|
I've
had lots of questions- figured I'd send answers out to the
lists:
Nearest town?: (depends on how you define
town:)
Murphy
- 12 miles, diesel, cafe, a few groceries
Grandview - 18 miles, diesel, cafe, groceries,
hardware
Nampa
(big town) - 40 miles, everything
You
shouldn't need to go anywhere though once you get here. The chef d'cook will be
making daily trips to/from town and is willing to pick up supplies for people.
We'll have a signup sheet. We can fill your propane tanks here.
Meals
- dinners are provided with the entry, available for purchase for non-riders. If
there's enough interest the chef will make sack lunches (for purchase).
Breakfast - we'll have coffee/tea/chocolate and muffins/bagels
available.
Hay -
if you need hay I can get it locally - if you want to purchase/reserve some now,
let me know. I can get grass (fescue mix) or alfalfa. I'll have some here if you
run out, and will be providing hay at the vet checks.
Water
- plenty of water for horses and people. Hydrants and hoses for filling
trailers.
Showers! - John is installing 4 showers in the barn,
plus a sink for washing up. And laundry too in the house if you need it.
Temperatures - it's been gorgeous - 60's, 70's during
the day, haven't seen a cloud in weeks (we could use the rain though), nights
have been in the 40's. It could freeze at night during the ride though, so bring
plenty of blankets. Gets windy and dusty here sometimes - if you wear contacts
or have sensitive eyes you may want to consider protective eye wear. Some of the
trails are getting pretty dusty from the lack of rain.
Footing. Over-all the footing isn't too bad, but there
are a few very rocky stretches on some of the days. I'm padding my horses
(they're being loaned out) - if your horse goes well in easyboots that's
probably adequate. There's some sand too and if you're padding, make sure you
don't get sand up under the pads.
Farrier - my farrier will be here on Thursday. I can
also round up a local farrier for emergencies if necessary.
All
days will loop out of camp, so no drivers are necessary. I'll have some 'day
trips' posted for those that want something to do during days off, or
don't want to do the entire ride but still want to see some country. There's a
Trail Ride on Saturday.
Halloween costume contest on Saturday! I've had to
change the trail/days somewhat so Saturday is now the longest day - 55 miles -
with all vet checks out. It's not a difficult day - mostly easy trail, good
footing, some road, some sand, not much rock. But... consider durability when
designing your costume!
Steph
p.s.
we're headed to the Weiser ride - I can answer questions there
too!
| 