Merry Wives Cafe

We went on an ATV ride Out South with Starr cousins. Thought we'd get supper along the highway, but the cafe was closed for the night.
I sure got a chuckle out of the name of the establishment. It's in Shortcreek.

I Married A Farmer After All

When Chuck was a teenager he ran his family's Newcastle farm in the summer time, while his dad worked for the state road . He said he didn't want to farm for a living. Now he does it because he wants to. Well, sometimes he wants to and sometimes he does it just because the grass grows or he has to prove up on his water rights. This is one of his motorized Tonka toys that he plays on. He mowed the back field to clear off some weeds and elm trees .
Yesterday he worked on his grader in Lund and worked on one of the dirt airstrips. Today he flew and landed there .
I'm in Cheyenne with Angie--visiting Emily. Chuck is playing as fast as he can before I get home.

ATV Trip

Following along the trail----see the highest light colored mountain top? It looks like the moon peeking out. It's a great ride to the top.


Well, the blog time says I posted at 2 this afternoon. It is now about 9:30pm and I haven't finished. I have discovered that you need to put your last picture on first, and the first one last, so they will be in order when finished. Learning how to sort and move them around will take me another day.
I want to get some current happenings posted so I am trying to catch up first. I have been tending 3 little darling granddaughters, one fine grandson, and a big golden retriever this afternoon so I haven't actually been sitting here the whole time. It was a fun afternoon at Emily's in Cheyenne. I'm using my new red Gateway laptop---which is another post subject.

The ATV trip starts at the bottom of this page.





If I had a map I would have known where I was.
A telegraph pole from days gone by.

My trusty horse Rincon. It registered 49 miles for this trip.
I'm so glad we were included in this scenic tour.
Almost to the crest. The elevation was so high that my 4 wheeler sputtered a little
Linda said that when we reached the top it would look like we were on the moon. Whew! It did.
Part way up the 11,000 + ft. www.bullionretreat.com/index_atvtrails.htm
Getting closer to the highest peaks. Bald aren't they?
About 3/4 of the way, I stopped to take a pix of the awesome view looking down over Marysvale. I can hardly believe we traveled that far and back in a day.

9 adults, 3 Rhinos, and 3 four wheelers. Lunch stop off the main road.
Outdoor museum display of the gold mining works.
Remnants of a gold mine site, just up the canyon from Marysvale.



Chuck & I and Laron & Linda and Lee & Klea stayed at the Cedar Mountain cabin Thursday night (Sept. 4th) and then Friday morning traveled to Marysvale to meet up with Karl & Terrie. Chuck & I had never been on the Paiute trails before, so it was an exciting experience for us.
This Pix is taken from the scenic lookout going up Cedar Mountain. The Forest Service is letting a fire burn as nature's way of making things better. Hope it doesn't burn out of control.

I Found More Time

I had a lucky night shaking dice at Bunko, and won this clock. It's always a fun time when 12 friends get together to have a night out.

Where Has All the Time Gone?

When Chuck & I returned from an ATV trip, we found that Angie & Chani had played the part of good little elves/fairies and painted our entry way. Not only painted, but changed the decor. It was about time ! Of course I love it and appreciate them taking the time to do it. Who couldn't use more time ?

White Rocks Watermelon

Grandpa & Alice have been tending to a melon crop on the ranch
this year. We are enjoying the harvest of juicy fresh vine ripened melon. This is our 2nd red watermelon. Last week we had a moon melon--the rind was dark green with yellow polka dots and the inside was yellow melon with white seeds. Thanks to G&G for the summer treat.

Peach Days / Home Depot Projects

Saturday morning after the parade some of the cousins (and their handy parents) worked on the wood, hammer and nail building projects. The tap,tap,tap hammering sound was fun to listen to and the kids had a ball.