Re: RC: Re: RE: AERC Elections

[BMcCrary27@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/09/2000 9:33:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
Novahpr@aol.com writes:

<< My feeling is that since the trails will not be marked and that you have 
to 
 have a GPS to ride the trail, it should not have been sanctioned.
  >>

In some ways you are correct, if we were referring to a typical one-day 
endurance ride.  Multi-day rides, on historic trails (which was the original 
concept of these rides), are a bit different.  Some are marked well, some are 
not; it depends somewhat on accessibillity to the person who is marking it. 
I've ridden multi-day rides that had little or no markings in certain areas; 
I took a wrong turn once and ended up in a box canyon and had to use a bit of 
logic to find just where the trail should have been.  I'm being a pioneer at 
such times, not a modern-day rider who is trying to be first across the 
finish line.  I wouldn't worry too much about the 2001 XP rides.  Dave will 
figure out some way to get riders through on the correct trail.  Riders just 
need to consider what an adventure it is, and if they are looking for lots of 
wins and points, then maybe they should be riding something else.  This is 
HISTORY re-ridden, and I'd give a lot to be there myself.

Barbara