Finally The Weekend At Last...
And For Many Of You, A Long Weekend Thru New Year's Day On Tuesday!
Before we get started here with reporting the weather, wanted to provide some quick information...we will be OPEN this weekend: tomorrow, Saturday, December 29 and Sunday, December 30. In observation of New Year's, we will also be OPEN on Tuesday, January 1, 2008. We will be OPEN all three days listed with hours of operation of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m....If you are planning on coming in on Saturday and/or Sunday and staying thru Monday or Tuesday, please be sure to let us know upon your arrival at the park office; no advance appointment is required as long as you are coming out on the weekend during normal business hours. However, if you just want to come out on Monday and ride, you MUST call our park office to set up an appointment so you may enter the park. If you have any questions, please email us or call us at our park office.
Furthermore, yet another reminder, December 31 will be the last day that RRMT, Inc. will be honoring its old rates. As of January 1, 2008, all new policies and prices go into effect. Thus, January 1, 2008 is considered a holiday by RRMT, Inc. so NO appointment is needed to come and ride that day...members/guests as well as visitors are welcome. But starting January 2, only members & their guests may ride on weekdays with an appointment unless a special exemption has been granted to a visitor. Inquire at park office for visitor special exceptions.
Please note that we are currently accepting RRMT, Inc. Memberships for the 2008 Season! Get YOURS TODAY!
Now onto weather...
Since last posting yesterday, the sun never made it out. It remained cloudy and overcast all day yesterday with cold temperatures, but NO rain.
Overnight we received NO rain. Currently this morning as of 6:45 a.m., it is still dark outside at the moment, but we are expecting another day similar to yesterday...probably NO sun again today, just cool temperatures and NO rain. But until day breaks and it lightens up outside, its kinda hard to tell.
Time to provide you with our usual recap so we can get this weekend started...
RRMT, INC.'S RAIN GAUGE RECAP
Just as a recap, leading up to today, here are this week's rainfall totals that we pulled off each of our daily blogs from the week:
*Monday--NO RAIN
overnight-- NO RAIN
* Tuesday--NO RAIN
overnight--NO RAIN
* Wednesday--NO RAIN....a few sprinkles of rain in the A.M., but not enough to measure
overnight--NO RAIN
* Thursday-- NO RAIN
overnight-- NO RAIN
* Friday-- NO RAIN as of 6:45 a.m.
Here's your usual comprehensive Friday report on detailed park conditions....
TRAILS
All of our trails are OPEN both on the North and East sides of the facility. Per our rain gauge report...we have received NO rain this week, except a few sprinkles of rain on Wednesday morning that weren't even enough to measure. For those of you that are counting...that's two full weeks now with NO measurable precipitation. The last precipitation (rain) we received was two weeks ago and it was only 1 inch and 3 tenths. Therefore, we do have dry conditions in our area currently. Riding conditions are currently good, but of course, dust can be anticipated. As a result of our dry conditions, we do not anticipate riders seeing any puddles or mud out on the actual trails.
RED RIVER
Not much has changed with the Red River since last Friday's recap...The Red River is bank to bank in some places, but then very narrow in other places, which has allowed the water to be split which has created various sandbars. The amount of water that the river has pushed up into the mouth of Mountain Creek (where it joins the Red River) has now pretty much receded, and at this time, really minimal and of no concern. However, it is still advised that you be careful to avoid any quicksand because getting stuck is always a possibility.
CREEK
The amount of water being pushed up into Mountain Creek is minimal at this time. It is advised that you be on the lookout for mud to avoid getting stuck, but really no problems there at the mouth of the creek are to be anticipated. Riders will find that they can ride in the creek the entire way to the river currently. Similarly, since riders can ride in the creek the entire way to the river, thus the creek is crossable in a number of areas so riders may easily access the trails on both the North and East sides of the facility.
In summary, despite our dry conditions, riding at our park is currently very nice. The last few days we have had cold temperatures, but nothing out of the ordinary for this time of year (winter) in Texas. A further reason that you need to load up the family, pack some hot cocoa and camping gear, and head on out to Bulcher. There's nothing like spending the last few days of 2007 enjoying the great outdoors!
Besides, having a campfire is absolutely a delight in weather like this...not to mention...bring on the smores! See you out on the trails!
Final update for the day as of 5:10 p.m....today ended up being a really nice day even though it was a little on the cool side. The sun came out luckily and there was a little wind, but not much. NO rain today & overall a nice day to spend trail riding.
Happy Trails,
RRMT, Inc. Staff
