One of my favorite stops this year was a visit with my Aunt Sara & Uncle Mike at the family ranch in Westcliffe, CO. The ranch was established in 1872 when my family homestead this remote valley near the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

Since it is a working ranch, we helped out where we could with chores – the kids had a great time bottle feeding calves & feeding hay to the horses. We even got to help out with some pre-weaning coral work on Sat morning.

I also got to share some family history, and one of my childhood homes with my kids.