Patriot's Day Roadside Cleanup

September 11th was Patriot’s Day AND LARA’s first community service day. Members met at Lisa’s and then took a short ride to our section of CR 218 to pick up roadside litter. We patrolled both sides of the one-mile stretch, which is from CR 739 to the elementary school. Lisa was originally thought to have the grand prize find of the day, when she found a $20 bill that had been shredded by the county mowing crew. Her discovery was quickly out-done when Rachel and Ginger spotted a black bear crossing the road. It was quite a thrill for all of us to know that we had such a close encounter. Now that you know what fun we have on these events, I know you will want to join us next time… remember, part of our charter is providing community service…. Roadside clean up is six times a year, so everyone can have a turn! Click here to see the clean up crew!

Diamond D Trail Ride

You missed a great ride if you didn’t join us for the adventure at Diamond D. Several members and friends gathered at the Diamond D power lines and headed out on a three hour adventure. Our purpose was to scout out the proposed route for our Second Annual Fall Poker Ride (Oct 30th.) We rode in the “three bridges” area of Jennings… everyone made it across all three bridges and survived the deer flies that are still hanging around waiting for attack. The first leg of our route went through a stand of pines, and all of the horses were stomping and swishing in an attempt to keep the bugs away. When we came to a nice wide sandy trail, Lisa’s horse Storm decided he had had enough and laid down to get the bugs off his belly. In her graceful style Lisa bailed off and then climbed back aboard for the rest of the adventure. We rode out on the Yellow Trail (originates at Live Oak Trail Head) and then looped back into the woods and came back over the bridges. There was a decent breeze most of the way and the sun was blocked by passing clouds, so all in all it was decent riding weather. We are definitely looking forward to cooler weather for the Poker Ride. Click here to see pictures of the ride! Click here to see more pictures!