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Re: [RC] Big Horn vs. Tevis - Kristen A Fisher

The Grasslands has 75 miles of permanently marked trail, so trail marking vandalism just doesn't occur. There are lots of stock tanks on trail as well as some natural water. And all vet checks are in camp. I planned very carefully that this was where I did my first 50. [BB was to be the 2nd but I volunteered instead as I had just been to the ER for a badly injured knee that night before]. The folks that run the Grasslands rides have been doing this for ages, and even with 180 riders total, there were no really backups at the vet checks and everything seemed to run very smoothly.
 
See you next year Jim!
Kristen in TX
 
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Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 7:50 AM
Subject: RE: [RC] Big Horn vs. Tevis

Well, I didn?t ?quite? finish it, but the Bluebonnet 100 at LBJ Grasslands last year was very nice.  I DID get to see the whole trail.  Lots of wildlife, a few ?little? hills, well managed, well marked, GREAT vets, (Thanks, Dr. Jim Baldwin) and lots of nice people, many who went the ?extra mile? for us. Lots of grass on the trail, good footing.   I hope to go back this year.

 

Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic (I did my best, Dad)

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Subject: Re: [RC] Big Horn vs. Tevis

 

>>>>"I have ridden the Tevis, the Tevis is NOTHING compared to the Big Horn 100"

 

>>>>>>Want a real ride, ride the Big Horn 100!

 

(whining) But I don't want a *real* ride...I wanna survive it! :-)  Why doesn't anybody ever make a list of "Most Do-Able"? I won't say "Easy" because a 100 is never easy, but how's about some of the most rider friendly courses & managements...you know, the ones that are the right length,  well marked and have water and good vets? It also helps to be in neighborhoods where hoodlums don't sabatage markers and you have a chance of being out of cliffs and deep forest and onto maybe open dirt roads in the dark. If I want to encourage someone to do a first 100, what's one ya'll would recommend?

 

Angie