The Piedra River of the San Juan National Forest set the bar really high. The BEST thing about this site was the neighbors: outfitters who use horses to set up remote camps for hunters and then pack out their game. They had two kids, Sam and Pearl, 12 and 10. They played in the river, they played in a fort, they drank from the spring, they sat by the fire, then they did it all over again. They played hard and worked hard too. Those pictures are on the other camera. I had to use a tele-photo lens to keep up.
I am already sad to think that the novelty will wear off. Wow! That's an awesome fire! And the fork and anchor did not hold the massive dutch oven, but the tripod did.
That stump that Wyatt is sitting on was the perfect chopping block. That was a unique thing about this site. Note to Mom: that huge bag of green beans is in the dutch oven. The recipe said "best ever" and it really was.
Our best moment of teamwork was putting up the tarp.
What an amazing tarp! It really does keep the rain off! It covers the tailgate where I was cooking. Pearl told stories about their colorful cook. "Cooks don't like to get wet," she said knowingly.
We are in Durango, Colorado, having a wi-fi break. Next wi-fi may be three stops away: Mesa Verde cliff dwellings, North Rim of the Grand Canyon, then Moab, Utah for some minor truck repairs.
No comments:
Post a Comment