I was hoping to give her a perfect completion record, but no such luck. River’s first pull was at Cache Creek Ridge last Saturday. There… Read More »River’s first pull at Cache Creek Ridge (Road to Tevis #113)
Many people have asked me about Jazz since I said good-bye to him in August. (Read Saying good-bye to Jazz.) I’ve repeatedly said, I have… Read More »What’s up with Jazz? He’s completed a 100-mile ride!
I caught a lot of lasts this year. Most were xprides, because the Nicholsons have decided to stop coming to California. Jazz, Fantazia and I… Read More »The last La Grange Ditch 50 (Road to Tevis # 100)
Last Friday I loaded Fantazia and Jazz into the trailer and headed for the desert, near Pearsonville, CA, for the Bill Thornburgh Friends and Family… Read More »Jazz’s first LD at the Bill Thornburgh Ride (Road to Tevis #77)
For the first time since I began this blog, more than a month has gone by between posts. That’s a bad thing; you lose readers… Read More »Planning Jazz’s first ride (Road to Tevis #76)
One more Tevis gone by without me. I missed last year’s Tevis due to a series of mishaps; see my post at the time about… Read More »Results of the 2022 Tevis Cup (Road to Tevis #73)
Earning 300 AERC miles and meeting the 300-mile rider requirement for the Tevis Cup was a major focus of my training efforts last year. My… Read More »Earning 300 AERC miles–plus 5 (Road to Tevis #63)
Last Thursday Fantazia and I headed down to the Fire Mountain Pioneer Ride near Ridgecrest, CA. It was a great ride. I met lots of… Read More »Fire Mountain Pioneer Ride (Road to Tevis #62)
The most important part of my end-of-year summary for 2021 is that Fantazia and I might still be on the road to the Tevis Cup.… Read More »End-of-year summary, 2021: Road to the Tevis Cup #61
Last weekend Fantazia and I earned our third AERC 50 mile ride completion (on top of four 50 mile WDRA completions last spring) at the… Read More »The Cayuse endurance ride (Road to Tevis # 60)