Re: Tevis Horse Hydration in El Dorado Canyon

[heidi larson]

Awesome information - thank you!  Does anyone have the cut off times for sections?  I looked but maybe I'm just overlooking it somewhere.  Thank you. . o o o o . o_ \ \____ o_ \_\ . (*)~(*)\_______/ . / \ . \______/ / . \_______/\ /- . o-- /_/ \ / . / \ / / . o o o-- / . / \ . o o heidi larson --- On Tue, 6/25/13, Robert H. Sydnor <rhsy...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Robert H. Sydnor <rhsy...@gmail.com> Subject: Tevis Horse Hydration in El Dorado Canyon To: tevi...@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 10:21 PM Dear Tevis Colleagues: Attached please find a 5-page detailed report on horse hydration in El Dorado Canyon.  The Tevis Trail Crew worked here on Friday, June 21, to improve both the trail-bed and the hydrogeology conditions at Kaput Springs, and the availability of water at Poor Mans Creek. The Trail Work was organized and led by Greg Kimler, WSTF Governor and responsible board member for trails.  Greg Kimler reviewed and approved this report for general distribution on June 25th.   This is a large 5 MB  stable .pdf, (=lots of maps and photographs) so please be patient while it uploads. The intended audience for this report is Tevis riders from out-of-state who do not live in the Auburn area.  Local riders are already quite familiar with El Dorado Canyon since they can ride here on a year-around basis. Respectfully submitted, Robert H. Sydnor Robert H. Sydnor California state Certified Hydrogeologist #6 A.E.R.C. Trail Master Tevis Trail Maintenance Committee (under Greg Kimler and Mike Shackelford, WSTF Governors) Tevis Ride Committee (under Chuck Stalley, Ride Director) Fair Oaks, California cell phone 916-335-1441 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Teviscup" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to teviscup+u...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

[Barbara White]

If you go to the Checkpoint Information under Latest News on the Tevis Website you will see mileages, cutoff times, pulse requirements, etc., for each of the stops.  Important info for you and your crew.

 

Bob's article is very helpful.  One thing I disagree with, however, is his statement that riders spend 20-30 minutes at the gate-and-go at Deadwood.  You cannot loiter at the vet stops and finish on time.  You want to get through them as efficiently as you can.  There will be volunteers there to help you.  The vet stops may seem to be pleasant with shade and lemonade and good things to eat.  But don't be fooled or drawn in - get back on the trail as soon as possible. 

 

Barbara