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We came back the week after Memorial Day weekend and it was a much quieter place. Not to mention the weather was much (20-30 degrees!) warmer. We brought our hammocks and this time Kayson, Keanon and I got to try sleeping out in them. The 3 trees by the tetherball pole made a nice place for a hammocky triangle. We all slept warm and had great views of the stars, although the bright moon hid some of them until later in the night.
Mr Bear is happy to see us.
Nellie and I made a trip to the cabin this week and opened it up for the season. Everything is ready to go. The Ponderosas are green and healthy and all the snow is gone. Our new road and driveway held up admirably through the winter and the new deck stands proud and sturdy. The oaks have yet to leaf out but everything else looks wonderful. Be sure to check the calendar above and schedule your family cabin dates now. Last year was the busiest cabin-year yet and 2012 should be even better. Also don’t miss the new climbing wall and fort back in the trees. As soon as Jim’s family gets up there, we will have our brand new professional-grade zip line too.
Open for Business in 2012
The 2012 edition of Rockin’ R Cabin is now available
Snow is already starting to cover the ground in November. Time to close her up!
We closed up the cabin for the winter this week. That doesn’t mean someone can’t sneak up for a final visit, but we did empty all the water bottles, move all the deck furniture inside, and plastic-wrap Mr. Bear.
Jim’s family got most of the new treehouse and climbing wall completed, but the rest will have to wait til Spring. They also perfected the zip line which will be a permanent addition next year.
Don’t forget to schedule your dates early. This was the busiest cabin-year yet!
The new climbing wall on the back of the new Treehouse should make for a fun adventure for the kids.
Matt Smith and Christian Lee screw down the floor to the new tree house
Grandma Nellie and Kelsey doing cabin crafts
This has been the busiest year yet at he cabin. It’s been scheduled almost every week and so many families have enjoyed it. The new deck and now the new roadbase on the driveway are not the only new features this year. The Jim Lee and Mike Smith families have started a really neat tree house and climbing wall tucked away in the woods, and they set up a very fun zip line that works great for both young and old. The fall colors have been magnificent and soon we’ll be getting ready to close things up for the winter. Hopefully the winter will be kind to us this year. See ya in the spring.
Putting on the climbing gear for the Birch Hollow Canyoneering hike
Jim Lee demonstrates the new full-contact karate swing on Cody Lee
Hooray for the red, white and blue!
Posted by Ashley Hartley
we had an excellent time over the 4th at the cabin! A few highlights were:
– baseball in the courtyard with Rowan and Jackson smashing big home runs
– campfires with s’mores made from reeses peanut butter cups
– two rattlesnake withholds
– three “cabin breakfasts” featuring pork products, eggs and chili sauce
– a fourth of July celebration with flag ceremony,songs and solos, recitations and a courtyard parade, also a nighttime glowstick parade that turned into a wild chase game as the kids were pursued by the British (Ruskin and his parents Derrick and Barbara Hartley visiting from England yelling “the British are coming!”)
– swimming and canoeing at Clear Creek and seeing Jon Lee and family
– enjoying the relatively cool days which were a bit overcast and very pleasant
– seeing the big horned sheep in Zion and driving through the tunnels with windows open to let in tunnel bugs (bugs in tunnels that tickle young children)
I could go on and on. It was a wonderful four days! Hooray for the cabin!
The British are coming…the British are here!
Christian and I came down south and went rappelling in some great canyons near the cabin. We stayed with our cousins at the Clear Creek Ranch, but while Christian & Travis were off having fun, I went over to the cabin.
I checked out the new deck with its new railing (Grandma Nellie commanded that there be rails after one of the grandkids fell off into the bushes), took some pictures for the website, and stole the cabin journal so I could add the newer entries to the website.
Our brave bear was still boldly standing guard over the place.
Our new “infinity deck” with a view forever!
The Snow load this past winter collapsed our deck and split every one of the 2×6 joists. So we had to tear out the old one and start from scratch. Fortunately Ben Rogers and Jon Lee stepped in with their tools (thanks Jefferson for your tools, trailer, and truck too) and their construction experience and expertise. Although it rained and the roads were rutted mud slogs, we still were able to complete the project in just one day. Luckily we were able to use the old Trex decking which saved tons on the cost. So now the deck is ready for our first cabin guests of the season.
Ben, Jon, and Roland Build the new Deck
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Sat. Nov 15, 2006
The weather up here is still nice so we decided to come up. We’ll stay the night and go to a Zion Natural History Association meeting tomorrow in the park. We’re sitting on the deck enjoying the warm sun and the crisp air. Gosh I love this place!
Roland & Nellie
