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Re: [RC] DVE past years. - Barbara McCrary1) Some of us were younger then. 2) It was only cold, not WET and COLD. Lud and I were there on that ride. We came in something like 5th and 6th at dark. Many others were still out on the trail. There was only water once, at 18 miles from the start (early vet check) and my horse said no thanks, not thirsty. Later on, with the one water source frozen and snow on the ground, he was desperately thirsty and took to eating snow. We met some 4-wheelers going down into a little valley. They gave the horses some water out of a dishpan, which was too shallow and they fought over it and spilled most of it. Sherode Powers' horse had to slow down and Sherode, in running shoes, was off leading him. Many riders came in way late and were terribly cold. Ride management with 4WD could get in only to a point about 5 miles from the finish. It was a bit scary. After that, Jackie stopped taking the ride over Hunter Mt. because of snow. That day, we had ridden from Ubehebe Crater to Lee's Flat, which in itself is not exactly a tropical site. It was an experience I wouldn't want to repeat, but I have undying memories of that adventure. All's well that ended well..... Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Shaw" <sshaw@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 4:05 PM Subject: [RC] DVE past years. HEY, you wimps! You should have been there the years we went to Ubehebe Crater and other parts unknown... I remember a day of riding, getting up to feed and tack up with 4 inches of snow on the horse blanket, and riding all day with the snow going sideways. Jenn wrapped her feet in baggies on top of her socks and still cried around a lot about the cold, cold, cold. You guys had it easy, in those days all of the trail was uphill and the water was frozen...... steve shaw =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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