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[RC] Horse and Rider ride - Joe Long

Kat and I attended the "Horse and Rider" ride this weekend near Glenwood
Springs, Colorado.  We had a terrific time -- a beautiful ride.  Rain
Friday and Friday night made the trails slick Saturday morning, slowing
the riders, but they dried out by Saturday afternoon and were fine
Sunday.  With base camp at 10,000 feet the scenery was beautiful, and as
you rode uphill into each vet check a little more pulse-management
challenge was added.

Ride manager Carol Nieuwenhuizen works very hard putting on this event,
with not enough help, and this year it seems not enough appreciation
from the riders.  There was an unfortunate controversy over the length
of the trail which I won't go into here, I only hope that it gets
resolved amicably.

This earned Sanshra his 1,000 miles, and we finished in a three-way tie
for first Sunday.  It was Via's second fifty Saturday, and he finished
very strong in the top half of the finishers with a riding time of
around eight and a half hours.

I want to go on record here with a big THANK YOU to Carol for providing
us with such a wonderful ride and wonderful weekend.


-- 
Joe Long  aka ChipRider
jlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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