A Trip To Colorado

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destination. As we pulled into the drive, I looked up and saw a Stonehenge like structure built from the trunks of thousand-year-old pines. Hanging from the center of the structure was a weathered sign that looked like it hadn’t been attended to in years. The tattering of faded red letters told of a life of solidarity, just watching day after day go by and welcoming the occasional visitor. When we passed under it, I read the sign, “711 Ranch.” It rolled off the tongue with nothing but ease, and, at least in my ears, sounded more glorious than a Beethoven Symphony.
Pure joy trickled into my body like a mountain spring. I looked ahead to the rag tag mess of old cars and tractors, which normally would have been perceived as trash; yet here, it seemed right at home. It just added to the enchanted atmosphere that surrounded the 711.
We parked the jeep next to an old rusty Ford pickup, which may have worked… once it was separated from the grass and vines which snaked over it and ...

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