Day 4: The sun shower incident in Lemmon Valley
by Samantha Shankle, Outpost Staff
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Day 1 :Outside Doyle, Calif. Day 2 :Hittin' the trail Day 3 :Ridin' in the wimp wagon Day 5 :Arrival to Reno
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The next morning I groggily peeked out of my tent after hearing a nearby scream, "wake up sleepy head, we're leaving!" Panic struck as I realized mine was the last tent standing. I jumped out and threw on my stiff pants. After two days in the saddle they could have stood on their own. I grabbed my horse and saddled up, dropping behind the group to catch my breath. Ranch hands belted out orders, or screamed out when hearing something funny, "strip my gears and call me shiftless!" Others would drop behind to chat for awhile, pointing out barbed wire we needed to avoid, or talk about their horse and gossip about the other guests. A group of strangers brought together by the desert and moving cattle.
That evening we arrived in camp and did our best to clean up. On my way to the
 Joel cheating in the desert with his sun shower Photo by: S.Shankle |
The last night was spent going over the drill for the next day. We would be dropping into Reno and would be taking a few of the main streets that would bring us to the final destination of the Reno Rodeo at the Livestock Events Center. Talk was serious, for horses get antsy with so much commotion. We were all tired yet excited with the prospect of finishing the job. We were almost there.
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