Independence Day

Sunday July 3, 2016

Today was a nice relaxing day. After breakfast (fruit smoothies) we went into town to the Farmer’s Market. We got there before the afternoon rains. We purchased a few things for dinner tonight with Pam and Jim. This included rainier cherries and gluten-free macaroons. Peter also bought me a pretty necklace and earrings. Of course we partook of the samples offered.

Jim and Pam preferred eating early (4 pm) which was fine with us.  Are you laughing Pam T.?   It stopped raining just as we arrived at their spot.   Peter grilled pork chops and I made Canadian Salad which was a hit as usual. Pam made baked potatoes, squash and deviled eggs.  Desert was cherries and macaroons.

The weather is so different here. After the rains the sun came out and it actually got warm. Weather is so relative – it was about 70 degrees compared to 108 in Phoenix.  And within an hour we had to put on our jackets and go inside as it got a little cooler with a nice breeze. Right now it is 64 degrees. Sorry Phoenix but I’m kind of trying not to rub it in. Bonnie and John I bet the weather in Florence, Oregon is nice right now…

I think I might have mentioned already how much I love it in Angel Fire…   JY

Another nice day.  As JY said we went to Farmers Market, BBQ’d pork steaks and ate with new friends from Tucson.  The weather cooperated with a little rain before I started to BBQ and the sun came out while we ate at the picnic table.and stayed dry and cool.   PRC

Monday July 4, 2016

I can’t believe it.   Turned the lights out at 11:00 pm and did not wake up until 9:57 this morning.  I cannot remember the last time I’ve (we’ve) ever slept in that late.  Turning into lazy bums.  Had potatoes, eggs and left over pork steak for breakfast.

About noon we decided to go for a drive to Black Lake.   That is where they shot some of the Lonesome Dove movie.  Lonesome Dove is my favorite book and the scenes in the movie where the cattle herd finally arrived in Montana were shot at Black Lake.  Using binoculars you can see the cabin that was built as a prop for the movie.  We could not walk to the site as it is now owned by a company that is going to build a resort and RV park there.  The cabin is part of that property.

The fire department shoots them over the lake so there is no chance of starting a fire from sparks.  The fireworks were very nice however after 30 minutes it got a little repetitive, we got bored and decided to leave.  The upside of leaving early was we missed the traffic of everyone leaving but not by much.  It appeared that many other people were trying to leave early to avoid the traffic.  PRC

HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA!!!

It’s kinda embarrassing that we slept until almost 10 am this morning. We’ve been rationalizing that we are on vacation after all. Although I cannot remember the last time I slept in that late…

Today is definitely a shorts day. It’s a sunny day although the clouds are slowly rolling in. It’s 77 degrees today. It will be up to 81 on Friday. I know this is nothing to you Phoenix folks.

 

As you can see we got a late start today. We headed out to the locations that they shot “Lonesome Dove” and “Longmire”.  Lonesome Dove is Peter’s favorite movie of all time so of course we had to go there. I’ve never seen the series, “Longmire.” Have you?

I made soup for dinner tonight. We plan to see the fireworks in Eagle’s Nest tonight. Tell us what you are doing for the July 4^th holiday.  JY