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Re: [RC] Last Ass Over the Pass? - marshall BatesThis sounds like Old Miner's Days in Big Bear Lake.In the 1950's wild burros were rounded up in the desert and brought to Apple Valley where the 3 day race started. All burros wore a pack but I don't recall any required gear or weight to be carried.As I recall, it was one day on the desert flats, one day going up the mountain and the last day was a sprint from Big Bear City into downtown Big Bear Lake. Burros were assigned by luck of the draw and some years a differt burro was raced each day which gave everyone a chance to draw a good one (or a bad one LOL.) I ran this race several years as a young teenager and this was my intoduction to the wonderful world of long ears. In 1978 we adopted our first of two BLM donkeys and our world has never been the same. We still have our first two burros, two of their offspring and 11 mules. Marsh and Garrie Bates --- MtnRondi@xxxxxxx wrote: In a message dated 11/23/2005 11:01:22 AM Pacific Standard Time, robin_everett@xxxxxxxxx writes: is a half marathon that runners run with a four legged ass. It was started as a loose re-enactment of the old gold miners racing to town with their gold and their mules." I live in the mountains in So. California and every year there is an "Old Miners Day" celebration with a parade, etc. For several years they had what they called burro races, exactly like you have described. The burros were not very tame and the people had to run (if they could) and lead the burro on a designated trail to the finish line. They don't do this anymore... the problem with this was that most of the burros were just turned loose after the event. There were herds of wild burros all over the place and they were causing traffic accidents, chewing up people's landscaping, chewing on cabins, etc. BLM finally rounded them all up and took them away. A few escaped and I run into little bands of them every once in a while when I'm out riding. Bonnie _www.thistledown-borderterriers.com_ (http://www.thistledown-borderterriers.com/)
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