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[RC] No Frills 55 no problem for the Hawkman! - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Mary Coleman caf@xxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== This ride changed location but still provided tons of rocks and climbs! The Crandalls have a nice farm in Virginia to park but most of the trail was in West Va. I am sure they had a lot to do with most of the trail marking as it was very well marked. The turn-out was very good even though the weather forecast was not. I think there were 35 in the 55 and about the same in the 30. No Frills was not a good name though as ride management provided and dragged out eveything you needed to the hold. They asked that you send out bare minimum so the only thing you needed was electrolyes and because of the cold a blanket. Good hay and grain were provide too. I sent only a blanket and more feed as they had only 100 lbs heck Hawk eats 50 each ride and he wasn't going to be the first one in to have at it! It seemed like many riders sent out everything but the kitchen sink! I felt sorry for all the volunteers whom had to carry all that stuff up and down hill to the hold. Loop one was 11 miles decent trail no problem. Loop 2 was the one at the briefing we were forewarned was a killer! The talk alone was enough to start shutting my fun-meter down. My main concern was the length 23.8 miles Hawk does not go that far without food! Therefore I carried a bag of grain and fed him. Almost four hours into the loop galloping up the last grassy hill in with the ice and snow pelting in our faces Hawk and me were both sure that John Denver was very wrong about West Virginia being almost heaven not even close. I was scared of loop 3 not much had been said about it at the briefing maybe ignorance is bliss? It was for the most part decent we did it in two hours and had all good Morgan road to the finish. Crossed the finish line at 5:35 and received our completion. MANY volunteers gave up their Easter Sunday to spend it standing in the cold to assure that we got to ride. They are the ones deserving the completions! Thanks and double thanks! mary and the Mighty Hawk (whom has his own fan club in Va. and had his picture taken many times! ) ============================================================ Of course things aren't perfect, perfect doesn't exist on this earth. Doesn't mean we won't go on trying to get better at what we do. Besides, if everything was perfect today, what would you do tomorrow? Slamming each other doesn't get anything done. ~ Dot Wiggins ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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