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From: Nina Vasiliev
Email: rmack@inreach.com
I'm glad that you're planning to ride the Gold Country 30. I did the ride last year and enjoyed it. Ride management is very friendly and helpful.
The ride has many breath-taking vistas. It’s in a wooded area, lots of pine. Of course, in order to have vistas one has to have hills. And this ride has constant ups and downs, with one killer up-hill climb around 24 miles. Also there are lots of areas where it’s pretty rocky. Just remember, while you’re watching the footing, be sure to look up and enjoy the view.
There are a few water crossings, nothing more than a few creeks. I think they’re in the second half of the ride. When you have a long, straight down-hill stretch which ends with a freely flowing creek, let your horse cool off and drink. The steep climb is next. There is a short stretch on the bottom of that hill where the footing is bad.
For the 30 milers, there was a trot-by around 12 miles and a stop just at the top of the killer climb. Crews aren’t allowed in to these places because there isn’t room. At the stop, the Ride provides water and light snacks for riders as well as someone to hold your horse if you need “to go potty” in the bushes. As usual, there will be bran mashes, hay, horsey water...
If the flu doesn’t flatten me like it has to everyone around me, I’ll be at the Gold Country Ride. Come by and say hello. I have a chestnut gelding who will be in a PVC corral, attached to a white Apache trailer and a tan Ford.
Good luck,
Nina Vasiliev and Ramere.
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