In spite of being drenched, cold, lost and humbled,
I absolutely had the MOST
FUN I'VE HAD ALL YEAR!! Thank you, Shelley and your crew.
Late Friday night, I felt the raindrops spatter through the trailer slots
onto my face. Gonna be wet for the ride... My horse, aptly named
RGR Spring Reign, fidgeted most of the night. It was her
first ride, all was new and strange to her. The start was quiet, I had
ridden the ride before and knew some of the trails. Well, Whiskeytown has
a LOT of trails, and suddenly the ribbons were gone; poof!! I knew instantly
they had been taken down; Shelly Nelson and her crew mark a good
trail. We finally got headed back the right way. And it started
raining harder. It's a tough ride, folks, and the powerline trail goes
up and down for a long time. Got to the vet for P&R and trot check,
ok, let's go. Followed the trail along Brandy Creek; the water was
deafening and raging and roaring. Got to the intersection, checked the
ribbons, yep, there they are took off and suddenly got the sickening feeling a
few miles out, This looks way too familiar. And, it's raining
harder, and sideways, and very windy. And bitter cold..,
hypothermia setting in, foggy brain and foggy terrain...Pretty
neat, as I think back now, to being in the mountains, with Mother Nature
throwing it at us, what a GREAT TIME I HAD!!
Renie
