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Here are a few pics from our past weekend escapades.....
Saturday started out with some much needed work getting done around the ranch while a really thick fog worked it's way out, by 1pm it was looking good and we had to get out. We started just easing West across the ranch, since you've seen pics of some of that, I'll skip to the road that we hit when we get across the creeks behind the house......
We thought it would be a rip once we got to the roads, but we were wrong!!
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The mud was so sticky and thick that it was nearly impossible to make headway.... those poor stock tires.....
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So, we slogged it out far enough to check on the spot where the down horse was feeding the eagles, and unsurprizingly, it was picked clean. With our business done, we took to the trees to avoid the greasy mud.......
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Finally though, we came to a spot where we were going to have to cross about two foot deep water with more of that mud at the bottom, or ride down about 80 yards of rocky creek bottom with between 6 and 12 inches of water. Now I have to tell you that I thought of that idea, and liked it!! But my remote brain just slowly shook her head and I knew it was over. She kinda looks like Pocahontas surveying for L&C.... (my Wife is a direct desendant Yakama).
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So, we picked our way up the greasy road to a turn that headed up a pretty steep ridge, logic being that there wouldn't be any mud on a hillside, we hit it. Sorry I didn't stop for a pic, it was pretty steep.
Once on top though, it was dry (mostly) and we sailed down an old two tracker that looks promising for future adventures!
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The view from on top was pretty nice too.... we didn't stay long as it was 4:30 by now and we were still quite a way from the house....
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Back to the ranch, gave the bikes a spray down, had a little dinner and sat on the porch and had a great cigar and a little Old Overholt. Nice day.
Sunday broke out nice and clear. While D took care of a few priorities for her, I split about a half cord of wood and hauled it to the house, got it stacked, did some vehicle maintenance and tried to decide which way to ride today.......
D suggested South East as we hadn't headed out that way for some time. Done. Jumped a couple creeks, crossed some of the two miles of down fence I have and we were up above the ranch house and in the sunshine!! We rode the fenceline and checked the water tanks/holes.
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I lined up on this water hole and intended to try getting across (through?) it. I could hear D laughing and telling me to pass the camera to her before I tried . . . so I thought better of it. Given all the trouble we had getting past it, I'm glad I didn't try the direct route... I'd still be there!
On a somber note, we found three more horses, or more acuratly, their bones. Sure hope the wolves haven't come that far down
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Anyway, skirting around the holding tank, I made my first TW mod! I call it the "easy reach" shift lever. I'm thinking about making a bunch and marketing them to forum members, what'cha think?
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Anyway, I hope ya'll got to get out there and ride. All ya'll in the Midwest and Northeast, thanks for stealing our snow! You can send it back ya' know, I do my snow dance all year. . . we had a great start to the winter, but have lost nearly all our snow. If it doesn't pick back up it's gonna be a dangerous summer.
Night all! (Bummer, I just had to edit this and take out a bunch of pics.....)
Bag
Here are a few pics from our past weekend escapades.....
Saturday started out with some much needed work getting done around the ranch while a really thick fog worked it's way out, by 1pm it was looking good and we had to get out. We started just easing West across the ranch, since you've seen pics of some of that, I'll skip to the road that we hit when we get across the creeks behind the house......
We thought it would be a rip once we got to the roads, but we were wrong!!
The mud was so sticky and thick that it was nearly impossible to make headway.... those poor stock tires.....
So, we slogged it out far enough to check on the spot where the down horse was feeding the eagles, and unsurprizingly, it was picked clean. With our business done, we took to the trees to avoid the greasy mud.......
Finally though, we came to a spot where we were going to have to cross about two foot deep water with more of that mud at the bottom, or ride down about 80 yards of rocky creek bottom with between 6 and 12 inches of water. Now I have to tell you that I thought of that idea, and liked it!! But my remote brain just slowly shook her head and I knew it was over. She kinda looks like Pocahontas surveying for L&C.... (my Wife is a direct desendant Yakama).
So, we picked our way up the greasy road to a turn that headed up a pretty steep ridge, logic being that there wouldn't be any mud on a hillside, we hit it. Sorry I didn't stop for a pic, it was pretty steep.
Once on top though, it was dry (mostly) and we sailed down an old two tracker that looks promising for future adventures!
The view from on top was pretty nice too.... we didn't stay long as it was 4:30 by now and we were still quite a way from the house....
Back to the ranch, gave the bikes a spray down, had a little dinner and sat on the porch and had a great cigar and a little Old Overholt. Nice day.
Sunday broke out nice and clear. While D took care of a few priorities for her, I split about a half cord of wood and hauled it to the house, got it stacked, did some vehicle maintenance and tried to decide which way to ride today.......
D suggested South East as we hadn't headed out that way for some time. Done. Jumped a couple creeks, crossed some of the two miles of down fence I have and we were up above the ranch house and in the sunshine!! We rode the fenceline and checked the water tanks/holes.
I lined up on this water hole and intended to try getting across (through?) it. I could hear D laughing and telling me to pass the camera to her before I tried . . . so I thought better of it. Given all the trouble we had getting past it, I'm glad I didn't try the direct route... I'd still be there!
On a somber note, we found three more horses, or more acuratly, their bones. Sure hope the wolves haven't come that far down
Anyway, skirting around the holding tank, I made my first TW mod! I call it the "easy reach" shift lever. I'm thinking about making a bunch and marketing them to forum members, what'cha think?
Anyway, I hope ya'll got to get out there and ride. All ya'll in the Midwest and Northeast, thanks for stealing our snow! You can send it back ya' know, I do my snow dance all year. . . we had a great start to the winter, but have lost nearly all our snow. If it doesn't pick back up it's gonna be a dangerous summer.
Night all! (Bummer, I just had to edit this and take out a bunch of pics.....)
Bag
