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Re: [RC] Source of ride names - Barbara McCrarySwanton Pacific. It fits the area, our community of Swanton, near the Pacific Ocean. Actual name taken from a "hobby" railroad created by a late neighbor who was a railroad aficionado. He used to work for Southern Pacific RR in his youth, so it was an easy step to name his "hobby" RR Swanton Pacific. Our ride started in 1983 and our trail passed through three areas with logging railroad history. Combine RR history with community name, located within sight of the Pacific Ocean, and our neighbor's Swanton Pacific. We asked him if he minded if we used his name for our ride. He was delighted and honored. We had a logo designed for the ride featuring our daughter riding my husband's horse alongside a logging shay, pulling loads of huge redwood logs across a low trestle. Next to the trestle are young redwood trees sprouting and re-growing. The woman who designed it did a wonderful job. Barbara McCrary, ride mgr. Swanton Pacific 75/100 "The most beautiful trail in the world" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Fuller" <natira121@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 7:14 AM Subject: [RC] Source of ride names Okay guys, I've got a pertinent question...... How did The Chicken Chase get it's name? I get all kinds of mental pictures everytime I see the name! What about some of the other rides? Any really cool stories out there? Julie ============================================================ By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. ~ Confucius ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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