Next is a picture of our room.
The plastic was still on the floor but you get the idea. I have not taken many more pictures since this one. I will do that as soon as I get some stuff on the walls. :)
This last weekend Mark and I decided to take a leave of absence from the house and go on a mini trip. Kevin (Mark's youngest brother) works at Rainbow Trout Ranch, South West of Antonito. Its about a 5.5 hour drive from Denver. This is his second summer as a wrangler and he seems to be enjoying this summer job. Since the summer is quickly winding down, we decided to take a visit to see Kevin. We wanted to see what he did all day and experience life on the ranch. We left Friday after work and after some very annoying traffic, we arrived at about 11pm. Dear dear Kevin waited up for us so that he could take us to our cabin in the woods.
Breakfast was bright and early Saturday morning. Obviously these people dont know me. 7:30 am breakfast??!! Hmm, these people have not met me. I dont do anything before 9 am on the weekends. Especially after a late night drive the day before. But I bucked up and we were at the lodge for Breakfast, on time.
We dined on breakfast burritos and coffee. The best I have ever tasted. I could have sat and eaten them all day. But, we were on a schedule and needed to meet Kevin for our morning horseback ride.
Kevin took us on the river ride. I think he mentioned that it was one of the more favored rides. We got to walk in the river and get soaked! It was a blast. The ranch has a dog named Mudflap. We are not sure of her breed but boy is she sweet. She likes to go out with the first ride of the day and that happened to be us! What a treat! She loved to swim in the river and chase any, and I mean any stick we would throw. She was a little thing but she wanted to prove that she could handle the big guys!
After our 2.5 hour ride we made it back to the Ranch. A little more sore than when we left...I am still sore in places I didnt know had muscles. But, well worth the pain. Kevin was a great leader. We had some time to kill before lunch so we got cleaned up and headed back to the lodge. Kevin was able to eat with us. Grilled cheese and tomato soup. One of my favorite combos! We were able to meet a bunch of kids that Kevin works with and they seem to just adore him. After lunch we sat out on the huge wrap around porch and just let the scenery take us away.
One of the reasons we came to the ranch this weekend was for the rodeo. Kevin has become quite good at ropping and we wanted to check out his skills for ourselves.
After the rodeo, we hiked back up to the lodge and did some more sitting. It was so nice to just sit and close your eyes and let the mountain air just cover you. At 6:15 we headed down to the park by the river for a steak dinner. It was sooo good. Of course as soon as we were all seated th rain came. We ate fast and loaded up to get back to the lodge. At 8pm we had a sing along. The fire was roaring and we sat around and sang some old classics. Home On the Range was of course a favorite. Afer the sing along and talent show (the kids love to perform) we said our goodbyes and headed to bed. Kevin gets Sunday off so we knew he would sleep in right past breakfast. It is at 7:30 afterall. Mark and I joined a few of the other guests for our last meal together. Home made cinnamon rolls and hashbrowns. YUMMY! I dont know that I have ever tasted something so great. After breakfast it was time for us to hit the road. We wanted to beat the mountain traffic back to Denver. Luckily, we did and we were home in the early afternoon. We had a great weekend with Kevin and we are so thankful that we had the chance to go. He is in his element down there, and its a great sight to see.
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