Road Trip Planning

Things are getting real! My friend Cheri has purchased her flights to come to Michigan and drive with me out west. The dates are settled. It's now time to figure out where we're stopping each night.

The trip is about 2400 miles total and I'm dividing that over 5 days of about 470 miles each day give or take.

First Leg - Dryden, MI to Madison, WI area

https://www.blackforeststables.com/Default.aspx   485 miles
Black Forest Farm, LLC
2132 County Rd F  Barneveld, WI  53507
Ph: 608-437-4905
or

Showtime Arena, LLC, Pamela Bound                            3845 Oak Park Road Deerfield, WI  53531 Tel:  608-764-5555 or cell 608-692-5050

Second Leg:  Madison WI to Mitchell, SD  453 miles

Hobby Horse Overnight Stables 815 West Spruce Street Mitchell, SD  57301 Tel:  605-995-1581 Web Site:  http://www.hobbyhorseovernightstables.com/

Third Leg: Mitchell SD to Sheridan WY  512 miles

W/D Hossienda
www.horsemotel.com/Wyoming.html#wdh
183 Upper Road
Sheridan, WY 82801
Tel: 307-752-2468 or 4202

Fourth Leg: Sheridan WY to Superior/Missoula MT 547/484 miles

Rugg's River Ranch, Ray or Kip Rugg                         10697 Southside Road Superior, MT  59872 Tel:  Primary - 406-822-2062; then 406-822-2061 or 406-822-4240 http://www.ruggsoutfitting.com

Or to Missoula MT and the Big Sky Horse Park

Final Leg: Superior/Missoula, MT to Duvall WA (hopefully) 408/485 miles

I've got a soft landing spot for both Gwyn and Saffron. I haven't found a place to board yet and I plan on putting that off until I'm in the area. For now I'm focusing on trimming this trip and preparing the house and property to be put on the market.

I've been struggling focusing on any one thing and I'm constantly fighting the urge to curl up every day and just watching how to draw videos from Pub Draw. Gwyn is  covered in mud and I need to clean my saddle because we're going to a dressage show again on Sunday! This time Kaylee is coming with me and we got permission from the judge to do a leadline intro A test with her. She's excited too.

And so this isn't all words and totally boring content...

Hazel walked Gwyn back to the barn for dinner and Gwyn was VERY well behaved. She's the best horse.

Zebra at the Detroit Zoo last Friday

New baby camel, Tula!

ca 1995 drawings by me

Art I've had forever that I need to finally frame and hang up