Pheasants and Wine, Stratton, CO (Thursday, December 27th, 2018)

This morning we headed to Stratton, Colorado for a Pheasant hunt, and to see the hunting lodge where our youngest daughter's boyfriend spends a lot of his time in the fall and winter.  The lodge is beautiful, with tons of sleeping space and a huge gathering area and kitchen.  It was so much fun to see it.

Shortly after we arrived, we all headed out on a quick hunt.

We got one rooster.  Arrow (the dog) was very happy to bring it in for us.

When the hunting was over, we did a little bit of clay pigeon practice.  Each time the gun went off, Arrow really wanted to go retrieve the bird.  He had a hard time with the concept that there wasn't one.

Two from this morning, and the one from our short hunt.  Pheasants are such beautiful birds!

When our hunting day was over, we headed across the highway to the Claremont Inn, a winery and bed and breakfast, for a little wine tasting.

They have so many great wines, and a really fun tasting room.

What a beautiful place!

What a great way to spend our day!  We never knew that Stratton had such great things to offer.  We love exploring small towns for this very reason.  We are so grateful that we got to spend our day out here.