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Laura Yost Finishes Top 10 at Tevis
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October 20, 2011 12:24 am
Pocatello woman makes top 10 national equine endurance race By Vanessa Grieve vgrieve@journalnet.com Idaho State Journal | 0 comments
After working with her Arabian gelding for about five years, Pocatello's Laura Yost saw the opportunity for her horse to "open up," earning ninth place in a nationally esteemed endurance race.
Yost, 36, competed with her horse, O.T. El Din RSI, in the Tevis Cup or Western States Trail Ride on Oct. 8. The race is 100 miles across the Sierra Nevada Mountains from Truckee, Nev., to Auburn, Calif., fluctuating in elevation from 8,700 feet to 700 feet.
"It was a dream come true," Yost said. "This year I changed his conditioning and workout to cater to the Tevis to handle the elevation change and faster pace. I decided this was the year to let him go."
Yost said she was on "cloud nine" after the experience. She said the morning following the race, the top 10 winners showed their horses to judges and an audience as veterinarians inspected the animals with a "fine tooth comb" for metabolic and physical soundness. Yost said El Din was quite energetic...
Read more here:
http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/article_51f7a928-fae4-11e0-bf7c-001cc4c002e0.html
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October 20, 2011 12:24 am
Pocatello woman makes top 10 national equine endurance race By Vanessa Grieve vgrieve@journalnet.com Idaho State Journal | 0 comments
After working with her Arabian gelding for about five years, Pocatello's Laura Yost saw the opportunity for her horse to "open up," earning ninth place in a nationally esteemed endurance race.
Yost, 36, competed with her horse, O.T. El Din RSI, in the Tevis Cup or Western States Trail Ride on Oct. 8. The race is 100 miles across the Sierra Nevada Mountains from Truckee, Nev., to Auburn, Calif., fluctuating in elevation from 8,700 feet to 700 feet.
"It was a dream come true," Yost said. "This year I changed his conditioning and workout to cater to the Tevis to handle the elevation change and faster pace. I decided this was the year to let him go."
Yost said she was on "cloud nine" after the experience. She said the morning following the race, the top 10 winners showed their horses to judges and an audience as veterinarians inspected the animals with a "fine tooth comb" for metabolic and physical soundness. Yost said El Din was quite energetic...
Read more here:
http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/article_51f7a928-fae4-11e0-bf7c-001cc4c002e0.html
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2011 Tevis: Did It! - Jenni Smith
Blogs.equisearch.com - Jenni Smith - Full Story
October 10, 2011
The motto of the Western States Trail Ride (aka Tevis) is "To finish is to win." It is truly apt. Even this year, with a significantly different route that took out a majority (in my opinion) of the more challenging trail, the completion rate only climbed to 60%. When the ride follows its typical course, that rate typically hovers around 50%. Which ever way you slice it, this is a tough stinkin' ride.
That said – we finished! And it definitely feels like a win – for us, for our horses, for all the careful preparation, time and monies spent. Whoo hoo!
Jenn and I got to McCann Stadium (in the Auburn fairgrounds), did our victory lap around the arena, and passed under the official finish line just after 10 PM Saturday evening. Definitely the earliest time I will ever finish the ride, by a margin of at least two hours. Bear and I finished in 16th and Jenn and Stella were 18th (another rider named Pam Bailie on a cute paint mare named Macy did the last four mile stretch with us and finished 17th).
The amazing thing is that the winner – Jeremy Reynolds – finished three hours ahead of us. He did the entire course in 10 1/2 hours. Amazing. We came into the first vet check just behind him and were maybe 10 minutes behind him by the mid-point of the ride. It's a testimony to an amazing horse and a fit rider (he runs quite a bit with his horses) that he could pick up the pace so much in the second half of a very tough ride.
Even though the course was largely different, I still thought of this as three rides sewn together – here are their stories;
FIRST LEG – AUBURN TO FORESTHILL (38.6 miles)
The start was something to behold. They had all of the horses muster in one open field at 6 AM (start was at 6:30) and asked us to keep moving them around in a large circle – both for safety (fewer dust-ups) and to give them opportunity to warm up. Jenn and I malingered near the start line because we wanted to get out in the first part of the herd (again for safety – we knew our horses capable of a pretty fast pace and the fewer horses you have to pass the less chance for wrecks). Then a lead rider walked us some distance in a controlled start (much like a car race, my SO pointed out). As we wound down a hillside on an asphalt one-lane road, Jenn called out to look back and it was just a sea of horses winding up the hill in the early morning light. So wished I had a camera with me.
When the lead horse stepped aside, the pace exploded. Jenn had been concerned about Stella in this setting – she's young yet, a little inexperienced, and has a tendency to lash out with her heels at other horses. But she was good – only aimed two retaliations at horses that crowded her from behind and didn't cause any damage (it does help that she isn't wearing steel shoes). There was some jostling and Jenn and I had to make an effort to stay together in the low light as we sped down a dirt fire road, headed toward the Tevis trail to Foresthill. But things shook out pretty quickly and we landed in a good space...
Read more here:
http://blogs.equisearch.com/jennismith/2011/10/10/did-it/
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Posted By Endurance.Net to Ride Stories at 10/15/2011 10:20:00 AM
October 10, 2011
The motto of the Western States Trail Ride (aka Tevis) is "To finish is to win." It is truly apt. Even this year, with a significantly different route that took out a majority (in my opinion) of the more challenging trail, the completion rate only climbed to 60%. When the ride follows its typical course, that rate typically hovers around 50%. Which ever way you slice it, this is a tough stinkin' ride.
That said – we finished! And it definitely feels like a win – for us, for our horses, for all the careful preparation, time and monies spent. Whoo hoo!
Jenn and I got to McCann Stadium (in the Auburn fairgrounds), did our victory lap around the arena, and passed under the official finish line just after 10 PM Saturday evening. Definitely the earliest time I will ever finish the ride, by a margin of at least two hours. Bear and I finished in 16th and Jenn and Stella were 18th (another rider named Pam Bailie on a cute paint mare named Macy did the last four mile stretch with us and finished 17th).
The amazing thing is that the winner – Jeremy Reynolds – finished three hours ahead of us. He did the entire course in 10 1/2 hours. Amazing. We came into the first vet check just behind him and were maybe 10 minutes behind him by the mid-point of the ride. It's a testimony to an amazing horse and a fit rider (he runs quite a bit with his horses) that he could pick up the pace so much in the second half of a very tough ride.
Even though the course was largely different, I still thought of this as three rides sewn together – here are their stories;
FIRST LEG – AUBURN TO FORESTHILL (38.6 miles)
The start was something to behold. They had all of the horses muster in one open field at 6 AM (start was at 6:30) and asked us to keep moving them around in a large circle – both for safety (fewer dust-ups) and to give them opportunity to warm up. Jenn and I malingered near the start line because we wanted to get out in the first part of the herd (again for safety – we knew our horses capable of a pretty fast pace and the fewer horses you have to pass the less chance for wrecks). Then a lead rider walked us some distance in a controlled start (much like a car race, my SO pointed out). As we wound down a hillside on an asphalt one-lane road, Jenn called out to look back and it was just a sea of horses winding up the hill in the early morning light. So wished I had a camera with me.
When the lead horse stepped aside, the pace exploded. Jenn had been concerned about Stella in this setting – she's young yet, a little inexperienced, and has a tendency to lash out with her heels at other horses. But she was good – only aimed two retaliations at horses that crowded her from behind and didn't cause any damage (it does help that she isn't wearing steel shoes). There was some jostling and Jenn and I had to make an effort to stay together in the low light as we sped down a dirt fire road, headed toward the Tevis trail to Foresthill. But things shook out pretty quickly and we landed in a good space...
Read more here:
http://blogs.equisearch.com/jennismith/2011/10/10/did-it/
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Tevis - Heather Reynolds
Reynolds Racing Blog - Full Story
Monday, 10 October 2011
This year Tevis was a really different experience for everyone who attended. The week leading up to the ride there had been a storm that had left the sierras covered in snow. It would be extremely dangerous to attempt to cross through the Granite Chief wilderness area. On Thursday I called the Tevis office and was told that it would be fine but that I should wait to drive to Robie Park on Friday to let the snow melt a little. This looked really bad to me as I knew there had to be a lot more snow up in the high country if basecamp was hard to access.
Six weeks before Tevis I was contacted to help a couple of UAE riders through the race. I had been preparing horses like crazy for 100 mile races for both Tevis and the North American Championship that had been two weeks before Tevis and was working really hard. I also went and picked up two of Hillorie's horses to train them as well, Jordan and Sandy, so that we could use Sandy and have Jordan as a back up. I was now really worried that all of the hard work was going to now be faced with danger.
My friend Chris Long was driving in with Andy Bown from Utah. Andy was lending Chris a horse so she could help assist me in getting the riders through. Chris called me to let me know that she had heard there would be an update on the Tevis web page later in the day.
Upon looking it was later learned that we would start from the Auburn Fairgrounds (the finish line) and do the race in reverse all the way to Chicken Hawk, then do a new trail down Gorman Ranch Road to a number check and turn around from there and go back to Auburn, the way we had come. Essentially Tevis would be an out and back. What a relief from the hazards that were out in the high country covered in 3 plus feet of snow!!
Friday we drove up to Auburn, which shortens our drive by over an hour. We found a great parking spot and unloaded the 4 horses. We had with us Marvel for Jeremy, Tiran for Mohammad, Sandy for Sultan and Bey for myself.
After setting up it was only 9 am. We had left home at 5 am to get a good parking spot. We decided to walk to downtown Auburn for breakfast. We hit up Aweful Annies. It was a great breakfast but while we were there, there were an alarming amount of Bloody Marries being bought and consumed from surrounding tables. Not sure what was up with that, I counted at least 12 and we were sitting on the outdoor patio deck!
We looked around a couple of shops then headed back to the ride site. Around noon the whole gang showed up. Almost all of the crew as well as the riders. We visited for a bit and then went to get our rider packets and vetted in. After all of this we went for a pre ride. I wanted to get the two riders on their horses and make sure the tack would work out. The ride went well. On our way back when we were almost back a super, super long train went by and all of the horses had to wait it out. They did ok with it, a little anxious but ok.
The ride meeting was at 4 pm. It was shorter than normal which was great. It left time for dinner before bed without it getting too late. During the ride meeting we found out the vet check arrangements. The first vet would be a trot by at the lower quarry, then a full vet check at Francisco's, and hour hold at Foresthill, another trot by at Chicken Hawk, then loop back to Chicken Hawk for a full vet check, back to Foresthill for another hour hold, full vet checks at Francisco's and the Lower Quarry then the finish.
We all headed into town for dinner, I must say having Tevis this way was SOOO civilized, restaurants, real bathrooms with showers and no red dirt!
Saturday morning we even got to sleep in compared to normal, the ride didn't start until 6:30. Wonderful! The two riders showed up around 5:30 and Hillorie even brought us Starbucks! We saddled up and got on at 6. Jeremy a little sooner, as he would be riding faster and wanted to get down to the start.
My group had a relaxing walk to the start. I was wearing a red glowing armband so that my riders could spot me easily in the little darkness in the morning. It worked well. We all kept together easily. It is about a 15 min ride down to the start so we got there a little over 10 mins before the start.
The ride began and we were off...
Read more here:
http://www.reynoldsracing.us/heathers_blog/view/359/tevis
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Posted By Endurance.Net to Ride Stories at 10/15/2011 10:10:00 AM
Monday, 10 October 2011
This year Tevis was a really different experience for everyone who attended. The week leading up to the ride there had been a storm that had left the sierras covered in snow. It would be extremely dangerous to attempt to cross through the Granite Chief wilderness area. On Thursday I called the Tevis office and was told that it would be fine but that I should wait to drive to Robie Park on Friday to let the snow melt a little. This looked really bad to me as I knew there had to be a lot more snow up in the high country if basecamp was hard to access.
Six weeks before Tevis I was contacted to help a couple of UAE riders through the race. I had been preparing horses like crazy for 100 mile races for both Tevis and the North American Championship that had been two weeks before Tevis and was working really hard. I also went and picked up two of Hillorie's horses to train them as well, Jordan and Sandy, so that we could use Sandy and have Jordan as a back up. I was now really worried that all of the hard work was going to now be faced with danger.
My friend Chris Long was driving in with Andy Bown from Utah. Andy was lending Chris a horse so she could help assist me in getting the riders through. Chris called me to let me know that she had heard there would be an update on the Tevis web page later in the day.
Upon looking it was later learned that we would start from the Auburn Fairgrounds (the finish line) and do the race in reverse all the way to Chicken Hawk, then do a new trail down Gorman Ranch Road to a number check and turn around from there and go back to Auburn, the way we had come. Essentially Tevis would be an out and back. What a relief from the hazards that were out in the high country covered in 3 plus feet of snow!!
Friday we drove up to Auburn, which shortens our drive by over an hour. We found a great parking spot and unloaded the 4 horses. We had with us Marvel for Jeremy, Tiran for Mohammad, Sandy for Sultan and Bey for myself.
After setting up it was only 9 am. We had left home at 5 am to get a good parking spot. We decided to walk to downtown Auburn for breakfast. We hit up Aweful Annies. It was a great breakfast but while we were there, there were an alarming amount of Bloody Marries being bought and consumed from surrounding tables. Not sure what was up with that, I counted at least 12 and we were sitting on the outdoor patio deck!
We looked around a couple of shops then headed back to the ride site. Around noon the whole gang showed up. Almost all of the crew as well as the riders. We visited for a bit and then went to get our rider packets and vetted in. After all of this we went for a pre ride. I wanted to get the two riders on their horses and make sure the tack would work out. The ride went well. On our way back when we were almost back a super, super long train went by and all of the horses had to wait it out. They did ok with it, a little anxious but ok.
The ride meeting was at 4 pm. It was shorter than normal which was great. It left time for dinner before bed without it getting too late. During the ride meeting we found out the vet check arrangements. The first vet would be a trot by at the lower quarry, then a full vet check at Francisco's, and hour hold at Foresthill, another trot by at Chicken Hawk, then loop back to Chicken Hawk for a full vet check, back to Foresthill for another hour hold, full vet checks at Francisco's and the Lower Quarry then the finish.
We all headed into town for dinner, I must say having Tevis this way was SOOO civilized, restaurants, real bathrooms with showers and no red dirt!
Saturday morning we even got to sleep in compared to normal, the ride didn't start until 6:30. Wonderful! The two riders showed up around 5:30 and Hillorie even brought us Starbucks! We saddled up and got on at 6. Jeremy a little sooner, as he would be riding faster and wanted to get down to the start.
My group had a relaxing walk to the start. I was wearing a red glowing armband so that my riders could spot me easily in the little darkness in the morning. It worked well. We all kept together easily. It is about a 15 min ride down to the start so we got there a little over 10 mins before the start.
The ride began and we were off...
Read more here:
http://www.reynoldsracing.us/heathers_blog/view/359/tevis
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A few more Tevis videos
From: merri melde
Date: Sat, Oct 15, 2011
A few more Tevis videos are up on
http://www.endurance.net/international/USA/2011Tevis/
including another of the start, and 2 of crewing at Foresthill.
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http://www.endurance.net/international/USA/2011Tevis/
including another of the start, and 2 of crewing at Foresthill.
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Lynne Glazer Tevis Proofs Up
From: Lynne Glazer
Date: Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 12:43 PM
If you're not tired of hearing about Tevis or viewing pix, my proofs are up (well, the awards are still uploading but everything else is there):
<http://www.lynnesite.com/tevis>
I left home expecting something completely different this year, and maybe even an adventure, especially from the plan to ride into Lyon Ridge on the back of an ATV in freezing conditions. Kudos to ride management, volunteers and vets for pulling off the monumental task of the trail reroute and staffing. I was digging in my bag for tank tops! It was fun to experience fog for the morning shots at about 7 miles, and especially cool to be able to shoot Jeremy, Rachel and Dennis in the vestiges of light at No Hands bridge.
Lynne
<http://www.lynnesite.com/tevis>
I left home expecting something completely different this year, and maybe even an adventure, especially from the plan to ride into Lyon Ridge on the back of an ATV in freezing conditions. Kudos to ride management, volunteers and vets for pulling off the monumental task of the trail reroute and staffing. I was digging in my bag for tank tops! It was fun to experience fog for the morning shots at about 7 miles, and especially cool to be able to shoot Jeremy, Rachel and Dennis in the vestiges of light at No Hands bridge.
Lynne
Gorman Ranch Road --- photographs posted onto GoogleEarth
From: Robert H. Sydnor
Date: Sun, Oct 16, 2011
Here are several photographs of Gorman Ranch Road that I took in April 2011.
Click once on each photo to see the detailed caption. Using the slide-bar on the aerial photograph (on right side of GoogleEarth), enlarge the aerial photograph to the detailed view of Gorman Ranch Road. These photos are not on the official Western States Trail, so I never took the time to upload them onto GoogleEarth, thinking that they would be marginal in value.
But suddenly, on the day before Tevis, they became highly relevant, so this small album was useful to the 176 Tevis riders. Thanks to Chuck Stalley, Tevis Ride Manager; and to Tevis Vice President Greg Kimler for making the prudent decision to utilize the Gorman Ranch Road.
My photos are meant to convey the impression that this is a well-maintained official Placer County Road that is full-width (no brush, no pit-falls, no water-bars, no chance of getting lost). Therefore, horses could easily pass each other (coming and going) at the turn-around point at Mosquito Ridge Road (the paved highway). But it is steep with 1,800 feet of vertical relief descending from Chickenhawk, and then climbing back to Chickenhawk. This totals 3,600 feet of total relief.
Many local AERC riders use Gorman Ranch Road for springtime conditioning for their horses, since it can be ridden in marginal weather, and is generally (but not always) below the winter snow-line. Staging can be done from either Michigan Bluff, or Foresthill.
Note that on weekends, there is very fast traffic (specifically: high-speed motorcycles) on Mosquito Ridge Road, so it is not recommended for crossing by horses on the double-blind curve. AERC riders need to be mindful of traffic safety issues along Mosquito Ridge Road.
Respectfully submitted, Robert H. Sydnor, AERC Trail Master & Tevis Trail Maintenance Crew
Pictures from Franciscos by Laura Hayes
Some beautiful pictures by Laura Hayes, taken this morning at the Franciscos Vet Check:
Franciscos Morning Check by Laura Hayes
Franciscos Morning Check by Laura Hayes
Start Rider list
From: Barbara Jacinto <bjdesign.barbara@gmail.com>
Date: October 8, 2011 7:27:33 AM PDT
To: teviscup@googlegroups.com
Subject: Start Rider list
Reply-To: teviscup@googlegroups.com
Rider Start list was taken off the web site when it went up on the WEB CAST.
http://www.teviscup.org/webcast/index.php
Barbara
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Vet in photos
From: merri melde <merri@endurance.net>
Date: October 7, 2011 5:42:27 PM PDT
To: Crysta Turnage <ctsinatra@gmail.com>
Subject: vet in photos
Today's vet in photos are up at
http://www.endurance.net/international/USA/2011Tevis/
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New map of Gorman Ranch Road = reroute of 2011 Tevis Cup
Dear Tevis Colleagues:
This new map shows the reroute for the 2011 Tevis Cup. The historic Gorman Ranch Road will now be utilized. There is 1800 feet of vertical relief to descend, then turn-around and ascend back to Chickenhawk. So study the map and the photographs carefully.
Respectfully submitted, Robert H. Sydnor, AERC Trail Master and Tevis Trail Crew member
Gorman Ranch Road 2011 Tevis Cup Route by Robert H. Sydnor, AERC Trail Master & Tevis Trail Committee October 8, 2011
From the Chickenhawk Vet-check, ride southeast down the dirt logging road to the Gorman Ranch Road. Turn right (=south) and proceed downhill along the historic Gorman Ranch Road. For about one mile the road descends gently, then for 2miles, the road is quite steep. The turn-around location is at the paved Mosquito Ridge Road. There will be a rider-number checkpoint at the turn-around point.
Study the topographic map carefully, then review the field photographs that were taken along the Gorman Ranch Road.
At right: the Gorman Ranch Road descends steeply 1,800 feet with several long switchbacks. This county road is sometimes muddy and rocky, and is one-lane width.
At left
There is a gravel parking lot (perhaps ten cars) on the south side of Mosquito Ridge Road (in the middle distance). There is minimal parking (perhaps two vehicles) on the north side, which will be used by Tevis officials.
Another view of the Turn-Around location.
, blue lupine along the rocky road. At right, the junction of the Gorman Ranch Road with the paved Mosquito Ranch Road. This is a blind corner, with fast traffic on Mosquito Ranch Road not able to see you in either direction. Tevis officials will have traffic flagmen for safety, and rider numbers will be taken. Near the historic Gorman Ranch, the road descends gently. It is full-width with a nice gravel surface.
This new map shows the reroute for the 2011 Tevis Cup. The historic Gorman Ranch Road will now be utilized. There is 1800 feet of vertical relief to descend, then turn-around and ascend back to Chickenhawk. So study the map and the photographs carefully.
Respectfully submitted, Robert H. Sydnor, AERC Trail Master and Tevis Trail Crew member
Gorman Ranch Road 2011 Tevis Cup Route by Robert H. Sydnor, AERC Trail Master & Tevis Trail Committee October 8, 2011
From the Chickenhawk Vet-check, ride southeast down the dirt logging road to the Gorman Ranch Road. Turn right (=south) and proceed downhill along the historic Gorman Ranch Road. For about one mile the road descends gently, then for 2miles, the road is quite steep. The turn-around location is at the paved Mosquito Ridge Road. There will be a rider-number checkpoint at the turn-around point.
Study the topographic map carefully, then review the field photographs that were taken along the Gorman Ranch Road.
There is a gravel parking lot (perhaps ten cars) on the south side of Mosquito Ridge Road (in the middle distance). There is minimal parking (perhaps two vehicles) on the north side, which will be used by Tevis officials.
Another view of the Turn-Around location.
Chickenhawk Vet-Check Station = important *new* station for the rerouted Tevis Cup
From: Robert H. Sydnor <rhsydnor@gmail.com>
Subject: Chickenhawk Vet-Check Station = important *new* station for the rerouted Tevis Cup
Subject: Chickenhawk Vet-Check Station = important *new* station for the rerouted Tevis Cup
Dear Tevis Colleagues:
The Chickenhawk Vet-Check Station has taken on a new importance in light of the decision (on Thursday afternoon, October 6 by the WSTF Board of Governors) to reroute the 2011 Tevis Cup.
These 8 field photographs (posted onto GoogleEarth) will be of particular relevance for riders who will now will pass twice through Chickenhawk for vet-checks and rest periods.
The Chickenhawk station is under the supervision of Erin Klentos and Paul Klentos, both veteran Tevis finishers and long-time AERC ride managers. You will be in good hands here.... veteran ride managers, and long-time Tevis officials.
The purpose of the photographs is to simply remove any mystery of the precise location of Chickenhawk (roughly two miles west of Michigan Bluff). It is not shown on the offical Tevis maps (page 8 of 11), so there could be some confusion. Those Tevis riders who partipated in the July 2011 Educational Ride will have a huge advantage because this was a vet-check and rest-stop.
Note that there is no cell-phone coverage at Chickenhawk. (We ascertained this at the July 2011 Tevis Educational Ride.) So we will have to depend on our Ham Radio operators to get messages in and out of Chickenhawk.
Because the access road, Chickenhawk Road, is very narrow with no turnouts, there are no crew members allowed here. It would create grid-lock, and emergency vehicles could not pass. Horses that might need medical attention would not be able to be trailered-out.
So: do not come to Chickenhawk and cause grid-lock. Instead, crews should remain at the Foresthill Millsite where there is lots of space ... and only five miles away at Foresthill.
Respectfully submitted, Robert H. Sydnor
More details on the trail
Nothing here is finalized and/or official yet:
Vet Checks:
Lower Quarry - morning: trot by, second time - gate and go
Franciscos: Gate and Go both times
Foresthill: One hour hold both times
Chicken Hawk: probably only one vet check in the afternoon and it would be
the same, a Gate and Go. Morning would be just a water stop.
Michigan Bluff: possible water stop twice
RIDE CHANGES
Due to the snow in the high country, we cannot have the traditional start at Robie Park. The ride is not cancelled.
But, it is starting in Auburn at the Overlook at 6:30 am on Saturday. Course is backwards to Chicken Hawk, then down Gorman Ranch Rd to Mosquito Ridge Rd., turn around and head back to Auburn. Banquet on Sunday as always.
Volunteers who are above Michigan Bluff, we may need help at the other checkpoints. Foresthill will have two one hour holds, Chicken Hawk will have a trot-by on the way back to Auburn. Franciscos will have two vet checks, as well as Lower Quarry.
We have the best volunteers in the country!
Thanks guys,
Judy Suter
Start Location has been CHANGED
NEW START TIME AND LOCATION: #TEVIS 11 Due to snow in the high country the 2011 Tevis Cup start has been moved to 6:30am at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn on Saturday 10/8. Rider Check-In begins at noon at the Fairgrounds on Friday 10/7. More details coming soon. http://www.teviscup.org/
Current Conditions at Robie
Official Announcent: Due to the current conditions going into Robie Equestrian Park, it is highly recommended that all rigs wait until Friday 10/7/11 to go into the park. There is currently 5" of snow on the ground and the road will be plowed sometime on Thursday. We would like to emphasize that trying to enter the park on Thursday could create more difficulties as vehicles may end up blocking the roads while we are trying to work on them. Please wait until Friday to take trailers into Robie Equestrian Park. #Tevis11
Auburn Weather - Wednesday evening.
Clear skies in the Sacramento valley. Black black black in the foothills and Sierra. The second wave is passing through.
LCT
Tevis River Crossing
From: Steve Hallmark
Date: Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 4:13 PM
Subject: Tevis River Crossing
Tom Johnson taught me a neat way to determine the river flow at
Poverty Bar where the Tevis Trail crosses the American River. Flow on
this section of the river is predominately influenced by the amount of
water being released from Oxbow Reservoir. Go to the following link:
http://www.pcwa.net/recreation/river-flows.html
Towards the bottom of the text on that page is a link to the CA Dept
of Water Resources page that displays the release data for Oxbow.
Or, try going directly to the CA Dept of Water Resources page for
Oxbow:
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/jspplot/jspPlotServlet.jsp?sensor_no=7712&end=&geom=&interval=&cookies=
You need to do a little simple math to determine the flow at Poverty
Bar. It takes seven hours for the release at Oxbow to effect Poverty
Bar. So, add seven hours to the time reflected on the graph to
determine when that release will reach Poverty Bar.
The target CFS (Cubic Feet per Second) for crossing the river the
night of Tevis is 250 CFS. This week, flows have been below 250 CFS.
I suspect they are possibly performing maintenance on the powerhouse
at Oxbow and are holding back water.
This summer, the flows would be up around 1000 CFS from about 0900 to
2400, then drop to about 350 CFS from 2400 to 0900. The river was
still safe to cross at 350 CFS, as we did so. A little high, but safe
in the daylight hours.
The rain we've experienced this week isn't enough to influence the
River flows. The ground is just to dry for any appreciable runoff.
Hope this helps.
Steve
Subject: Tevis River Crossing
Tom Johnson taught me a neat way to determine the river flow at
Poverty Bar where the Tevis Trail crosses the American River. Flow on
this section of the river is predominately influenced by the amount of
water being released from Oxbow Reservoir. Go to the following link:
http://www.pcwa.net/recreation/river-flows.html
Towards the bottom of the text on that page is a link to the CA Dept
of Water Resources page that displays the release data for Oxbow.
Or, try going directly to the CA Dept of Water Resources page for
Oxbow:
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/jspplot/jspPlotServlet.jsp?sensor_no=7712&end=&geom=&interval=&cookies=
You need to do a little simple math to determine the flow at Poverty
Bar. It takes seven hours for the release at Oxbow to effect Poverty
Bar. So, add seven hours to the time reflected on the graph to
determine when that release will reach Poverty Bar.
The target CFS (Cubic Feet per Second) for crossing the river the
night of Tevis is 250 CFS. This week, flows have been below 250 CFS.
I suspect they are possibly performing maintenance on the powerhouse
at Oxbow and are holding back water.
This summer, the flows would be up around 1000 CFS from about 0900 to
2400, then drop to about 350 CFS from 2400 to 0900. The river was
still safe to cross at 350 CFS, as we did so. A little high, but safe
in the daylight hours.
The rain we've experienced this week isn't enough to influence the
River flows. The ground is just to dry for any appreciable runoff.
Hope this helps.
Steve
Auburn weather
The first wave of the storm blew through the foothills overnight with gusty wind and rain. Now sunny and mid-50s in Auburn. Next wave due later today. The ground slurped it up with no run off.
LCT
Squaw Valley High Camp Camera
Want to watch the riders go by "live" on Saturday morning? Check out the camera for Squaw Valley High Camp:
http://www.squaw.com/high-camp-cam
The current weather, as of 4:30 p.m. PST Tuesday, October 6th looks a bit interesting. =)
http://www.squaw.com/high-camp-cam
The current weather, as of 4:30 p.m. PST Tuesday, October 6th looks a bit interesting. =)
New "Journey to the Tevis Cup" blog
EquiSearch.com Launches Tevis Cup Blog with Endurance Rider Jenni Smith
Award-winning website EquiSearch.com announces the launch of its new blog, "Journey to the Tevis Cup." Jenni Smith, a competitor in the 2011 Tevis Cup, will chronicle her preparations for the grueling ride, which takes place October 8.
Tevis Radio Special aired today in Auburn
Check out the "KAHI Corral" link. Today's show was dedicated to Tevis.
~ Crysta
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This Coming Year
Our generous volunteer photographers will be posting photos and information regarding the 2011 WSTF Education Ride and the Tevis Cup ride photos the day of the ride. We will be linked to the web site and web cast. Photographers along the trail will be submitting up-to-the minute highlights of the day. If you would like to help with this project please volunteer through the Tevis web site. www.teviscup.org. See you October 8,2011.
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