Centennial Loop Trail Report - Dry - Apr 23, 2018

6 or more Mustang herds in the area. It is breeding season and the stallions are fighting and stampeding the herds continuously. It makes for a spectacular site, but we felt endangered several times on the upper loop and could not stay on the bike trail, had to go cross-country to avoid. Stay safe! These are large animals and very distracted right now. The horses are not afraid of people, dogs or cars and do not move off of the trail most of the time. I will never forget 2 stallions rearing and galloping right by us and circling around with mares and foals on the other side of us on the Z section. There were over 50 horses in that ravine alone and we didn't see what was happening until we dropped down into the middle of 3 herds. Beautiful, but scary!