In which endurance is not always "roughing it in a cow pasture"

I've been invited to give an Endurance 101 clinic the day prior to the Caribou Gold Rush Express endurance ride next weekend.

It's a long drive north (high up in western British Columbia, Canada), but the trails are reputed to be gorgeous...and then, of course, there's the facility where we'll be staying.

I snagged a couple of photos from the website of 108-Mile House, also known as the Hills Health Ranch:

Anti-Aging Ginkgo Lift Facial - $119.00 80 min

Normally, an endurance ridecamp is a large field--usually an empty cow pasture or open meadow.

However, this ride is held at a health spa.  In addition to the unaccustomed luxury of running water in camp, we also have access to showers.

Urr, and the indoor swimming pool.  And the hot tub.  And the sauna.

And if we get bored with that, we could always sign up for a pedicure, or heated stone massage.

Or, I guess we could go riding...

So, yeah.

Sirie and I are packing up the rig and heading out this week.  We're taking Fiddle with us, and a tent.  And a camp stove.

And our bathing suits.

And our riding tights and boots and helmets.

And my laptop.

'Cuz I'm doing an E101 Clinic on Saturday, and then I'm signed up to ride the LD.

I rather suspect we might have some fun.

Don't ya think?

Wish us luck.