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Day Twenty Five (CDR)… Camping on top of Matchless Mountain- Part 1… 08/29/15
This is what I woke up to this morning folks!!! A perfect day with no clouds what so ever… It was about 70 out also! Perfect weather for a #hike but I work tonight… So, I moseyed on over to...
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Day Twenty Six (CDR)… Camping on Top of Matchless Mountain- part 2… 08/30/15
What an amazing sleep I had! I woke up around 7am and didn’t want to get out of bed, I was so relaxed… The only thing that woke me up was the heat… I found myself sweating this morning as the sun bore...
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Day Twenty Seven (CDR)… Aching Yet Spiritually Fulfilled … 08/31/15
So, I’m glad I took that small window of good #weather to #camp on top of #MatchlessMountain because the weather this morning was overcast with rain here and there… I was pretty sore this morning when...
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Day Twenty Eight (CDR)… How The Nugget Cafe Became… 09/01/15
Folks, this is the first impression you get when you drive into #TheColoradoDreamRanch… This old bucket of bolts that has a lot of history… I just recently found out… This was actually the...
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Day Twenty Nine… The Short Fall is Coming …09/02/15
This is what I woke up to this morning folks… A thick #fog that covered everything… The air felt really thick and you could feel the moisture, which is rare up in these dry mountains…. I couldn’t even...
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Day Thirty (CDR)… Cow’s Poop Magic!!!… 09/03/15
Woke up this morning to a chilly, clear day… I had to work breakfast and lunch… Mike relieved me at 2pm… While I was working, around noon time, I got to catch a short #storm that came through… I know...
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Day Thirty One (CDR)… I’ve Found a New Hobby… 09/04/15
#Foggy mornings seem to be a norm by now and it has been really cold at night… I have a little space heater in the cabin that works pretty well but it’s hard to get out of bed with these cold...
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Day Thirty Two (CDR)… Holy Hail… 09/05/15
Another busy morning at #TheColoradoDreamRanch… #TheNuggetCafe was hopping… Not busy enough for two servers but I went in and gave Mike a hand… It’s actually nice going down right after you get up to...
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Day Thirty Three (CDR)… Another Trip to my Special Spot …09/06/15
It’s a #foggy #LaborDay Sunday up here folks… I got up and immediately went over to Griffin and Mike’s to see if they wanted to go for a #hike… I really wanted to go up to my special spot and do some...
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Day Thirty Four (CDR)… A Trip to Colorado Springs… 09/07/15
Not a good morning folks… Mike was supposed to work for me this evening and I was supposed to go to #ColoradoSprings with some of the guys… I walked into #TheNuggetCafe to see Mike had crossed off the...
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Day Thirty Five, Six & Seven (CDR)… 2 Doubles and a Half… 09/08-09-10/2015
Well folks, I came home to one hell of a story… I woke up this morning to this gorgeous view… I had to be at #TheNuggetCafe at 7:45 considering we no longer had Mike with us… So I guess not long after...
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Day Thirty Eight… I Woke up to the Cows Mooing this Morning:)… 09/11/15
I woke up to these guys #mooing this morning… It brought an instant smile to my face as I hopped out of bed to start my morning at #TheNuggetCafe… It’s this low tone moan that evolves into a moo… It...
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Day Thirty Nine… Cows, Cows, Everywhere There are Cows… 09/12/15
Folks, I couldn’t resist a #hike up the base of #ParkConeMountain to go see my new friends… I woke up to the music of deep #mooing this morning and that made me want to go #explore…The college kid...
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Day Forty… Last Day at the Nugget Cafe :(… 09/13/15
Well folks, all good things have to come to an end… I was very sick today and was not looking forward to working tonight… I asked Matt to work for me but he said he had to get back to school to write...
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Day Forty One… Closing and Cleaning The Nugget Cafe… 09/14/15
There’s Griffin and Michael working hard after a day of partying yesterday… I didn’t come in until noon… I was so sick I had to sleep in… They pulled all of the equipment out, including the huge...
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Day Forty Two… Second Day of Cleaning The Nugget Cafe… 09/1515
Well, we got a little help from the #mountains last night with a #DownPoor… Good old #nature’s steam cleaning… As soon as I headed over this morning, Chris was hard at work! This guy amazes me! He...
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Day Forty Three… The Nugget Cafe Closed for the Winter… 09/16/15
The cows even came to show their respect even though we basically serve them on a plate for people to eat… lol… This was the dreaded day, saying goodbye to #TheNuggetCafe… There were just some loose...
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Day Forty Four… A Day in the Life Without The Nugget Cafe… 09/17/15
Folks, I feel like my right arm has been cut off… There is a sense of relief considering we are all worn out from a hectic last five weeks filled with drama and pristine service for our customers… Yet...
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Day Forty Five & Forty Six… The Last March up Park Cone Mountain… 09/18&19/15
I can’t drink anymore folks! Yesterday I was puking all day and had horrible vertigo… My drinking days are pretty much over and I am happy about it… I am starting to realize that it’s the sour mix...
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Day Forty Seven… Leaving The Colorado Dream Ranch:(…. 09/20/15
This was Billy’s, one of the chefs, view from his bedroom… How could you ever get a better view than this? He would wake up everyday to this view and this is one of the last pictures I took of...
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