Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 – Recon Ride for Ten Mile Loop

Hi Sweetie!
A better night sleep, but still didn’t get to it until late. Up by 8:00, though, got some computer work done in the morning. Between working on the Goethe Endurance Ride and the OTL Ride, I’ve been keeping busy! Even though we were never particularly nostalgic, I can’t help but be reminded that this was the last place you and I camped together before we headed down to brother Jeff’s where your spirit moved on. I can’t believe this is the second year I’ve been here on my own, either, time just keeps flying by! By noon I felt like I had done enough inside, so I saddled up Flash and headed out to scope out the ten mile loop that the ladies of Goethe had thought would be a good trail for the endurance ride. It turned out to be quite nice! Not sure it reduced the “deep sand” complaint too much, but it certainly takes us off the roads, which was the other suggestions, and takes us on to a lot of unofficial horse trails, which is great! Looking forward to exploring the next 15 mile loop they suggested! Meanwhile, since apparently no one else is available to work on the remaining 25 mile loop for the 50 mile ride, I asked the same ladies if they would do that, and of course, they said yes! I may have to get some more help marking them, but it looks like we’ve got all hands on deck to get the trails selected. Plenty of time left for that. I didn’t hear back from the truck repair place yet, and now I have another little problem. The hot water heater’s electrical side has stopped working. It still works fine on propane, but I would usually get enough hot water just by running the generator my usual hour a day, but yesterday, it was a no go, and same today. I checked the wiring inside and it all looks good, but I’ll check the outside tomorrow and do some research and see what else I can find. Settled down with a nice grilled burger, worked a bit more on the two rides, watched an hour of TV, already taken my shower, so now I’m off to be, a little earlier than usual, but more the time I’d like to get in the habit of. so good night, babe! Love you!

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