It was 34?F and sunny in South Arkansas on Monday.
I took my 2011 EC250, a KX100, a CRF70, and two granddaughters riding on a muddy cross country track that I had created last summer with the tractor and bush hog.
We all got wet and muddy; if not from falling, at least from the roost.
The 9 year old got to roost granddaddy for the first time, just before she went over the bars and landed on her back in very cold 6" deep water.
Later, as the 12 year old granddaughter was leaving the house to go to dance class, I pointed out the mud in her ponytail.
She had just finished her first ride on the "new to the grandkid fleet" KX100 and didn't realize just how bad she had spun mud all over her back and the hair hanging out of the rear of her helmet.
Ride with family as much as possible. There is nothing like it.
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