Thoughts of fall already!

Today I find myself thinking more and more about this year's CFFC Fall Color Tour. It's a fall-like day only because we are finally having monsoon weather after several years of almost no monsoon.

Dillon in his dad's CJ3A north of Canyon City, CO
photo by Steve Lippoldt (08/05/2013)

It started raining last night, just as some new jeeping friends arrived to camp out overnight at the Thirsty Dirt Ranch. Steve and his son Dillon came out from Kansas and are on their way to Taylor Park. They had hoped to do some jeeping and ATVing on this side of the mountains when they got here.

They met up yesterday with Mike at the Forest Service office, and he outlined some trails in Four Mile. After they spent the day over in Four Mile, they came out to the house. We had a nice dinner, and had lots of talk of jeeps and trails and places to go next time. And the WEATHER!

The plan today was for them to head up into the country around St. Elmo, or depending on weather, possibly over to Bald Mountain Gulch. Well, it drizzled all night and clear through the day. I think they decided to just head on over to Taylor Park and the nice dry cabin that awaited them.

I am thankful for all this rain. It is incredibly green for August. I am thinking this should make for a very beautiful fall. Steve, we hope to see you joining the group on the CFFC Fall Color Tour this year.

- Ellen (m38Mum)