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Happy Father’s day!! Today was a low-key day for us. We had breakfast then my dad opened his presents. Zoe and I got him a new Lego set it was a 3 in one set a tiger a fish and a fox! My mom got him two new games and we played one of them […]

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Day 5: Burro Fest

Each community has a quirky event that defines it. In Brookfield, Santa arrives via helicopter and lands in a crowded park with Mrs. Claus before taking off across town in a firetruck. Mancos has Burro Fest. Today was Mancos’ fourth annual Burro Fest (but only third actual fest, covid.) We were fortunate to be in […]

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Today I was the last to wake up and quickly got ready because today was a big day burrofest day! We drove to Mancos just in time for the entrance of the burros there were 15 burros. Some were big and some were small. Just one thing that they all had in common was that […]

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Burro Fest!

Today was burro fest! It’s really hard to explain on perfect detail. This morning I was texting my friends and their plans were hanging out, working and swimming. Mine was Burro fest. As I told them about it I was met with questions like what is that? And can you ride them? Basically the burros […]

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Donkey Riding

Way hey and away we go donkey riding donkey riding, Way hey and away we go riding on a donkey. Great Big Sea Today. Was. Burrofest!!! Who knew that watching burros try to make their way around an obstacle course would become one of the highlights of my summer? When my coteacher and his family […]

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Mountain Biking

Woohoo! Today we went mountain biking! I wolk up at 7 and got ready ate some yogurt for breakfast and by 8:30 we were on the road. We had to do some transferring and picking up the bikes. Soon enough it was time to start! I love mountain biking I feel cool and sportsy when […]

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Today started out much earlier than it should have I thought that I had set my alarm for 8 but it ended up going off at 7 instead. Once I take it out of bed I very quickly got ready and then I just watched a show in my room until everyone else was up […]

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Day 4: Phil’s World

At last year’s Burro Fest the emcees described Mancos as a community where art, adventure, and agriculture intersect. It’s the truest statement I’ve heard about this pocket of the world. The exposure to new types of adventure are bountiful. Since we’ve discovered Mancos we’ve also discovered cross country skiing, downhill skiing, snowshoeing, mountain biking, none […]

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Ryegrass Riders

They’re wild like the lands they ride . . . So throw another log on the fire . . . Take a pull and pass the bottle Samantha Rise Today was Phil’s World day! There is just so much to do here! So many possibilities, so just like all the trails we have yet to […]

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Forest Cows

Tonight as everyone was going around reading their blog posts I announced that I had not yet written one I was met with an unanimous stream of Boos. Now as I drift asleep after a full day of hiking do not expect this to he the best thing ever. I woke up earlier than I […]

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