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Great write-up, Steph!  Sure looked like a fun ride.  Congratulations to 
everyone on their life changes!
Laney

stephanie teeter wrote:
> from ride management: /"The trail is single track and old two-track jeep 
> trails with some short sections in sandy washes and one section of 
> graded dirt road for about 4 miles. The trail will have short up and 
> downs and will go back and forth between all the trail descriptions 
> listed above. There are rocks, so please be forewarned and address this 
> condition to your speed at which you will be riding. Elevation at Base 
> Camp is around 2000 feet and none of the trail will go over 3,200 feet 
> in elevation. Beautiful Sonoran Desert and a view of the town of 
> Wickenburg is visible almost all day long as you ride."/
>
> -------I love an honest trail description, and this one was right on!
>
> So...here's my story - but I've backed up quite a bit to get to this 
> point. Probably more 'regular life' detail than is of interest to the 
> general public..., but sometimes backing up and writing myself from 
> there (a couple months ago) to here (another Arizona ride) helps me keep 
> perspective on this life. So...
>
> It's a wonderful thing to be home (in a relative sense) for days – and 
> months – on end. I haven't travelled overseas since May of '09 since the 
> incredible trip to Patagonia to ride around the Torres del Paine 
> <http://www.endurance.net/international/Chile/2009TorresDelPaine/>. Last 
> year I rode over 800 miles of endurance rides, on my own horses! I had 
> one of the most enjoyable ride seasons in a long time with my old timer 
> horse Jaziret (veteran of the 2001 XP, as well as multiple FEI rides and 
> a Pan American Championship). He's an awesome horse that still amazes me 
> with his strength and spirit. I'm hoping to reach a goal of 5000 miles 
> with him this year... we're getting close – we shall see!
>
> John and I packed up a bit of home (Sundowner trailer, a few horses, and 
> our laptops) in December and moved down to Scottsdale, Arizona for the 
> winter months. Once again parking ourselves at the home of our friends 
> Kevin Myers and Rusty Toth, once again settling in for a winter of good 
> friends, good food and good trails. And once again Merri stayed in 
> Oreana with the dogs and the other horses and the Owyhee winter which 
> isn't too bad, as long as it snows at least once.
>
> This winter the social activity at GottaGo Ranch has risen to new 
> levels. Brian and Darla Malkoske drove down after Christmas for another 
> winter of sunshine escape from the wet British Columbia coast. Sheri 
> from Moab moved into the house next door to K&R for the winter, bringing 
> more horses and more friends. Charlie, the neighbor to the west lost her 
> husband last year to cancer and has become a constant partner to the 
> dinners and outings. And of course every meal is an occasion for special 
> recipes and favorite wines. And we were treated to a new visitor - Kyle, 
> the 19 year old endurance enthusiast from Maine who spent ten days here 
> riding and riding and riding . Jim and Clydea from across the highway, 
> Steve and Cindy (and now Doug and Linda too) from across the 
> valley...and many more. Winter – which used to be a time of hibernation, 
> has become a time of activity. And this winter it's been even more 
> enjoyable since I'm not constantly jet lagged from all of the 
> international travel.
>
> There are a few changes and transitions for the gang this year. John has 
> taken a position as 'senior scientist' with a startup companyPeople 
> Power  <http://peoplepowerco.com/>which hopes to revolutionize the way 
> people manage their residential power usage and ride the green wave by 
> positioning themselves as part of the initiative to design the world's 
> new 'smart grid' – solving the world's energy production and consumption 
> challenges. Kevin is about to leave a 22 year career in the world of 
> non-profit companies, ballet companies specifically, and embark on a new 
> life as head of marketing and administration with the highly energized 
> company EasyCare Inc, 
> <http://easycarenews.com/01-29-2010/press-releases/kevin-myers-joins-easycare-management-team/> the 
> life work of Garret Ford who started with a clever horse hoof product, 
> the Easyboot, and expanded it into a world wide line of hoof care 
> products, becoming part of the natural hoof care revolution. Kevin will 
> now be attending horse expos and competitions instead of ballets, and 
> managing a vital and growing company instead of answering to large 
> non-profit boards and struggling with the challenge of keeping the arts 
> alive in difficult economic times. And Rusty has moved out of the world 
> of performing as a dancer, and into the world of teaching yoga and ballet.
>
> So jobs and situations have changed, but we're all still stuck with the 
> same hopeless passion for our horses and this crazy endurance riding sport! 
>
> Here's the rest of the story and some photos: 
>
> Land of the Sun 2010 
> <http://www.endurance.net/international/USA/2010LandOfTheSun/>
>
> Steph

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