Today we headed out of Moab for a horseback
ride. We headed down highway 128
along the Colorado River, to Back Country Guides up near Fisher Towers. We signed up for the “Movie Sites on
Horseback” ride – excited to see the spots and significant landmarks seen in
many famous movies! The tour took
us through Onion Creek, Fisher Towers, Hauer’s Ranch, Ida Gulch, etc.
These are the same spots where many movies were filmed, such as:
Comancheros, Rio Grande, Rio Conchos, Smoke Signals (all with John Wayne),
Goldmember (Austin Powers), Mission Impossible 2, Geronimo, and the new Disney
film John Carter of Mars.
One of the exciting highlights of the tour was to see where Bon Jovi
filmed the video Blaze of Glory, the theme song for Young Guns 2. Watch the music video here:
They filmed atop Castle Rock where they
also filmed the 964 Chevy Impala Commercial, where the model got stuck
overnight due to strong winds and the helicopter being unable to pick her
up. Watch the commercial
here:
Carolyn rode on Mustang and Holly rode on Sadie.
Carolyn was able to go with the group with a bit more experience. While both groups covered the same ground, Carolyn’s group was able to run the horses… which was fun at the time, but caused many sore muscles. Mustang lived up to her name and was quite a wild creature!
Holly rode with the newer riders… but her horse wanted to be with the
runners. She had to keep Sadie on a
tight reign!
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