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Rambling Back with RipJune 27, 2003 I am writing this on Father’s Day from the Ponderosa campground in the Rocky Mountains. My father and Barbara’s father have each passed on and we still miss them. If your father is still living be sure to let him know how much you love him. Until you get older you never really think about all the sacrifice your parents have made for you. In raising your own kids you get an idea. We all owe them a debt of gratitude. We have made the long trip down I40 and north on highway 285 to our summer camp. We are located about halfway between Antonito, Colorado and Chama, New Mexico. We ran into a sand storm East of Tucumcari, New Mexico and the wind was blowing about 60 mph. It was so strong it tore part of the metal siding loose on our camper. We put some tape over it to hold until we got to camp. When we filled up with gas after that it only figured out to 3.7 miles per gallon. Not good! Everything is fairly green here. They had a lot of snow up on the Pass and in the high country, but not much here in camp. There have been several showers until about a week ago. The Conejos River is high and swift so the fishing is no good right now. We have been hiking a lot each day. After church this morning we took a picnic lunch and went up the pass to hike the Red Lake Trail. It is 4-miles up to the lake. It is an old volcano crater and covers about 30 acres. The elevation is 11,500 feet so it is quite a hike up there. We got to the top so we could see the lake. There was still a lot of snow up on top.
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It started coming up a cloud and thundering and lightening so we decided we had better head back. Up over the rim the wilderness area stretches several miles in each direction. There are several different trails to hike and several mountain lakes where the fishing is supposed to be good. We have friends coming up from Arkansas who do lots of hiking and overnight camping so I’m trying to get in shape by wearing my backpack. Pete Koch told me you have had rain so I was glad to hear that. Praise the Lord and hope he will keep the moisture coming. I invite you comments. Our summer address is: Rip Teal, Ponderosa Campground, 18234 State Highway 17, Antonito, CO 81120-9002 or phone 719-376-5857.
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