Snowmass Falls Ranch
By Charlotte Perry
Glenwood Springs
It was the year 1918
That Robert Perry Burst on scene .
Oh he started out a city kid from Denver
You all might remember
With his gun , horse , rope, hat and boots
He knew the city would not be his roots
His family lived not far from a girl so pretty, her name was Ruth
But all knew her as Ditty
Well, they grew fast and fine, skiing and riding and sometimes school
Now, Bob , he didn’t take to higher education
But he had a dream
As he was no fool
A year of Dartmouth
And that was enough
He went to Aspen to be a ski racer
He was that tough
But, alas
He fell in love with his fair Ditty
And, they chose to settle down
In this here Carbondale city
Well, it wasn’t much back then, you see
A dirt Main Street and a small grocery, run by a family named Foley
A handful of ranchers and minors making their living
And no fancy diners!
Well, Bob and Ditty , they started their ranch
“Mount Sopris Hereford Ranch“ they called it
They had cattle and horses and seven kids in all
Sixty-five years was their ranching legacy so grand
Their holdings increased
As time flew by
A cow camp was added
In the mountains so high
Snowmass Falls Ranch it was called,
But, family knew it as “cow camp “
Summers were spent in that high country
Leading cows up to high pasture,
Branding the newcomers
Lots of work irrigating with a shovel,
Fixing fences and more
Oh the memories
Of our beloved cow camp galore!
Well, this is goodbye
To a place well loved
To a place that will never change in our hearts, forever
This is goodbye to the greatest cow camp ever!
And now it passes on
To its new journey.
In this little piece of history,
I say goodbye,
And hold the mystery and the magic of
Snowmass Falls Ranch.
Senior Sweeties
By Deborah Holt Williams
Glenwood Springs
Two aging thrivers,
Cancer survivors,
Grateful we finally met.
We share all our ills,
and count out our pills,
Happy together? You bet!
Who knows how long
We’ll be mobile and strong.
We won’t waste a single minute.
Valentines Day
Is a good time to say
Life is wonderful,
now that you’re in it!