Dance Dialogue - The Here and Now 8-9-12

If the only thing I can find to stress about is not posting regularly to this blog, then I guess life is pretty darn good! As you may or may not know I am forever behind on my posts.  So I thought I would do a "real time" post. As I write this we are at Echo Basin Ranch up the mountain from Mancos, Colorado. The elevation is around 7800 feet.

One of the ponds

As it is 3:30 in the afternoon the temperature is dropping in anticipation of the almost daily thundershowers. Just as it feels like it's getting a bit too warm we are presented with a darkening of the sky, distant rumbling and slightly gusting winds letting us know what's to come...


We are in the middle of our first workamping position. We've been here almost four weeks and are getting the hang of things. We trade 20+ hours per week (emphasis on the plus) for our full hook-up site. The resort is in decline and is lacking strong management but the campground is gorgeous! We see deer often but never when we have the camera handy and a black bear wandered in one day but our neighbor was yelling "There's a bear! There's a bear! Do you see it?" so loud that it took off at a very quick pace.

Our site in the trees

Willie at camp

At Sunset

So far we have:
Gone on a Jeep tour to La Plata Canyon
with Mild 2 Wild Rafting

With Co-Workampers
Gary and Ava

Visited Hovenweep National Monument, which protects five prehistoric ancestral Pueblo canyon head villages AND allows dogs on the trail!

Notice the foundation

Eroded Boulder House

Ancient Art

Our truck's in the background

Stopped by the Anasazi Heritage Center, dogs are also welcomed here! 

And went to the Bar D Chuckwagon for dinner and a show. Apparently it was a special night because not only did we see the Bar D performers but also the Riders in the Sky group. It was quite entertaining, and we laughed a lot too! Food was tasty.  They boast that they can feed 700 people in 30 minutes. They've got it down!

Riders in the Sky

Both the Jeep tour and the Bar D show were complimentary because we are workampers at Echo Basin and can spread the word to our customers. Nice perk!

We leave here on Labor Day and will go to our next workamping position at Desert Haven Animal Refuge just south of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
Yes, life is good...