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Rocky Mountain Ride

HimmelreichL@obgyn-po.obgyn.uiowa.edu
Mon, 18 Aug 97 15:54 CST

O.K., I have been waiting for someone else to talk about the Rocky
Mountain Ride, but no one has, so I guess I will have to de-lurk. The
Rocky Mountain Ride definitely delivered on its promise to show you
the peaks of the Rockies and some incredible scenery!! The Trail was
rugged and challenging, and the scenery was well worth the ride. I
found the management, vets and volunteers to be very friendly and
helpful.

Management advertised the ride as you would be able to crew from your
rig at most of the vet checks. I would say that that would depend on
the size of your rig and comfortability of your driver with very
narrow, windy, straight up and down dirt mountain roads (OK so I am a
weenie flatlander from Iowa). The good news is that you did not need
a crew for this ride, and many people completed the rides without one,
including several who completed the five days on one horse. There was
loads of water on the trail, and water and hay were provided at the
vet checks that had no grazing. The ride management was happy to take
your stuff to the vet checks, and even set it out for you, so all you
had to do was look for it when you came in. Actually , you didn't
need a driver either, as management provided drivers for a fee, and
they did a great job.

I met some great people, learned a lot, and got my first view of the
Rockies. I hope that Brad offers the ride again next year, and that
many of you take the opportunity to go. I would not hesitate to go
back.

Lynne

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