[RC] plans for first 100 going awry - Marlene Moss
Our trip is still on, but things are NOT going according to
plan (not that I ever expect that!)
It now looks like only one of us will be trying a first 100
mile ride.My husband’s horse
needs a little more recovery time after our Grand
Canyon ride before doing something like
this. So unless someone needs a
conservative, but competent rider for a 7-8 mph horse at Paso del Norte, my husband will be crewing for me.
Not a bad plan either, but we were really looking forward to
doing this together.
Then, yesterday, our truck fell apart!We had recently replaced the clutch and
apparently did not sufficiently tighten the bolts for the front drive shaft and
broke the housing on the 4WD and sheared off a couple bolts and lost the other
two. Luckily I had just turned into
our driveway (which requires 4WD to get up the hill) so wasn’t going fast
nor in the way of any traffic.
I had really thought about just scrapping our plans
altogether, but I have a saddle fitting scheduled at the ride, plus I may be
getting back into the corporate world for a while and so who knows when I’ll
have my horse ready for a 100 again.So we will persevere!
