-----Original Message----- From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Karen Sullivan Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:20
PM To: mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Ridecamp
(E-mail) Subject: Re: [RC] Spring fever in
January
I agree (living in Northern Calif) as many of our
dirt and gravelled roads are very resiliant and great footing.....
And I will add my standard plug to all winter
Calif. riders....PLEASE try to stay off muddy or fragile trails....horses in the
rainy season can totally ruin the trail surface, not to mention pissing off a
lot of other user groups....
-----Original Message----- From:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
jen Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 2:24 PM To: Dyane
Smith Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] Spring
fever in January
I hear ya' Dyane. I too am in "far, far
northern Ca and I'm starting to worry about conditioning. I was starting
to get a good base on my new gelding, but with no riding since the first of
Dec. I'm sure it's all going away. Let's hope for a break
soon.
From far far northern California: more rain and fog
than I have ever seen, one or the other or both since Thanksgiving!
Last night rained all night, this morning woke to snow. Oh, man, what
a winter.
It is so ironic.....we've bogged in
mud and Texas and Oklahoma are burning up. If only the weather could
be spread around a little more evenly. It was supposed to rain here
by yesterday evening, but the storm just sat off of NW California and
dumped 4" of rain on them in 24 hours. It's down her now, but not
heavy yet.....just soggy and so depressing.
I hear you - and I have friends in Texas
that are desperately needing rain! We're way behind here on snow,
had two very dry months in Nov. and Dec. and the snowpack is
dwindling. Bad news for next year's water
supply!
It's a sunshiny and calm day here,
perfect for riding. It's a strange winter so far...very dry,
we sure could use some snow.
As a certified newbie, I'm looking
forward to going to my first endurance ride, so please be assured
I'm one of the many (I'm sure most) newbies who appreciate all the
advice, friendliness, and years of experience on this list.
Rest assured I won't be trying to break any speed records, well,
maybe I will, for slowest speed on record for a first 50... and
believe me, I can do it!
