We arrived at a little bit after 12 noon and were greeted by the staff and given a map to our cabin which is named Rainbow. We drove through the ranch and made our way down the road to a two story log cabin perched on a hill with a river running beneath it. When you walk in there’s a small living room attached to a kitchen with a pot belly stove in the corner. Down the hall you find the master bedroom with a king size bed all decorated in red and black mountain colors. There’s a bath with a shower next to it and the entire place was decorated by some design firm out of Chicago. The girls here thought it was a bit too over the top so they tweaked it a bit. After all what do people from Chicago know about the old west. Upstairs is the boys bedroom with two bunk beds meaning both boys get to sleep on the top!They too have their own bathroom upstairs. It’s really just flat out perfect!
The afternoon was filled with activities…especially for the boys. It started with rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking and ending with a paint ball war the a big group that is staying at the ranch. The boys were on the same team for the first match, but had to separate when one of the other teams players opted out. Our oldest rushed the opposing team shooting and yelling “Die Freaks”….turns out both boys were real assets and they are now set to play in the Championship match this afternoon.
We went back to our fabulous cabin to clean up for dinner and sit on the porch to enjoy the views, then headed back to the Saloon for cocktail hour and dinner at the Chuck Wagon. The Chef cooked up enough New York steaks for thirty or forty people, linguine with jumbo prawns in Alfredo sauce, a vegetable medley of squashes, onions, peppers and spices, homemade rolls and a creme brulee pie to die for…or at least gain 10 pounds for. The boys were well behaved and adjourned to the fire pit to roast marsh mellowsand make s’mores. They entertained the group staying here until almost 10:p.m. when we headed back to the most comfortable beds ever!!
Of course morning comes early at the ranch. The Mister was up before 5 and the youngest was up shortly after him and woke his brother shortly sfter that….so we showered and headed in for breakfast at the Lodge. Wow./..pannini breakfast sandwiches eggs, bacon, fruit, oatmeal with all of the toppings you can imagine, pastries from the pastry chef and many more delicious items…hope no one is hungry while they are reading this.
Off to the races…a trail ride for about 2 1/2 hours and the boys rode beautifully…chatting with every one each way. We got back from the ride in time to enjoy lunch at the Chuck Wagon…more good food. After lunch the youngest jumped on a mountain bike and rode back to our cabin…we followed him in the Suburban.
We rested for about 2 minutes…then the Mister went out to the shooting range and the boys and I walked back to the activities center. They climbed and climbed the rock wall, played basketball and wore the employees out. Signining off to go to the Paintball Championship…
God Bless
LLF DBF
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