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Gold Fever

by | May 1, 2009 | Travel & Preservation

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In the Bradshaw Mountains outside of Phoenix, Arizona, I saddled up with my guide Milton Joseph and two other riders to search for gold with Windwalker Expedition. Joseph is an English endurance rider whose horses are well trained and forward going. The ride can be what you make of it. We stuck to the walk-and-trot in order to enjoy the views of the mountains covered with saguaro, cat’s claw, prickly pear, hedgehog cactus, jumping cholla and ocotillo. Be careful when searching for gold in t


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