Blacktop beckons
Almost time to hit the road!
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The road to Tevis, Part 2
I’m typing this up and enjoying being clean for the first time in four days. Showers are so underrated until you give them up for a bit then go on some sweaty, dusty, bug bitten adventures! It’s the Friday before Tevis and we have a packed day ahead, so I’ll get a few words down […]
Read MoreThe road to Tevis
Update since I typed this up: I’m posting this from the Point S in Klamath Falls, as my front driver side wheel was making an absolutely awful, metal on metal sound when we were driving out of camp. It disappeared once we made it over 30mph and was quite all the way into town, but […]
Read MoreTarma’s view
Endurance is such a tough sport in multiple ways, but also utterly fulfilling…as long as your equine partner is willing. Limited distance rides are fun, a good training ground, and can be hard in their own ways…but you don’t quite know the answer until you hit 50 miles or more. Does your horse like endurance? […]
Read MoreMoments in the Mountains
Now that I’m home and showered, time for my favorite thing: a trip report! The short version: a magical and relaxing time in the mountains with a good friend. More below the photo dump! We were planning to go to Whitefish horse camp, father south, as I was hungry for those epic mountain views and […]
Read MoreMiles Under The Tires
Despite diesel prices refusing to drop below $6 per gallon, I managed to sneak in two trips over the past few weeks. I ate Lunchables, cut out logs, had some discussions with Tarma, and learned a few things. I will state here, once again, I adore my trailer and I’m this close to having it […]
Read MoreRiding Through Red Dead
For years I’ve had to endure various endurance friend’s descriptions and stories of the mystical Bandit Springs ride, in the Ochoco Mountains outside Prineville. It’s never been in the cards for me, but I made it happen this year through a combination of friendship and sheer willful optimism. Last weekend a friend and I explored […]
Read MoreSoulscape
In the series of books I’m named for (The God Stalker Chronicles, by PC Hodgell), a major plot point is something called “the soulscape”. This is a weird dimension the reflects an individual’s soul, such as a garden, a walled keep, something that sits at the deepest level of the character’s psyche, and the race […]
Read MoreOver the mountains, once again
At long last, I was able to join the wonderful group of folks my trainer gathers around for the last horse camping trip of the season, for me at least, probably. I was the last rig out of Sheep Springs today! There were highlights and campfires and lessons learned, things I need to tweak, though […]
Read MoreWhen’s the next one?
First off, my mantra for the weekend was “Thank you Sarah”, as this trip wouldn’t have been possible without her along. She was also totally game for hopping on a horse she’d never met before for a five mile trail ride, just so I wouldn’t have to ride out alone in a brand new spot. […]
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On the loose 