Re: trail safety

[Chris Paus <paus@micoks.net>]

I like a nice combination. We can make good time on roads, but I also like
windy, twisty trails in the woods and a few good hills. Star gets a gleam
in his eye when we get to hills, the steeper the better! I am acrophobic,
and haven't done any terrifying one track trails on mountainsides yet....

chris paus & star

At 10:09 AM 1/2/98 PST, you wrote:
>REPLY TO 01/01/98 23:14 FROM ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: trail safety
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>Terry Woolley Howe wrote:  I would appreciate some feedback from the group.
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>> Do you riders prefer dirt roads to single tract trails that require
>> horsemanship?
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>God, give me my pony, a single track trail, and MILES of it!
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>Single track RULES !   Dirt roads are boring!   Put on a beautiful ride with
>beautiful scenery and more riders will come and enjoy it!
>--
>Deanne Del Vecchio
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>I know a lot of people feel this way, but I love a good, wide
>fire-road with good footing!  I have a somewhat spooky mare, and we
>do best when we can get in a good working trot or slow canter and
>cruise along, without having to duck branches or dodge rocks or
>tree trunks!
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>In fact, when groups of us ride at Pt. Reyes and they go up the
>stair-stepping Greenpicker, I love to cruise up Stewards trail,
>which is wide and open.
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>Karen
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