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LAZY F WORKING
GUEST RANCH
6 days and 90+ miles horseback riding
w/ Old Chisholm Trail Drivers
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PICTURES
50th Annual
OLD
CHISHOLM TRAIL DRIVERS
ANNUAL
TRAIL RIDE 2011
The Municipal Park
in Cuero to
Splashtown Waterpark
in San Antonio (90+ miles)
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On the road to Westhoff |
If my 17 year old daughter,Sydney(L), and Katey(R) can smile at 6 AM breakfast a good time must be coming. |
Katey(L), Randi(M) and Sydney(R) smiling and ready for Trail Ride 2011 |
Old Chisholm Trail Drivers Sound Truck leads the ride from the park. Plays C&W music during the entire ride. |
Wagons follow the sound truck. |
Riders follow the wagons... |
Sydney gets excited and drops her phone - which shatters!! |
Randi gives me "the look" when I tease Sydney about her phone - do you think Randi has trouble getting a date?? |
Sydney ignoring my teasing!! |
Katey snickering over dropped phone while Randi is thinking ... BONEHEAD!! |
Katey and her sister, Error (opps - I mean Erin. Erin is the Queen of the Cross Country Trail Riders. |
Cross Country Queen Erin and her brilliant "Traffic Warning" yellow, glow in the dark, shirt. Complete with turquoise ear rocks. |
Jaci and her daughter, Mattie, who I call "Floor Mattie" .. Jaci is the High School Councelor - around whom Sydney should never have discussed skipping school for trail ride. Shame on her!! |
Approaching first major rest stop. |
Katey, Sydney and Randi heading for the 1st Major Rest Stop |
Randi give me the "I'm so cute on my horse" look .. when she calls boys they hang up after seeing this picture. |
First major rest stop after leaving the Cuero Municipal Park |
After 1st Rest Stop leaving for Mustang Mott |
On the trail to Mustang Mott, Texas - Google it! |
Sydney and Ginger at Mustang Mott .. Sydney is "I'm so cute" but Ginger is looking for an Apple Treat |
Sydney and Katey take the high ground on the side of the highway to Mustang Mott |
Old Haunted House on the way to Mustang Mott .. it was a happy home 30 years ago ... whoever chopped the entire family into canned meat even killed the dogs and chickens .. |
Her dad almost broke his arm when she scared him. |
Sweet 16 and never been kissed ... and now you know why!!! |
This is Katey at the end of the first day... tired but happy!! The almost ghost town of Westhoff. |
Sydney and Colton at the end of the 1st day ride ... Colton likes Randi but the dark glasses hide the black eye and bruises he got when he told her he liked her more than his horse. |
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On the road to Nixon |
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Kenneth The Computer Geek who rides bulls and discovered horses - I mean discovered he likes to ride horses. |
2nd day's Ride begins in the almost ghost town of Westhoff, Texas |
On the road to Smiley, Texas |
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Randi is NOT a morning person .. or noon ... or afternoon ... |
Sydney found a large cactus thorn .. guess where she put it !!?? |
Cross Country Riders Queen, Erin, with her mom, Janna. Erin was picked for her exceptional riding skill which reputation was tarnished on DAY #3 BY FALLING OFF HER HORSE!!!! |
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Erin pictured the day before her fall ... Sadly, she blamed it on my daughter's jacket ... oh shame!! |
Sydney enjoying herself!! |
Katey enjoying herself!! |
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Thinking of a "pithy" comment. |
Ms Katey fends off "Paparazzi Poppa" while Sydney (of course) "hams for the cam" |
Rest break on the ride ... can you believe where they are lying. |
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The Bobbsey Twins on Trail Ride - I'll bet you not 1 reader in 50 has a clue who the Bobbsey Twins are. |
Can you imagine going on a date with Randi and she tells you she likes seafood ... and then shows you .... "See Food" |
Now this is a pair ... first the Bobbsey Twins and now ... Laurel and Hardy .. notice Randi is relaxed in the seat .. WHERE SHE SPENT MOST OF THE RIDE ... "OH!! My rear is sore!!" "Oh .. I am SOOooo tired" |
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Looks like they are working hard!! |
The old abandoned grocery store in Westhoff. Robbers cut off the owner's head and tried to take it but dropped it... newspaper headlines said,"Westhoff Robber Try to Get A Head" |
I tried to get the truck to pull over on the shoulder but he just laughed and waved... DARN!! |
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On the road to Stockdale Unfortunately, Daddy "Bonehead" Clay brings the camera without the memory card. Well ... DUH!!! |
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On the road to La Vernia Dad was truck driver today. Howling wind and low 30's. The girls rode till noon then decided it was too cold as the temp kept dropping!!! |
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On the road to Reynold's Trucking Howling wind and 30 degree temp precluded the girls riding today. |
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On the road to Reynold's Trucking For the 1st time in 50 years, the ride was canceled today. Then I made an error of judgment as the temp fell to 24 with rain and sleet and ice, I took the kids to San Antonio to Rodeo. It is 2:17 AM (0217 hrs) on Friday, 4 Feb. It is 0817 hrs in London and 0917 hrs in Berlin. I just got everyone back to the ranch safely. The big mistake tonight was going to San Antonio to the rodeo when it was going to sleet and snow. The rodeo ended at 11 and it took 3 hair raising hours to drive the normally 1 hour drive to the ranch. Cars and trucks slipping and sliding on the sheet ice; wrecks everywhere; trucks in the ditch; and white knuckle steering. Time for bed. |
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Make your reservations WAY in advance - 20% Non Refundable Deposit
| This is the Old Chisholm Sound Truck. It leads the ride all the way. The sound system and speakers on the truck play Country and Western music the entire ride plus it allows announcements and comments to be made to the riders. Behind the soundtruck is the all-important Potty Wagon. 1/2 is for the girls and 1/2 is for the boys. Plenty of room for everyone at the stops. |