Sunday afternoon was fairly relaxed for some of us. All of us except Megan and Paul, that is. The two of them set off on a hike, with nothing but a 20 oz bottle of water apiece, and planned to find the Lost Cabin. The legend of the lost cabin has been swirling in the area for many a year. Now, we have explored more than 90% of the folks that live up there full time, with all the hiking around we have done (Paul especially). And it has seemed unlikely to me that we wouldn’t have run across it at some point. Nonetheless, it’s a worthy goal, and they strode forth with might and purpose in their step to conquer it.
They did not find the Lost Cabin. What they did was, they hiked nearly 6 miles, and then they called me and I said “Where are you and are you ever coming home?” and they said “Get the binoculars and look out the front door. See that flat topped mountain to the south? We’re standing on top of it waving!” Uh, no we could not see them 6 miles away on top of a flat mountain waving their arms. I said, “How about you walk to the road from there and I will come get you?” They said yes to that.
I had Laurent drive, since she hadn’t had a turn yet this trip. We brought lots of water, and when Megan climbed in, she immediately started drinking and got through at least 4 bottles before we got back to the cabin. Lol!
There was much eager anticipation throughout the afternoon, particularly on the part of Jacob, as we awaited the arrival of our good friends the Namkungs, whom we have not seen in about a year. They have been out in Cali for a while, and now are back in St. Johns!! They arrived a little before six, and we adults had a chance to visit and catch up while the kids wandered the ranch in packs, Jacob leading the younger ones, and the teenagers off in another direction. It was a perfect way to round out the weekend, with food, fellowship and friends (and s’mores!).
Despite the busted tire and mouse invasion, it was a truly splendid weekend, covered with blessings throughout. Thanks be to God.
Linda Burklin
12 Sep 2011Well, I finally had time to go through all the ranch posts and look at all the pictures! You all seem to be very good at cramming a lot of activity into your visits there. I’m the kind that would spend 75% of the time lying outside in a hammock and gazing at that incredible sky.
nettie
12 Sep 2011As you can probably tell by my many photos, it is hard to ever feel like I’ve “gotten enough” of the view looking up. Especially this time of year! 🙂