We are now on our way towards Eisenhower Pass and the Big Mountains. I shouldn’t have had a drink last night. I have eyeball auras, but hopefully three ibuprofen should help clear that up. That and lots of water. The family joke that we have is that I always suggest that family members drink more water whenever they don’t feel well. Constipation, diarrhea, common cold, a virus, the flu? Drink water!
Too high an elevation for me!
We pass the sign post for Vail.
Vail you are such a pretty town. However no time to stop, shop, and visit!
We drive past some red rocks.
Through Glenwood Canyon.
The landscape is so dramatic here!
We have arrived at The High Lonesome Ranch!
Looks like great weather ahead for our stay at The High Lonesome.
That’s all for tomorrow. As we heard that there is a pond just outside our house and Steve already has his fishing license….
We ate lunch before we were shown our cabin. Lunch was ham, bacon, cheese and tomato. Plus bean salad on the side.
Oatmeal raisin cookies for dessert. Chocolate chip would be better. Perhaps tomorrow!
The place where we will be staying is a three mile drive from the main ranch. We are very secluded here.
Our place is called “The Homested”.
We are actually staying in our very own house! The house is even bigger once you get inside!
Kitchen should you wish to self cater. We will not, all my meals will be in the main lodge. Steve will have sack lunches for his fishing trips.
Dining room.
The Living room.
The opposite view.
Master bedroom. With gifts! I love gifts!
The master bathroom. Double sinks so we can keep our messes separate!
Here we have the second bedroom. Definitely for kids or the height challenged. Who wants to hit their head going to the bathroom in the middle of the night?
This was the third bedroom. I think it would get hot up here in the summer.
We had a great deck off of the second floor. This was where I was going to run to if I saw a bear on the grounds! I figured he wouldn’t be able to reach me on the second floor! I never really sat and read here that much as the chairs had no cushions. 
There was a stocked refrigerator with lots of cold beverages.
It didn’t take long before we broke into the m & m’s! 
There was a beautiful pond across just down the hill from our house. I am sure that Steve will try it out!
In fact Steve left me to unpack my stuff and then Steve caught 3 fish that first day!
Look who came for a walk before we drove down to the lodge for dinner? Just like all the wild turkeys we see in Poughkeepsie!
One of our appetizers was toast, with warm cheesy spinach dip. Yummy!
We sat at one big table for dinner. I love it when we sit family style at lodges.
I was wondering how Steve knew what we were having for dinner until I saw this sign!
I was a little nervous about the Pork Chops as they were served medium rare. One of the guests at dinner was in the nutrition industry and told me that the new guidelines state that pork does not have to be served at the higher temperatures anymore. It still unnerves me to eat pork that is not cooked thoroughly. The dry meat doesn’t bother me too much as I like my pork chops with lots of apple sauce anyway!
Rolls baked with butter inside. Does that mean I can’t put more butter on them?
Creamy barley with minced carrots. Unfortunately I have. been unable to find a recipe for this tasty dish. 
Salad with avocado. I hate avocado. Too slimy.
Zucchini. 
My portion controlled plate. I did not eat all the meat, I was saving room for dessert! 
Local peach pie for dessert served family style. By the time the pie got to me it was half gone. Did I care? Not one bit. Did you know that Colorado has a number of fruit orchards? I didn’t! 
You have to have vanilla ice cream to go with your fresh pie! 
I did not eat all of this ice cream. It was for the table.
What is your favorite type of candy?
Do you think Avocados are slimy?
What flavor pie is your favorite?
