Re: Re: Plenty of blame to go around American River Ride

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

As I slowly work my way through this mess and the tons of RC posts, I see
that doesn't qualify...please disregard my stupidity!!  That's what I get
for going BACKwards!  :)


Maggie Mieske
Mieske's Silver Lining
10601 S. Richards Rd.
McBain, Michigan 49657
http://www.netonecom.net/~mmieske
mmieske@netonecom.net

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> From: Maggie Mieske <mmieske@netonecom.net>
> To: Teresa Van Hove <tvanhove@uswest.net>; rwill@parks.ca.gov
> Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:  Re: Plenty of blame to go around  American River Ride
> Date: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 12:40 PM
> 
> Here's a thought for tenters with no self contained camper...set up a cot
> inside your trailer.  Couldn't that be considered "self contained"? 
That's
> where our "guests" sleep who come along on rides with us to crew or just
> hang out.
> 
> 
> Maggie Mieske
> Mieske's Silver Lining
> 10601 S. Richards Rd.
> McBain, Michigan 49657
> http://www.netonecom.net/~mmieske
> mmieske@netonecom.net
> 
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> > From: Teresa Van Hove <tvanhove@uswest.net>
> > To: rwill@parks.ca.gov
> > Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net
> > Subject: RC:  Plenty of blame to go around  American River Ride
> > Date: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 12:05 AM
> > 
> > Dear Robert Will, Supervising Park Ranger, American River district
> > cc ridecamp 
> >  
> > It really sounds like both the ride managers/organizers and the park
> > rangers blew it here and the ride attendees were caught in the 
> > crossfire.  If ride management failed to alert attendees to the park 
> > rules and had ignored the rule in the past why did you not send a 
> > ranger to the ride meeting or at least out there before nightfall and
> > call your own meeting to explain the rules?  Yes we endurance riders
> > can be independent, ornery cusses at times; but we are also very
willing
> > to help out each other and ride management.  If the park rangers had 
> > explained the situation I expect that folks w/o campers could and would
> > have worked out with those who had "self contained campers" to watch
> > horses so the "tenters" could camp in the approved areas; and/or 
> > the scc folks would have invited folks without scc's to double up 
> > with them to stay within the rules.   I am neither a California 
> > resident or a member of this endurance region.  If I were I 
> > would be asking this question to my state representative 
> > and also demanding a good explanation from ride management
> > and would refer the situation to the sanctioning director 
> > and/or the entire AERC board of directors if RM did not have a good
> > explanation for not knowing the park rules and informing the ride
> > attendees of them.  I have no tolerance for letting people get 
> > caught paying a fine for violating a rule because RM disagreed with
> > that rule.  OTH I was a 1st year ride manager last year and if this
> > was a new RM who did not know the situation ahead of time and then
> > got overwhelmed with all the many details of RM and dropped the ball
> > they have my sympathy.  
> > 
> > Teresa Van Hove
> > (Colorado resident and glad of it)
> > 
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