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Well said Barbara..!

One only has to ride through Deadwood on the Tevis trail and pause at the 
cemetery to see what was once a bustling mining town is now but a water stop 
for thirsty horses! Oh, and don't forget the restless and adventurous 
riders!


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> From: "Barbara McCrary" <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Nancy  Sturm" <sturmranch@xxxxxxxx>, <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Spam:****, RE: [RC]   FW: [RC] Going back in time...
> Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 07:47:27 -0700
>
> It is so much easier to tear down history in the west, because we built out 
> of our primary available material, lumber.  The west suffered much 
> destruction in the form of burned down buildings (think kerosene lanterns 
> and wood stoves), whereas, in the east, as in Europe, many buildings were 
> built of stone and still exist.  Western mentality is somewhat different, 
> too.  I have noticed it compared to experiences of traveling in Europe and 
> our few times in the east USA.  My assessment:  westerners were the 
> adventurous, restless ones who left families and familiar homes to test the 
> unknown wilderness.  Some of that mentality still exists...It's a little 
> hard to explain, but that's my assessment...in a short version.
>
> Barbara
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Sturm" <sturmranch@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 5:55 AM
> Subject: Re: Spam:****, RE: [RC] FW: [RC] Going back in time...
>
>
> > I have a friend who grew up in England.  She is amazed by the way we tear
> > down historic structures here in the west.
> >
> > Nancy
>
>
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