Well, it's all over and done, and couldn't have been better for a first endurance experience. My last post was the night that I arrived, Thursday night- why not pick up from there?
The photo above was my view from my tent on Friday morning of the vetting arena. Pretty, isn't it? Throughout the first night I heard what sounded like cayotes and plenty of horses. I didn't sleep well but eventually did get to sleep, only to be woken up by the sounds of riders at 5:30am up and ready for the 6:30am start. I'd like to mention that when I got out of my tent, there was literally ice covering it like little studded crystals all over the top and sides. It was as low as 40F over the night, and about that in the mornings. Though the RM said she didn't have need of me until about 9am, I wasn't going to just sleep away my first morning at Ridecamp! I meet with the RM's husband to ride in the truck for the controlled start of Friday's 50's and 75's. While I missed all of the horses actually leaving camp, it was interesting to see how everyone spaced out even in those first few miles. Once the first front runners were on the trail, we counted out the riders before heading back to camp.
