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June 3, 2001 – Fort Kearney to Near Gothenburg (Hiles Canyon) – Today I rode Frank the full 50 miles. We started early and passed the Nebraska Public Power Canady Steam Plant. Idaho Power has been very generous in allowing me to take the time for this trip and I like to comment on the various electric facilities that I pass on the trail. The Canady plant is a natural gas steam boiler unit that generates about 100 MW of power. The plant was built in 1958 and modern combined-cycle combustion turbine plants are more efficient. The Canady plant is used to meet peak demand.
We camped at Hiles Canyon in Southern Nebraska. We were camped along a very large irrigation canal built as part of a WPA project in the 1930s. Many of us took the opportunity to jump off a concrete weir into the canal and then floated as a group downstream past camp. The float was very pleasant.
Best Regards,
Tom N
June 4, 2011 – Hiles Canyon to North Platte Nebraska – Again today, I took Whiskey out for a half day. We rode along the canal banks and on farm roads. Tonight we are camped at a very nice family-owned campground on the shores of Lake Maloney.
I want to comment on some of the difficulties that we experience on a cross-country, point-to-point endurance ride. Two days ago, on Thursday evening, Whiskey broke his HiTie. The HiTie is a swing-out fiberglass arm that is used to tie a horse to the trailer. I have had the HiTies on this trailer for six or seven years. I called EasyCare on Thursday night after hours. On Friday, EasyCare sent a new HiTie to me via overnight express. Today, Saturday, the HiTie was waiting when we arrived at the campground. And now, Saturday afternoon, the replacement HiTie is installed. The EasyCare customer service is outstanding. The company understands, and supports, long-distance riding.
We'll take two rest days here at Lake Maloney. There is a bar and grill restaurant as part of the campground and I am sure that our gypsy caravan will overwhelm the bar and grill tonight just as we did a week ago on Oak. It should be a lively evening on the shores of Lake Maloney.
At the end of week two, Frank has run five days and 150 miles while Whiskey has run five days and 125 miles. Whiskey is strong and I plan to save Whiskey to three days per week and ride Frank only two days per week. We should be in Nebraska for another week or so and then on to Wyoming. When the trails change from hard-packed roads to two-track trails, I'll move both horses up to fifty-mile days.
June 3, 2001 – Fort Kearney to Near Gothenburg (Hiles Canyon) – Today I rode Frank the full 50 miles. We started early and passed the Nebraska Public Power Canady Steam Plant. Idaho Power has been very generous in allowing me to take the time for this trip and I like to comment on the various electric facilities that I pass on the trail. The Canady plant is a natural gas steam boiler unit that generates about 100 MW of power. The plant was built in 1958 and modern combined-cycle combustion turbine plants are more efficient. The Canady plant is used to meet peak demand.
We camped at Hiles Canyon in Southern Nebraska. We were camped along a very large irrigation canal built as part of a WPA project in the 1930s. Many of us took the opportunity to jump off a concrete weir into the canal and then floated as a group downstream past camp. The float was very pleasant.
Best Regards,
Tom N
June 4, 2011 – Hiles Canyon to North Platte Nebraska – Again today, I took Whiskey out for a half day. We rode along the canal banks and on farm roads. Tonight we are camped at a very nice family-owned campground on the shores of Lake Maloney.
I want to comment on some of the difficulties that we experience on a cross-country, point-to-point endurance ride. Two days ago, on Thursday evening, Whiskey broke his HiTie. The HiTie is a swing-out fiberglass arm that is used to tie a horse to the trailer. I have had the HiTies on this trailer for six or seven years. I called EasyCare on Thursday night after hours. On Friday, EasyCare sent a new HiTie to me via overnight express. Today, Saturday, the HiTie was waiting when we arrived at the campground. And now, Saturday afternoon, the replacement HiTie is installed. The EasyCare customer service is outstanding. The company understands, and supports, long-distance riding.
We'll take two rest days here at Lake Maloney. There is a bar and grill restaurant as part of the campground and I am sure that our gypsy caravan will overwhelm the bar and grill tonight just as we did a week ago on Oak. It should be a lively evening on the shores of Lake Maloney.
At the end of week two, Frank has run five days and 150 miles while Whiskey has run five days and 125 miles. Whiskey is strong and I plan to save Whiskey to three days per week and ride Frank only two days per week. We should be in Nebraska for another week or so and then on to Wyoming. When the trails change from hard-packed roads to two-track trails, I'll move both horses up to fifty-mile days.
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