THIS CAMPING AREA WAS A NEW ONE FOR US, NOT SPEICIFEID FOR CAMPING, BUT NO SIGNS SAYING WE COULDN’T. WE AS A GROUP TOOK OUR CHANCES AND WENT FOR IT. A REALLY NICE SPOT, CLOSE TO A COUPLE TRAILHEADS IN EITHER DIRECTION.
SEVERAL OF US ARRIVED ON WEDNESDAY, DID SOME SITE CLEAN UP, PRE RODE A TRAIL ON THURSDAY. WE TOOK A GROUP OUT ON FRIDAY. WE WERE THE FIRST ONES ON THAT TRAIL THIS YEAR, LOTS OF TREES BLOWN OVER, BLOCKING THE TRAIL, LOTS OF MAKING NEW TRAIL AND LOTS OF PATIENCE INVOLVED.

SATURDAYS RIDE WAS ABOUT THE SAME, MORE BLOW DOWN TO DEAL WITH, TRAILS RE ROUTED, BUT FOUND AND ON WE FORGED. ALL THREE DAYS HELD THERE OWN CHALLENGES, BUT WE PERSEVERED. IT WAS TRULY A TEAM EFFORT, WITH EVERYOJE PITCHING IN AND DOING WHAT THEY COULD TO HELP PAVE THE WAY. MY LITTLE MARE SIERRA CATCHING A LIMB BETWEEN HER BACK LEGS, AND MOVING IT OUT OF THE WAY FOR OTHERS. (THAT WAS FUN) RONS HORSE PLAYING SOCCER WITH ANYTHING ON THE GROUND AND MOVING IT, TO VERN WHOM CLIMBED OFF AND ON HIS HORSE TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT WITH HIS SAW TO CUT AND MOVE MUCH DEBRIS FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS NOT TO MENTION HIS TIEING RIBBONS IN THE SPOTS YOU COULDN’T EVEN SEE THE TRAIL.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PUT SOME EFFORT INTO THIS EXPEDITION.

THE SAYING, “IT WAS MEANT TO BE4” TRULY HELD UP THIS WEEKEND. WE HAD A GRAT THREE DAYS OF RIDING, GREAT WEATHER UP UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WHEN WE HAD RAIN , THUNDER AND LIGHTNING, BUT MADE IT BACK TO CAMP AS IT HIT IT WAS A GREAT WEEKEND!!
HEIDI