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July 10, 2001
10 July 2001 When you come to the end of a perfect day. I got here last night at about 6 o’clock. Unloaded. Ate a cheese sand. Laid the fire and went to bed. 11 July. I woke up at daybreak and went about my assigned duties. I got water from the resort & washed … Continue reading
July 4, 2001
4 July 2001 To continue our family tradition of spending July 4th at the cabin, Roland, Nellie, Jon, Jolynn, Travis, and Alyssa packed up and headed up the mountain. With flags taped to his toy tractor, Travis led Alyssa in a little parade around the cabin. We also had a great “cabin breakfast.” Jon and … Continue reading
June 23, 2001
Fathers Day Project June 23 2001 What a wonderful Fathers Day gift from my kids!! My dear children wanted to help me fix up the cabin and came up with a wonderful present. They all pitched in and gave me a check for $1650 and a solid day’s labor. I about cried because it really … Continue reading
June 5, 2001
5 June 2001 This is not the first cabin trip of the season. I came in late April and the fami-lee came and painted. This journal was misplaced and only recently surfaced. I pulled in at about 4:00. The air was warm & still. I unpacked my stuff, tidied up. I put the chairs outside, … Continue reading
May 29, 2001
May 29 2001 – Nell’s Birthday & Work Project Work force included: Nellie, Roland, Jim & Barbie, Jennie, Jodi & Jana and Kyle. Jodi and Kyle started painting the honeymoon cabin, soon joined by Jennie, Jana & Roland. Jimmie replaced some boards in the deck and made some major repairs. Kayson and Christian (and their … Continue reading
May, 2001
May 2001 This summer is turning out to be our best year yet at the cabin. We’ve spent more time there and fixed the cabins up more than ever before. Roland
October 14, 2000
October 14, 2000 Back to the cabin for possibly the last visit of the year. I (Matthew) and the two ‘Fros (Nellie and Trisha). I don’t know how I got roped into coming with these two birds but here I am. I think after the first couple hours I became numb to their comments about … Continue reading
October 8, 2000
Oct 8, 2000 A big group of us from the BYU 41st ward (et. al) came up for the conference weekend. Most arrived Friday evening, but a load of us came on Friday night. We arrived at the Ponderosa at about 1am, with Jennie’s map in hand. We took it a little too literally, and … Continue reading
October 5, 2000
Friday, October 5, 2000 It’s a beautiful, sunny but cool fall day here at the cabin. Nellie and I have enjoyed a glorious and peaceful morning here by ourselves, taking a breather after our move from Ivins to a condo in St. George. As things are ever changing in our lives, the cabin seems to … Continue reading
September 4, 2000
Labor Day Weekend 2000 Ashley and Ruskin invited me up to the cabin with Jim and Barbara, Josh and Julie and Katerina. The highlight of the weekend was a day long hiking trip through the narrows. Jim dropped off Ashley, Ruskin, Josh and me at the Chamberlain Ranch at the crack of dawn on Sunday. … Continue reading