail
begins at the popular tree house bed-
and-breakfast at 300 Page Creek
Road off Takilma Road, approxi-
mately 12 miles south of Cave Junc-
tion.
There are trails along Takilma
Road, along the ridges below Hope
Mountain, across the East Fork of
the Illinois River (fordable), and up
Page Creek into the Siskiyou Na-
tional Forest. Guided trail rides of-
fered and well-trained trail horses
are provided, based on each rider’s
skill. Phone for reservations: (541)
592-2208.
Culpepper Cattle Company is
located at 42 Mesa Verde Drive.
Follow Hwy. 199 south from Cave
Junction to Ken Rose Lane and take
a left. Turn onto Mesa Verde Drive.
Follow the signs to Culpepper
Cattle Company. Skip Leahy is the
head horse wrangler on some 400
acres of trails. You can make reser-
vations by phoing (541) 592-2149 or
(541) 592-2143. The cost is $28 an
hour per person for groups of three
or more.
Each rider gets a well-trained
horse suited to their skill level. Rid-
ing helmets are provided.
Diane Moller has a horse farm
in the 5700 block of Rockydale
Road with a covered arena that can
be rented for winter practice riding.
Riding lessons are available.
She also leases a thoroughbred
and Paso Fino/Arab to intermediate
or advanced equestrians for riding
on her 5 acres of trails and on miles
of nearby BLM trails. Leases can be
weekly or monthly. Phone (541)
592-3582 for information.
There are countless more places
to ride on BLM or U.S. Forest Ser-
vice Land in the Illinois Valley area.
Hiking and equestrian trails are cur-
rently being developed in Cave
Junction from Westside Road,
through Illinois River “Forks” State
Park to Rusk Ranch.
There also are trails from Gray-
back Campground on Caves Hwy.
near Oregon Caves National Monu-
ment. You can obtain trail maps at
the forest service office on Redwood
Hwy. at the south end of Cave Junc-
tion to a wealth of trails for riding in
the Siskiyou National Forest.
Back Country Horsemen,
Sourdough Chapter, holds an an-
nual Poker Ride at Lake Selmac
Horse Camp. The 2008 ride will be
held on June 21. Approximately 80
to 100 riders usually participate,
coming from Crescent City, Grants
Pass, Medford, Applegate, Wil-
liams, and Illinois Valley.
Camping, corrals and horse
trailer parking available. A barbe-
cued lunch, silent auction and raf-
fles, provided by BCH, follow the
ride. For information and fees,
phone Susie Wood at 596-2488.
And contact her for more trail
information.
Steak House & Saloon
574 NE E St., Grants Pass
479-3625 (office)592-6529 (home)
http://www.karenbcpa.com
1313 Rockydale Rd., Cave Junction
(541) 592-5386
Mondays - Saturdays 9 - 5
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