July!
Friends and Family, the month of ranch style celebration approaches. Every year in Pine Valley (the name of the ranch, remember?) there is at least one celebration that I know of for sure, possibly two. July 4th is what you would expect it to be and July 24th is one only state residents and interested friends/family know about. Pioneer Day, basically an aftershock of July 4th.
The big extended family get together on the 4th is one our part of the family has never participated in due to historical complications, but if you’re interested and will be in the area, need a place to stay or a ride, call Jonathan (801-949-1475) and he/I will make arrangements.
The 24th may indeed have ranch happenings, but we’re looking to go there for a more Miller-focused experience. On the weekend of the 10th-12th we will be visited by brothers Howard and John for a first-hand survey of what Jake and I have been going on about, with a professional looky-loo by Juliet Johnson, Family Water Engineer, to see what can be done about the whole water thing. There are some aspirations for getting excavator/chainsaw work done over the weekend, and if we have 2+ chainsaws we’ll be able to clear non-soaked camping areas for the 24th.
Rather unsurprisingly if you know Jake and I (more me) we cleared the part of the ranch that was sogiest without actually being submerged. The hornet’s nest should have been a clear omen.
So to recap: July 4th is the valley-wide festivities; July 10-12 we work; July 24th we play.