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I'll pick up the trail where Kathy Kelly left off, but just thought  
I'd say that I finished Day One half an hour behind her and saw the  
same hawk. By then the light had faded and the bird was silhouetted  
in that tree, watching us pass.

Day Two was even better than Day One. The trail followed a beautiful  
wash for about four miles, went under the two lane highway, and began  
to climb through rolling farmland. We rode along the Arizona Trail,  
climbing until we could see a half dozen mountain ranges in every  
direction. There were several miles of washes with great footing  
where the horses stretched out into their biggest trots.  And there  
were  some nice rocky stretches on  a long climb  where we slowed  
down and had a chance to  really look at the awesome views.

The vet checks were hour holds, one at a cattle ranch. While we  
rested, the ranchers gathered cattle, herded them past us into pens,  
and spent their Sunday holding a roping with a few friends. My mare  
Delyte was fascinated--as were several other horses. It was a great  
scene-- endurance riders in biothane, spandex, sport-specific tack  
and helmets, riding Arabians, and  next to us, cowboys on quarter  
horses roping steers. Right out of a movie!

The trail was perfectly marked both days. There were abundant,  
generous awards, great food at all times--the grill seemed to be  
fired up for 72 hours straight--and a sweet, family atmosphere with  
kids, bikes, dogs, and friends everywhere.  Marilyn held the awards  
banquet on Sat night, and on Sunday handed out awards as each rider  
completed, so poeple who needed to get on the road, could.

Two days were great, 3 would be even better.



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