First Stitches

Clementine designed and stitched this herself. It is two hearts and a purple flower under clouds.

Junior Ranger

Clementine earned her 8th Junior Ranger badge this week. We took a day trip to Rocky Mountain National Park to escape the forest fire smoke and extreme heat. Our first stop was an historic homesteader cabin and the Never Summer dude ranch, which was in operation from 1920 to the late 1970's.

Clementine tried roping a cow and dressing up in aprons and bonnets to do a little laundry with an old fashion washing machine.  We also visited the ranch's taxidermy shop, but Clementine did not want to spend too much time there.
The cutest animals we saw was a nest of baby ground squirrels. There were eight baby squirrels, but they kept running out of the nest and their mom would chase them back. We saw elk, beavers, and a wild turkey.  I was hoping to finally see a Moose, but no luck. We are planning a return camping trip and maybe even a stay at the historic lodge on Grand Lake.