Hey TRR Community!
Recently we received an update from a family that visited the Ranch back in 2010. In addition to bringing us up to speed on how things are going in their lives, they also included a link to a blog that their daughter, Mollie, wrote about her experience on the Ranch. Her description brings up some great themes: her time with her family, her emotions and personal growth throughout the week, and how she found her vacation tying into her life as she moved from high school to college. In one of my favorite parts of her blog, she writes:
Mollie and her family at the Ranch in 2010
This trip occurred during the summer right before I was going into college. In my life, I was about to endure the most significant change that I would ever undergo in the eighteen years that I had already lived. While on vacation, being in the saddle taught me this. As I rode, I felt free and ready to roam. Nothing could hold me back. Nothing could stop me or change my course. This feeling made me think of my life and how it was time to move on from my childhood and begin a new life of my own in a completely different place.
What an insightful way to think about the freedom that riding and exploring in the mountains gives us all. I hope you’ll take the time to enjoy the rest of Mollie’s blog (available here). It has more great writing about the Ranch, as well as some rockin’ music!
Did you make an online photo album, a Youtube video, artwork, or writing about visiting the Ranch? We’d love to be able to share more of our guests’ firsthand records of their experience with the TRR online community. Feel free to email Megan at info@tumblingriver.com with any special memories of the Ranch!
