On the Hoop to
Berry Camp
July 24, 2008
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Finisia departed Arco yesterday headed north
towards the mountains and Berry Camp near Council Idaho. For the first time in
10 years she is traveling horseback with a 3 horse pack string, carrying all of
her worldly possessions. Finisia had to
leave her covered wagon
behind in Nevada this spring during her long 720 mile journey to Root Camp. It was
like a primitive RV with a bed, wood burning stove, pots and pans, wash basin, lamp,
a sense of home (security), and a few other crude "luxuries" that she misses.
She hopes to rescue them within the next year,
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Finisia's horses are accustomed to walking side by side,
pulling the wagon, so she had to retrain them to walk one behind the other
in a pack string with all of her gear tied and balanced on their backs. To
do this she tied them in a string and tied the lead horse to the back of a
pickup truck, and led them slowly behind the truck for 26 miles from Arco to
Mackay. It was the School of Soft Knocks whenever one of the
horses would try to move up alongside the horse in front, as they knocked up
against each other, until the "troublemaker" gave up and fell back in line
behind. They finally learned the lesson after 26 miles and it would now be
safe for Fin to ride the lead horse in the pack string. She told me that
she made a video of it, that we will be posting on You-Tube when I recieve it -
stay tuned!!
Today Finisia arrived in Mackay, returned the pickup
truck to Arco and then some friends brought her back to her horses in Mackay.
Tomorrow morning her real horseback, 3 horse pack string adventure begins. During her 2 week journey on the back roads to Berry
Camp she will be pitching camp every night, cooking on a campfire, and sleeping
under the stars. After being in the company of the Coyote Camp fellowship
for the last month at Root Camp, she's feeling a bit lonely being on her own again, after all
of her 20+ Coyote friends scattered like seeds in the wind, each carrying with
them their own vision of mending the Hoop of Life. She wishes there were
more people living on the hoop full time like her, that she would meet along her
trails, to share a warm camp fire, a hot meal, stories, laughter and perhaps a
few miles together.
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July 27, 2008
Finisia camped near our place last night. We took her some coffee and breakfast
and saw her off this morning. Told her we would send you some pics. We live at
Chilly, Idaho, which is about 21 miles north of Mackay.
We have known Fin for
some time. Ray makes root diggers for quite a few folks the she brings around. We also make custom knives. Check us out at
www.buckskinnerweb.com.
Ray &
Judie
(Thanks Ray & Judie for your kindness
to Finisia and for the Great Photos!! - Thank You!)
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