Wednesday, September 15, 2010

"REMOTE" ISN'T JUST A BLACK BOX YOU HOLD IN YOUR HAND

Looked like the shortest way on the map, but then
the map wasn't all that great.
If you walked of the edge of these flat rocks you would
fall approximately 2000 feet. Dad walked out and looked
over but I was busy checking to see if we had cell phone service
so I could call 911.

Crouse Creek
Beautiful narrow slot canyon. I know Butch
and Sundance rode through here. Robert Redford
probably did too.


100 miles of dirt roads and this.
Never been so glad to see the Colonel.

JOHN JARVIE RANCH

Ladora School
This is truly a pioneer cemetery

Swinging Bridge

And, Yes it does swing when you walk on it.



Jarvie Ranch
Worth the side trip but come in from Dutch John. It's
got to be faster than 100 miles of dirt road that took us
back to Vernal.


Trading Post and StoreFamily's first Home-- The Dugout
2nd room in the Dugout


1st room in the Dugout

Waterwheel

Barns and sheds
Blacksmith Shop and Ice House

SQUEEKY BOB WHEELER'S HOTEL de HARDSCRABBLE OR PHANTOM VALLEY RANCH




A retired Ranger from 1960 told us where the original entrance to Squeaky Bob Wheeler's Hotel de Hardscrabble was and we decided to try to find the original site. Found the entrance on Trail Ridge Road alright and followed directions to what we thought must have been the location.



Nice meadow but wrong place.




So we just took a nice walk along the Colorado headed north. Actually we did find the location of the Ranch but didn't know it until we got home and
looked at a map (where it was clearly marked). It was the one
place along the hike that I didn't take a picture.
It was in the meadow that junction's to Red Mountain.
Trees are alot taller now and the meadow doesn't look large enough
for the Ranch, but it's beautiful.
Stopped at Betty Dick's on the way home and walked back in to
see how it is doing. Looks like the Park Service is just hoping it
falls down so they won't have to do anything with it.