Bob on Toots

I was looking for a photo that I hadn't put here that might be of interest.  I can't even remember why he'd caught Toots and ridden across the pasture, but I captured the moment.  I think we'd gone out to give spring shots, and she was the one who didn't come to have a treat.  She doesn't care a whole lot about grain.

Saturday

Bob and Steege are laying pipe in the Stipa ditch where it keeps washing out.  It's a big project.  I took the 4 wheeler over there and took photos.  They have to spread a layer of sand under it, set it on grade with the transit, and cover it.  Then getting the next one attached is no easy matter.

Meanwhile, today Jane and Scott are here.  I had breakfast with them at Betty and Brent's where Brent is king of the waffle makers.  Then he put new tires on my car.  I feel so good about that.  I've not liked the way my tires looked all summer.  Thank you Brent!

Just visited with Hank Ruland as he got in from his rounds, and he told me about the fire up at the Boulder Lake Estates.  Bob saw it after lunch, and phoned me about it.  I understand it's under control.  Tried to call Charm, but she was out and about.  Probably packing her car with her paintings...I hope.

Yesterday I took the car to Rock Springs to get the wheels aligned.  I invited Ellen to go along.  We had a delightful day.  She's a hoot in Walmart in their electric carts.  She loves to shop there and be left alone.  We had a great lunch at Applebees, her treat..and came home later in some huge rain storms.  Neat day.

Green River Lakes from 23 thousand feet

My son in law sent this from a pilot friend.  You do want to double click on this to enlarge it.  This is quite a photograph!

Sharon Schell's open house

Sharon's art is amazing.  Loved being there this afternoon.

Should have stuck the picture of Dick Klaber and Bob admiring Sharon's lady!

These pictures don't do any of this justice.  She's transformed Bill's wood shop into this wonderful studio/gallery.

Ride up Irish Canyon

We rode into Lamberouix Meadows yesterday..almost to Johnson Lake.

It's different country..but an interesting ride.  We were on 4-wheeler trails almost the whole way. Bob is checking his gps here to see how far we are from Johnson Lake, where he camped with Amie and Jerry over three decades ago.  I had been up here 15 years or so with Mark, and knew about Chester's camp.  Bob was amazed.

And we rode by Chester's camp.  Jelly Bean was very unsure of all of that, but I made him stand and get used to all the dogs barking.  Chester came out and visited both times we went by.  It's quite a camp he has...he watches gates for Richie's for his "rent".

Yesterday

We did a drive into Willow Creek...twenty years ago I'd taken Jerry there.  He wanted to show Judith the Z-U and our old ranch.  I'm sure she got way more history than she really wanted, however she appeared to absorb every bit.

This old gate which is behind the bunkhouse on Dead Horse Creek is still there.  Sid built it in the mid 50's.  He measured how tall I was horse back, and how wide Sally was (she rode a fat mare), and built it to those specks.  I grin every time I see it.  It's about history now.

Then we ran up the Green.  We had our lunch just across the Kendall bridge.  Then they got a tour of our pastures that Bob managed and our old cow camp.

Bear tracks along the way.  This was a small sow, and there were tracks of her this year's cub.  The country is dry and the trees are beginning to turn.

Half Moon Lake with Jerry and Judith

 

 

 

After lunch we went out to Cheeneys and robbed Betty's green house.  Brought the large spagetti squash home.  Humm...will have to do something with it.  It is really large.
Tonight we're headed to Kendall Valley Lodge for dinner.  About my favorite place these days.

Hank's 80th b.d. party

I thought I'd post a couple of the fun pictures.  Don't you love our lovely hands in this picture?  :)

Bobby Lozier, Hank, Jane Mickelson, Josie and Glenn Allen.

 

Sharon, Kay and Bill

Ride up Fisherman Creek to Jack Creek ie Bill Web's old camp.

Twas a nice ride up there.  We'd called ahead of time, and he has it under contract.
On our way out we met the couple who are buying it.  Jill and Pat, who sold a large outfitting business in PA.  They seemed nice and up for what's ahead.

One of the teepees is people ready.

Our horses had a shady spot at the hitch wrack while we enjoyed our lunch..

At the dinning room table.

Some of the teepees that aren't set up for the season.

Our Early Morning Flight

I didn't quite get all the big planes that were in this morning.

I took this because of the shadows the dead trees create.  I thought it was an interesting pattern.

We usually take a swing over Willow Creek.

Traffic jam at the hanger.  Kevin was in the lead, then Dave, then us.

Dave talked about being at a picnic with his folks and watching this plane scoop water to dump on the fire.

And then there was the helicopter that left.  Also, Butch Grandy and a flying buddy were at the fuel station.
We went to the auction out at Johnny Wardell's ranch after this.  It was a good auction..saw a lot of interesting people..didn't buy a thing.