Chama Layover
Written by admin on July 20, 2008 – 9:42 am -
Well, what we expected has happened. Larry is now out 2 horses and is unable to continue unless he can pickup another 2. He has tried most avenues, here in Chama, but no one has any for sale. I called Larry (preacher at the Wild West Church in Pueblo) and he and Ron are working on seeing what they have for any possibilities we should know by this afternoon. Also, I was looking for a farrier to put the back shoes on Daisy and yesterday, Luke came by. Bill (at the Wild Bill’s farmstore) got ahold of him and sent him to us. Luke had just won the bronc riding at a local rodeo event. Luke was unable to get a second shoe on Daisy because of her tender/stone bruised foot. He is coming back this morning to finish. Luke had met his wife while they were in college at Weatherford, Okla. Nikki was from Hydro. I asked her if she ever heard of “Lookeba-Sickles” and she said they use to play they in high school all the time. She said the school is still there. That’s where I went to Jr Hi and Dad was the Principal of the school. They are only in their early 20’s with 2 children. Luke did an excellent job shoeing Daisy (although her feet were a little tender).
While we were reviewing the local shops, we saw an add on a dinner show at one of the local Lodges and decided to go. It was only $19 a piece and the cafe’s were costing $15-20 for a meal. The BBQ brisket was great and we had all we could eat. Afterwards, a cowboy (of many years) presented the entertainment. He had a banjo and guitar and “boy could he play and sing”. I bought one of his CDs after his show. Since Chama is noted for it’s railroad, we will be riding the train this afternoon. It should be quite beautiful since it takes the same route we drove, yesterday.
Remember the Troops…….
That’s a catchup on the horses. We may wait here for a day or two and see if Larry can get his horses, if not, I’ll go on and he will catch up, later. We drove the next 15 miles from here to Cumpres Pass to see the route. It looked like Colorado had spilled over the edge of New Mexico. It was beautiful!! We were told by a local rider that this section of the CDT route was almost impassable by horseback because of fallen trees and snow. I have 2 alternate routes, so we’ll see how we get by. When we (I) do leave Chama, I won’t have any internet for at least 3-4 more days.
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July 20th, 2008 at 10:26 am
Hello Kathy, Larry, Paul and Rocky, it was nice meeting you guys along the way. Hope the rest of your trip is a nice one.
Good luck and happy riding,
The Schalla’s
July 21st, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Larry…Good Luck in finding new horses. We read the entries every night. You are always in our prayers. We love you…. Brian, Laura, Kyle, Nathan