Wagon
2
"LH7 No. 2"
Wagon
Boss: Maudeen Marks
Assistant Wagon Boss: Brian Black
Mule Skinner:
Biography
Wagon 2, LH7 No. 2, originated as the "Bedroll Wagon" in the early years of the Salt Grass Trail Ride. This wagon carried all the essential gear that would have been on a traveling range wagon. Wagon Boss Maudeen Marks, daughter of E.H. Marks, was instrumental in setting up the inaugural 1952 ride to gain publicity for the Houston Fat Stock Show. During the ride's early years, she once stood in a riverbed with a microphone while Humble Oil completed the first film coverageof the ride. Maudeen wrote the original Saga of the Salt Grass Trail, and convinced Les Woytek to write the song "Ridin down the Salt Grass Trail". She served as Scribe for the Salt Grass Trail Association, and has long been the association's official Historian. Maudeen owns LH7 Ranch Resort in Bandera, Texas, where she raises Texas Longhorns. For several years, she had a team of six longhorn steers pull the LH7 No.2 wagon. She is an icon of the Salt Grass Trail, revered by the riders who look forward to seeing her each February.