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  August Play at the Ranch by admin on Aug.10, 2005, under Seasons Playing August 6th, 2005. Aftenoon. Alex playing “Bear” with Papa. Papa is a bear, and Alex is the trapper…   Alex playing under the ramada Setting the Trap August 6th, 2005. Afternoon Alex makes a snare for the Bear.   Alex setting a snare Snares August 6th, 2005. Afternoon. Hunter gets in on the action as he sets his own trap…   Hunter setting a trap Back at Camp August 6th, 2005. Morning. Sometimes the sun gets in your eyes…   Hunter playing at the ranch End of a Long Day August 6th, 2005. Evening. Sometimes the sun gets in your eyes, in a good way…   The boys at sunset

  August Hiking at the Ranch by admin on Aug.10, 2005, under Seasons Hiking August 6th, 2005. Morning. We went for a hike over South Mountain and back to the windmill, ending up back at camp via the road. Here is Alex and Tara at the start.   Alex on the hike Hike August 6th, 2005. Morning Hunter takes a rest about halfway through.   Hunter on the hike Rattlesnake August 6th, 2005. Morning. Tara found this little guy in our meadow. He was small, and didn’t have any rattles yet. He looked like a cowpie from eye level, so she luckily avoided stepping on him.   Small baby rattlesnake sunbathing Taking a Rest August 6th, 2005. Morning. The boys stop for a breather…   Taking a breather

  Another August at the Ranch by admin on Aug.10, 2005, under Seasons Arrival August 5th, 2005. Afternoon. We arrived at about 4:00 on a Friday afternoon for this trip. It looks like a thunderstorm had just passed through within a hour or so.   Muddy Markham Pass Creek August 5th, 2005. Afternoon. The creek was flowing pretty good along the road, which turned out to be a real mud bog. I didn’t get any good pictures of the road, because I had to use both hands to maintain control.   Markham Creek GirlyJeep August 5th, 2005. Afternoon. The GirlyJeep got pretty dirty on the way into camp. We bottomed out in several places, and mostly stayed in the ruts, which were about a foot deep in most places.   GirlyJeep Campfire August 5th, 2005. Evening. It was so wet out that we decided it was safe to build a campfire on this trip. This was the boy’s first trip to the ranch, and we roasted marshmallow with them.   Campfire