Our last day on the North Fork Ranch dawned early with a cup of coffee in our room in the lodge. Our open window gave us a good view of the river and the mountain while the sun rose. I noticed that Dean was brewing the coffee, highlighting the personal touch of the owners, who actually live in their office/residence within the ranch buildings.
Breakfast was the same healthy fare as the day before, except this morning's specialty was pancakes, either plain or blueberry; in our case both! We tried the maple syrup and the blueberry syrup. Hmmm, nice!
We watched the rest of the group set out for their all-day white water rafting adventure, before we joined a mother and her son on horses for a mid-morning ride into the mountains. The horses were well trained. We had never ridden before, but this was no problem. After a few simple instructions, we got the hang of it and managed very nicely. We rode up among the Aspen, Blue Spruce and Pine trees through the valleys and over the meadows. After about two hours or more, we stopped in a meadow to be greeted by Dean on his four wheel bike. he had brought a picnic lunch for us to enjoy. The horses grazed while we chatted and relaxed in the cool of the trees. After lucnh we continued our ride, to eventually return to the ranch mid afternoon.
It was time to leave to get back to Denver, but we were in absolutely no hurry whatsoever. We showered and then had a pleasant drink on the porch. Both Karen and Dean came to chat, already old friends. This was much too short a time to spend at the North Fork Ranch.
We'll be back, hopefully with more of our family to enjoy it with us.
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