Monthly Archives: July 2001

They had a pancake breakfast at the clubhouse this morning. It was 39 degrees last night and the morning dawned clear and still ‘nippy’ with the breeze-blowing crisp off the mountains. Boy, did the smell of those pancakes and sausages … Continue reading →

Friends that we had met in Pagosa Springs last year…Bill and Kathy Dixson pulled up about noon today and kidnapped me for the afternoon! We went down to the woodcarving get-together and Rick showed us all around and then we … Continue reading →

It’s hard not to dream of what it would be like to buy a ranch and live in this glorious countryside. What a place to raise a family.   A ranch like just like this might just suit us. And … Continue reading →

Diane and Joe left for home this morning….They have become such good friends and we miss them already! We did get in one trip to the “Hungry Logger in South Fork a couple of days before they left. Joe HATES … Continue reading →

A group of us went over and tried out the breakfast buffet at Cottonwood Cove…it was good! And they have a great gift shop for sucking money out of your pocket. In the evening we congregated at the clubhouse and … Continue reading →

  We found an enclosure that not only protects us from mosquitoes but gives Rick shade while he carves…what a deal! Joe offered to help him put it up…notice who’s working and who’s watching!

The Farishs took us up to the Deer Lakes area to fish today. Abundant wildflowers and lush forests and a series of beaver ponds…each one calling the ‘fishermen’ on to the next. Joe has caught 15 or 16 fish and … Continue reading →

Joe and Diane have a 4 wheel drive truck and they took us on the Bachelor Historic Tour. It’s a 17 mile drive on steep, narrow, winding and rough unpaved mountain roads, through much of the mining history of this … Continue reading →

On the way back from Alamosa today we came across a monument being carved for the Spanish Trail. There are wagon ruts further down the road. One day when the weather doesn’t look QUITE so threatening we’ll explore…  

This week a teacher, mentor, and dear friend died. Gordon Novinger was one of the finest men I ever knew and certainly the best instructor. We weren’t able to get back for today’s memorial service in San Bernardino, California so … Continue reading →