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January 12, 2001 Click here for previous reports |
| Happy New Year everyone! I am glad to report that the roof
is on the lodge. Last weekend Kent and Travis finished putting up the metal
and the roof cap. This was a major accomplishment since they had to contend
with so much ice and snow and ladders. It's such a good story I just have
to tell it. Kent and Travis went out one morning to finish nailing the
roof. Well they get all situated up there and as Travis tells it: Kent
immediately knocks Travis's coffee off the roof. Then as Travis tells it:
Kent manages to knock down the nails, you would think they might have gotten
the hint right then that this might not be the day to be up on the roof.
Then as Travis tells it: the next thing to go is the ladder, so these guys
are stranded up on the roof. So they don't get shook up they just decide
they will continue working but the problem with that is that they ran out
of nails and besides Tanner is on the ground wanting to eat lunch. So they
decide to try and use the nail gun to fish for the ladder. They even try
to enlist Tanner's help in snagging it, but he would have none of it. Finally
the hook the ladder and as they are dragging it up it comes apart into
two pieces. So now they are up there with only half a ladder. Fortunately
they were able to catch the other part and make it down off the roof.
Now they are working on the electrical wiring, I bet they enjoy this part of the job a lot more than being 30 ft. up in the air in the cold winter weather. Kent is going next weekend to take the outfitters test in Cheyenne. Toni and Aunt Shirley are going also and then will go on to Denver to see Tom & Izzy and maybe some of our O'Brien relatives as well. Once Kent takes this test he will have to meet with the State Outfitters Board the end of February. Then we will find out if we can transfer that forest camp permits and the BLM to the History Ranch. We have been having some discussion on how to promote the ranch especially this first summer. We are thinking of contacting certain groups that may want to rent our rooms and maybe some of the activities (horseback riding) but have their own agenda as well. If you can think of any groups that may have and interest, please let us know. Also if you have any ideas for promoting it let us know that too. We have been starting to gather things to decorate the lodge. Toni bought some furniture that Travis's dad had made out of juniper. It is really beautiful most of it will be used in one of the rooms. There is a very beautiful table and lamp that we will use downstairs. (The furniture I bought I am keeping all for myself. I did have intentions of giving the chair to the History Ranch, but it just looks sooooo good in my house.) We are going to have to build corrals this summer and do some clean up around the ranch, so if any ya' all want to come out to work (er uh I mean vacation) just let us know. |
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| Below are pictures Clint took of the roofing. I can give these guys a bad time about their ladder episode, but one thing I know for sure I wouldn't have the guts to be up that high on a slippery sheet of metal. So we are all really grateful that Kent and Travis do have the courage. | |
