19th Year...The Best So Far!

Well I'm back from the River City Round Up West Trail Ride.

Day 1 - Gothenburg - The canyons were awesome, the food was killer...thanks again to John & Lawrence for letting us ride your beautiful ranch land.
Day 2 - Callaway - The Seven Valleys of Callaway are always beautiful and I am glad we got to ride them this year.
Day 3 - Merna/Broken Bow - The ride was good but the Bloody Mary's in Merna were not!
Day 4 - Ashton/St. Paul - The homemade pastries in Ashton were delicious...you know those ladies get up at 4a.m. to make all of those sweet goodies. The river ride on the Rest Ranch was superb along with the tasty fresh fried catfish lunch we had. It is just too bad Michelle's horse decided to lay down in the mucky riverside pond.
Day 5 - David City - The gulleys were a bit hairy, but everybody made it into DC for the big party. Jen & I were able to polish off nearly three Stripper's In A Bottle this year...thank goodness for Tylenol and Pepcid AC!
Day 6 - Czech Lake/Malmo - It was a good recovery ride...I missed the first shuttle van, which was a darn shame since I didn't have to ride the first 4 miles. Gizzards were enjoyed at lunch time...Keith really knows how to make 'em!
Day 7 - Mead/Pancake Feed - It was a long ride from Malmo to Mead but the 50+ of us made it in record time to see Marilyn & The Pancake Man...some headed home, others made their way to Freedom Park...this cowboy headed home, no Saturday morning parade for me. Those damn Shriner Clown's just scare me too much.

The 4 hooved bike is back in his pasture and I was glad to see my big wheel'd steed in the garage when I got home...the wife was good to see also after a week of father & son time where I slept in a horse trailer near my father who snores like a chain saw.

Some pictures to follow...