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Post by Beth on Feb 4, 2015 14:14:58 GMT -6
How is this for defile? Might cause a formation have to single file and slower rate of speed. Regards AZ Ranger I would suspect so. Could a horse even move through that type of ground with any speed? When I read about (I am drawing a blank on the name--Cedar?) coulee and why it wasn't a usable route, is that the sort of thing they faced? I'm trying to correct my mental imagine from sage and rabbitbush to what it would actually be. Beth
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Post by Colt45 on Feb 4, 2015 15:25:27 GMT -6
AZ, that picture (defile) looks a lot like Deep Coulee past the point where visitors can go on foot, though I don't think Deep Coulee is quite that narrow. Have you been able to ride up or down Deep Coulee to/from the river to see what that must have been like for the hostiles?
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Post by Beth on Feb 4, 2015 15:41:42 GMT -6
AZ, that picture (defile) looks a lot like Deep Coulee past the point where visitors can go on foot, though I don't think Deep Coulee is quite that narrow. Have you been able to ride up or down Deep Coulee to/from the river to see what that must have been like for the hostiles? Something tells me that it might have been Deep Coulee that I was trying to recall earlier. Beth (thanks)
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Post by chris on Feb 4, 2015 15:46:58 GMT -6
I'll venture two guesses: 1. A ravine leading to Reno Creek 2. An Arizona pic
Is the saddle a bit loose on the foreground horse?
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Post by AZ Ranger on Feb 4, 2015 18:34:34 GMT -6
He acted as if he had done that before.
Checking to see if Reno had dropped one of the bottles he must have had to be drunk for three days.
Steve
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Post by AZ Ranger on Feb 4, 2015 18:43:36 GMT -6
How is this for defile? Might cause a formation have to single file and slower rate of speed. Regards AZ Ranger I would suspect so. Could a horse even move through that type of ground with any speed? When I read about (I am drawing a blank on the name--Cedar?) coulee and why it wasn't a usable route, is that the sort of thing they faced? I'm trying to correct my mental imagine from sage and rabbitbush to what it would actually be. Beth If you stick to the left side you can ride down Cedar Coulee with ease. When talking with Donahue he mentioned having a map where it appears they started down Cedar Coulee and then crossed over at the loaf on Weir. We rode that and it was an easy ride also. The ending point is about the same. We also rode down the face of Weir which is quite steep. Just because we could. AZ Ranger
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Post by AZ Ranger on Feb 4, 2015 18:46:14 GMT -6
I'll venture two guesses: 1. A ravine leading to Reno Creek 2. An Arizona pic Is the saddle a bit loose on the foreground horse? We were moving toward Reno retreat crossing toward the LBH. Yes it appears Tori's saddle is slack cinched. We were awhile into the ride and didn't dismount until shortly before crossing the LBH. Steve
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Post by AZ Ranger on Feb 4, 2015 18:49:06 GMT -6
AZ, that picture (defile) looks a lot like Deep Coulee past the point where visitors can go on foot, though I don't think Deep Coulee is quite that narrow. Have you been able to ride up or down Deep Coulee to/from the river to see what that must have been like for the hostiles? I don't think we can. I think Tom and I are going to float the river this year and see what we can see from there. I want to get the feel of how many places a rider could cross. Steve
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