May, 2013

Hey ya'll! Hope everyone is doing well. We are finally

 able to enjoy a bit of spring weather, if you can deal with

 the pollen. So saddle up or hook up and hit the trail.

A Note From Olin

So far this spring we have had some pretty good

 ride and we have more to come. It is good to see the ol'

 familiar faces, but we would like to see the ones that don't

 get to our rides that often. I hope to see more of you out

 supporting the Club and the get togethers that we work

 hard to put on.

 See you on the Trail,

 OJ

Lee State Park

 nasty “work thing” got in the way for Donna & Kirby. The

 pulled in Saturday morning with Julia and Morgan.

 The weather was great – sunny and warm. We rode

 the back roads and farm roads Saturday. Sunday the Park

 Rangers opened up the gate to the back loop and had a nice

 ride along Lynches River and the Artesian Well. One of

 G.W.'s mules decided he wanted to play in the water before he got a

drink. A great weekend was had by all !

A big Thank You to Jimmy and Beth Bryson for

 putting it all together. Can't wait till next time.

Ingram – Tisdale Spring Ride

If it is the middle of April, it must be time to load up and head to Kirby & Donna's in Sumter. Several folks came in Friday including several from North Carolina. All together we had 12 wagons heading out Saturday morning. We rode some of the secondary roads and farm roads, about 20 miles. Sunday had a bit of a different route with a 12 mile ride. Unfortunately some had to pack up and head home Sunday afternoon. We are blaming that “work” thing again. The rest of the crew got ready for the 22 mile ride to G.W. and Marie's place in Manning Monday. They got to ride back to Sumter in a horse trailer so they would have their trailers to sleep in Monday and Tuesday night. The group rode out from G.W.'s Tuesday and Wednesday. Like all good things this too had to come to an end, Wednesday afternoon everyone packed up for the trek home.

Manny Thanks to Kirby & G.W. for getting this ride together. Make sure you mark your calendars for the next time.

H. Cooper Black

We just got home from our weekend with the North Carolina club. I wish the weather had cooperated a little more, but all in all we had a very good time.

 The campsites were great, you could get water and power hook-up and rent a orral or stall, or go to the primitive side and use a picket line. There were 2 bath houses that were very clean and roomy. They hold Field Trials and endurance rides hroughout the year. If you have never been there before you need to go, it is a great facility.Our hosts, The North Carolina Mule Association, had a wonderful ride set up for those with wagons. If you were on muleback your options were endless, lots of trails and dirt roads through Sandhills State Forest. We were treated to a great home cooked supper Saturday night with chicken & rice, chicken & dumplings, green beans and cole slaw. Of coarse it was topped off with lots of deserts.

Our Thanks to Marty Simms and his wife Stacy for their hospitality.

Again our Thanks To our friends from North Carolina, I hope we can make this a regular event!!

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