Steve's family has been fortunate, in that they have a cabin in the mountains that has been part of their family for four generations. A journal has been kept throughout the years by whoever is at the cabin at any given time. For years, Steve's grandparents kept the journal, and now Steve's dad has taken it on, recording the events for any time that they are up there.
This year marks the 90 year anniversary of his family's time in Red Feather, which makes for a special occasion. Steve's dad grew up going to the cabin, as did Steve and his brother, and our girls have grown up going to the cabin in the summer, and enjoy any time that they can get up there. This summer has been no exception. Everyone has found a little bit of time to enjoy.
While we were moving our oldest daughter and her husband into their new house, our youngest daughter and her boyfriend took advantage of a beautiful weekend to run up to the cabin and spend some time with Steve's parents. They got to enjoy the annual 4th of July parade, and our daughter supervised the youngest family members who got to ride on the family float.
After the parade was over, our daughter's boyfriend got to try his hand at fly fishing in one of the nearby lakes. It's a miracle they found waders to fit him, because he's not a short guy.
This was his first time fly fishing, and the fish weren't really biting, so he came out empty handed, but from what we heard, he learned a lot and had a great time.
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| Steve's dad showing him the basics |
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| Giving it a try on his own |
A few weekends later, our oldest daughter and her husband had a chance to make it to the cabin as well. Our son (in-law) has done some fly fishing before, so he had the technique down a bit.
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| Steve's dad watching our son (in-law) from the shore |
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| He caught several nice trout |
This past weekend, Steve and I had a chance to visit his parents at the cabin as well. We didn't so any fishing, but we really enjoyed the small wildlife that was running around the front yard.
This little guy found a pack of sunflower seeds that were sitting on the window sill, and decided to help himself.
We found this thing hanging on a tree in the forest behind the cabin. We looked through all of the fungus and insect books to try and figure out what it is, but we still don't know for sure. We think it is some variety of a puffball.
We just love the peacefulness that we always find at the cabin. It's the perfect place to just get away from everything.
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| The columbine are almost done for the season, but I managed to still find a few pretty ones |
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| Our youngest daughter's tree that she planted from a test tube a few years ago |
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| A doe and fawn even walked through the woods behind the cabin, but they were hard to get a picture of |
On Tuesday morning before we left, we decided to visit the Fox Acres Golf Resort for lunch. It was built 30 years ago, and used to be a members only resort, but in the last few years they have opened the golf course and the restaurants to the public.
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| The resort entrance |
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| The clubhouse where the grill and restaurant are located |
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| We ate lunch on the patio overlooking the statue of the golfer |
Fox acres got it's name from the fox house that was used to raise fox's for their pelts many years ago. It is still standing today, but of course, it's no longer in use.
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| The fox house as it stands today |
After lunch we took a quick drive through the resort before heading back to the cabin to pack up our stuff.
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| This part of Fox Acres overlooks Lake Latisha, which is part of Red Feather Lakes |
It was fun for all of us to have a chance to enjoy Red Feather on it's 90th year of being part of Steve's family. We hope that it remains in the family for at least another 90 years!
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