Fwd: RC: Rails-to-trails

[Nancy DuPont <Htrails@Earthlink.net>]

Hi Mary Ann Fowler - I am sending you these memos because I know you are
pro horse, and we need to be appreciative of this.  It is an
education on both the equestrians, community and rails to trails groups
to share information -- You need our support, we need the R/T
trails.  Our input can make a difference, even if it is to create a
multi use tread on the trails.  Thanks for all your efforts to fight
the battle to save these trails on the front line -- in Congress and
Senate.  Now perhaps your local reps can get together with our
groups and hammer out how to use these wonderful trails!  See you in
DC in a couple of weeks!


> Resent-Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 18:38:29 -0800
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> Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 20:39:19 -0800
> From: Jerry & Susan Milam <milamj@agtelco.com>
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> Subject: RC:   Rails-to-trails
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> MBlanchrd@aol.com wrote:
> > 
> > Hi, Campers,
> > 
> > I have an spur of the Burlington-Northern that was donated to the
> Rails-to-Trails thing. The local officials made a big to do about it,
> including an article in the paper. It said that the trail was going to be
> left gravelled for "bikers and hikers". I called the so called
> rep for Rails to Trails and asked, what about horses, are there any plans
> to make it accessible to horses?
> > The woman on the phone said, "Well, we're leaving it graveled,
> anybody can ride on it." I told her that gravel and horses don't mix
> very well, and was there any plan to bare a strip so that horses could
> travel on something other than gravel. She said, and I quote, "Oh, I
> am so tired of you horse people always wanting us to change everything
> just for you." and hung up.
> > 
> > I remember that conversation every time I get another
> Rails-To-Trails begging letter in the mail. And I throw the damn stuff
> into the recycle bin.
> >
> Michelle,
>
> I have a railroad just 2 miles down the road they have just
> removedthe
> ties from and have left a fairly nice bed of level gravel. I rode
> about
> 8 miles of it the other day and I liked it and so did Fly Bye. I
> checked
> his feet a couple times to be sure he didn't pick up any chunks in
> his
> shoes, but they were clean as a whistle.
>
> I think it's pretty neat actually cause I don't have to contend
> w/traffic this way and the concussion I would get from the road isn't
> a
> factor now. 
> I've got steel shoes/shocktamers on him with borium spots. I'm just
> elated that they have done this. The only down side to this is the
> track
> bed is very level and flat, so hill work will have to be done
> elsewhere.
> It will be difficult to do much interval training on it, at least at
> an
> advanced level.
>
> I say go for it and have fun. Take advantage of the opportunity.
>
> Susan and Fly Bye
>
>
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Nancy DuPont, Executive Director
Heritage Trails
1350 Castle Rock Road
Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Our Mission: To preserve and protect trails and
answer the question, "Where are you going to ride your horses, and
where are you going to keep them."
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