Saturday, June 15th we stayed at Loretta Lynn’s Dude Ranch and Campground. \u00a0The boys were thrilled to arrive as we had a 6 hour drive to get here and we had a 10 mile backup that took forever to get through. \u00a0We all needed to stretch our legs when we arrived and unfortunately it took a few hours before we would be able to relax.<\/p>\n
The campground is wooded and hilly and we all loved the feel of the place. \u00a0However, there are several wooden split rail style fences around the area. \u00a0Now, in a place that is big rig friendly (think RV movie) you would think they would realize what a hazard the fences are. \u00a0The fences give some ambiance, however, I prefer my trailer to not have to go through an obstacle course. I ended up hitting the back of the trailer on the fence and boy are they sturdy. \u00a0It pulled off the corner piece and twisted the right rear stabilizer.<\/p>\n
We had several helpful “neighbors” stop by to offer advice on what to do next as we were still in the middle of the road. \u00a0We ended up unhooking the trailer from the truck and repositioning the truck so I could pull away from the fence without further damage. \u00a0For some reason while we were unhooking none of us thought to put chocks on the trailer, well it slid back 3 feet and stopped. \u00a0Thankfully no one was hurt (other than pride). \u00a0We finally moved down to another spot (much easier to get in) and started to settle in.<\/p>\n
The kids and I discussed horse back riding for the next day. \u00a0We decided to bike down to the horses so Sean could become familiar with them and I could judge whether I thought he would be too fearful of them. \u00a0The ride down was great and both boys greeted the horses (and a mule). \u00a0I helped them feed them some carrots and we told them we would be back the following day. \u00a0Did I mention the campground was in a hilly location? \u00a0Let me tell you that riding a tandem bike up 2 very steep hills was hard. \u00a0I finally gave up and walked the bike up the hills. \u00a0Sean even got off the tandem and helped me push. \u00a0You must be wondering about Brian. \u00a0Well, he was cruising on his ELECTRIC bike. \u00a0He didn’t even break a sweat. \u00a0He was nice enough to carry our water for us.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow is a day of horses, laundry and marshmallows. How’s that for a combo!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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