July 23-25, 2009
Dear Journal,
We visited Ranch 71 in Nevada, and stayed there for a couple of days.
The first day we went on a 2 hour horseback riding trip. We were checking to see if the cattle had water in the troughs. They did in all but one which we turned the water valve on.
The next day, we took a 5 hour horseback riding trip. Like the day before, I rode Little Red. I combed his hair and braided a piece of it.
We rode into the Ruby Mountains. I even swam in a pond there. It was cold. Not a lot of people can say they swam on the Ruby Mountains which still have snow on them in the summer.
We also found some leeches when we rested by the pond. A bunch of them stuck to my foot when I went swimming. I asked my mom if I could keep them, but she said NO:(
At Ranch 71, I also met Stretch Magoon and Happy Jack. They are two of the many shooters who dress in old west clothing and shoot at metal targets with single action revolvers. The event was called Cowboy Action Shooters Tournament.
