Raven Rides Tevis!

Sunday August 2 2009

Another first - first Raven to ride Tevis, first Raven to finish Tevis!!! That's the 100 Miles One Day Tevis Cup from near Truckee, California, to Auburn, California.

These are the Sierra Nevada mountains we'd be crossing.\


The official Tevis trail!


Nance and her horses Quinn and Jasbo. We'd be riding the gray Quinn. Quinn and Nance completed Tevis in 2007.


Ride day: on the trail!




The Raven rests and eats with Quinn at the vet check at Foresthill at 68 miles. Only 32 more to go!


We all finished - we got our silver Tevis buckles!


Our pony is sleepy : )


Try getting the buckle away from the Raven...

The (Shopaholic) Raven

Saturday July 25 2009

The Raven is a bit of a shopaholic, which all started when he bought his clone off ebay:
Raven Clone

He had some fun shopping from the endurance vendors, Running Bear,


and Healthy As A Horse


at the Montana Fort Howes ride. He had Teddy of Running Bear, and Susan of Healthy As A Horse keep bringing him things to try out.



The Raven REALLY loved the silk Running Horses scarf by Laurel Burch.


He wouldn't let me see the bill of everything he bought.

A Raven in Washington

Saturday June 13 2009

The Raven was in Seattle for niece Amanda's graduation from college. (The Raven is getting old!)



The Raven is pretty proud of Amanda


Time for a few touristy things. Like hanging out on the Sound.


And going to Mt St Helens National Volcanic Monument.




Of course, "Stay on the trail" does not apply to Ravens here, either.

A Raven in Yellowstone National Park

Thursday June 4 2009

En route to a gig in Montana, the Raven made a quick tour through Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

So little time, so many places to go! Which way do we drive?

OBVIOUSLY, we head for Dunraven Pass!


We camped at Mammoth Hot Springs and got up early on the trails there before all the tourists (which of course did not include us.)

"Stay on the trails" obviously does not apply to The Raven.







It's good to see there are Ravens in Yellowstone!


What better place to conclude the Yellowstone quick tour but at the Raven Grill in Gardiner, MT.

The Raven in L.A.

Wednesday April 8 2009

The Raven had a gig in L.A., but there was plenty of time to relax with friends too.

A condo on the beach is the way to go.

You know you have good friends when they supply the RAVENSWOOD wine!

Which the Raven obviously loves!

Cruisin the boulevards in search of...

In N' Out burger! Even Ravens love In N' Out burgers!

The Raven in Cordoba

Wednesday April 1 2009

The Raven's been working hard on Al Andalus - the 8-day horse endurance ride across Spain - so the Descanso en Cordoba - rest day in Cordoba - after 6 days was very welcome!

The Romans built "Corduba" in 169 BC because of its strategic importance on the Gaudalquivir River. It became a main shipping port for transporting local olive oil and wine back to Rome. We walked across the old Roman bridge into the old city, surrounded by some of the old fortress walls that are still standing.

We visited the Alcazar (castle, rebuilt in 1327 AD) and gardens with Spanish friends Fernando, David and Alberto. There were some cool ancient mosaics on the walls of the museum.

We had a traditional Spanish lunch of tapas (salmorejo - yum!) in a bar afterwards, before spending more hours of the day wandering this neat old city.

The Raven in Barcelona

Friday March 20 2009

The Raven likes Spain... and Barcelona is a favorite city to visit.

The Mercat de la Boqueria on La Rambla is a place to get fresh fruit drinks - refreshing on a warm day.


There's the waterfront
which is a good place to people watch.


And of course, being a Starbucks connoisseur, having visited many around the world, this little cafe tucked away on a sidestreet was a great place to sample Spanish Starbucks and to take a rest after a long day of rambling.