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Re: [RC] Multi-day rides in the East - Barbara McCraryYou are right, Kat; multi-day rides WERE originally designed to utilize historical trails. When this was so, the experience was fascinating; to be able to ride the exact same trail as the pioneers traveled was an experience of traveling back in time and feeling what those people must have felt. Only we had the luxuries of water when we needed it and a comfy place to sleep at night. When it became obvious that our riders preferred to have one base camp, not have to find a crew-driver, most multi-day rides gradually, inconspicuously, phased into a base-camp, "daisy petal" ride......five different rides out of the same starting place. No one even noticed this was happening, and the riders were very happy because - frankly - finding a driver who wants to spend a week driving and serving up water on the trail is not easy. So the "historical trail" aspect has all but disappeared. I don't think anyone really cares any more...... The notable exception is the Pony Express ride that truly travels on the old XP route. That did field a lot of entries. Bravo for that and to the ride managers for pulling off such a wonderful feat. My husband and I tried to revive Lavone Booth's old Applegate-Lassen Trail ride, one of our favorites. It was point to point for 250 miles, on or very near the original route. We could barely get five entries. We had to give it up; we couldn't even cover costs, and those were fairly minimal. Barbara McCrary Ride manager, Swanton Pacific 75/100 "The most beautiful trail in the world" ----- Original Message ----- From: "k s swigart" <katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 7:56 PM Subject: [RC] Multi-day rides in the East Truman mentioned that the reason he had no interest in the mileage and pioneer awards was that these awards go to people who do multi-day rides, and since there are so few in the east, that such awards are totally out of reach, or more accurately, driving distance. I am curious: Why ARE there so few multi-day rides in the east? Is it because of lack of availabe trail? Lack of interest on the part of the riders? Because nobody thought of it? Or because of the prior requirement (which no longer exists, I think, but I wouldn't swear to it) that such rides needed to be on "historical" trails, and all the historical trails in the east have long since been paved over? kat Orange County, Calif. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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