The internet was temporarily down this weekend, so I was unable to blog - I know, excuses, 
excuses. :) Saturday morning, Jeremy worked on mowing the lawn and trimming the hedge row. We went and met our neighbors, Raymond and Lloyda (not sure about that spelling). They offered to let us use anything they had which is so kind. I offered to bring over cookies once I get the hang of baking in the high altitude. In the afternoon, we (Jeremy, me, Jason, and Jeff) drove to the La Jara Reservoir which is west of here and in the 
foothills of the San Juan Mountains. It was a great drive and only a little bumpy in the Caravan. At the end of the road (or at least the part we could travel), we took a little hike up the mountain. You can see the blue Caravan at the bottom in this picture with Jeremy. Needless to say Jeremy and I were out of breath not far up the mountain... we would like to contribute at least 75% of that to the altitude and not to just being out of shape :) On the way back to main road, we ran into a slight road block; thankfully, a little horn-honking cleared the path pretty quickly. (see picture to left) There were many head of cattle grazing in this area.
excuses. :) Saturday morning, Jeremy worked on mowing the lawn and trimming the hedge row. We went and met our neighbors, Raymond and Lloyda (not sure about that spelling). They offered to let us use anything they had which is so kind. I offered to bring over cookies once I get the hang of baking in the high altitude. In the afternoon, we (Jeremy, me, Jason, and Jeff) drove to the La Jara Reservoir which is west of here and in the 
foothills of the San Juan Mountains. It was a great drive and only a little bumpy in the Caravan. At the end of the road (or at least the part we could travel), we took a little hike up the mountain. You can see the blue Caravan at the bottom in this picture with Jeremy. Needless to say Jeremy and I were out of breath not far up the mountain... we would like to contribute at least 75% of that to the altitude and not to just being out of shape :) On the way back to main road, we ran into a slight road block; thankfully, a little horn-honking cleared the path pretty quickly. (see picture to left) There were many head of cattle grazing in this area.On Sunday, we went to the Nature Conservancy sponsored bbq at Medano-Zapata Ranch near the Great Sand Dunes. We ate great bison burgers - made from one of the 2400 bison raised on the ranch. In addition, Jeremy (and default, I) schmoozed with all the conservation people. Jeremy's boss was there and wanted to introduce to people who had been major players in saving the wilderness of Colorado. It was a good time. Jeremy, David, Emmy, and Jeff drove into Alamosa Sunday evening to go to a bluegrass concert in the park. It was a good time, great music, and beautiful weather for them.
Monday morning is really rough when you have been on vacation for as long as I have (months) or Jeremy has (weeks). I was thrown into the office work. Since the normal office people weren't there, I was already answering and directing phone calls! By Tuesday, I was put to work creating the calendar for September and writing receipts out for donations. I also discovered that in the afternoon I will be trying to market and advertise for the coffeehouse and two thrift stores and help to promote the sale of Ten Thousand Villages' items. If anyone out there has any suggestions, I'll take them! I feel like a fish out of water when it comes to that stuff. Jeremy has been reading up on all the Rio Grande Conservation information - previous projects, current projects, and efforts that are working. In addition, he met with a woman from NRCS (National Resource Conservation Services) who will be taking him around to various sites in the Valley, and eventually turn him out on his own. He is really excited about getting to see what is actually happening around here. I'll try to take some pictures of our workplaces so you can see us actually doing something. When I do, I'll post them.
One last picture from our little hike...
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