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"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote

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We're leaving for Mingus Springs in the mountains and will be back Monday
night.

Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend!

Have a blast!

nancy

"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
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We're leaving for Mingus Springs in the mountains and will be back Monday
night.

Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend!

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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Hope they have some nice pure water for you.
Enjoy.
Dee Dee

Following up to my own post... The trip to Mingus Springs was wonderful!
At 7150 ft. elav, we found a cluster or stone cabins, well-equipped, dining
hall with a surprisingly well-equipped kitchen, and a stone and log
recreation hall. The 2 acre lake is spring fed and loaded with fish, a
beautiful stream also fed by the spring with crystal clear water. Towering
overhead were ancient pines. It was a 160 mile drive from home, the last 6
miles climbed the last 2000 feet on a rock and dirt road. No phones, no
cell service, but there was propane, a sizeable generator, for all power
needs, and water filtration plant.

Dinner on Saturday night was the best barbequed chicken I've ever tasted
and a groaning board full of various sides and salads. Dinner on Sunday
night was grilled fresh salmon with a butter, lime, and cilantro sauce.
The groaning board was filled again. Desserts were pies and [censored], and all
those I tasted were delicious. Breakfast on both days were offerings of
waffles, fresh fruit, an egg and green chilie casserole, and toasted
homemade breads. All this prepared from scratch on site. This was all a
terrific surprise, since I would never have imagined such food in such a
remote site.

We'll go back!

Thanks, Nancy and Dee.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
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Following up to my own post... The trip to Mingus Springs was wonderful!
At 7150 ft. elav, we found a cluster or stone cabins, well-equipped,
dining
hall with a surprisingly well-equipped kitchen, and a stone and log
recreation hall. The 2 acre lake is spring fed and loaded with fish, a
beautiful stream also fed by the spring with crystal clear water.
Towering
overhead were ancient pines. It was a 160 mile drive from home, the last
6
miles climbed the last 2000 feet on a rock and dirt road. No phones, no
cell service, but there was propane, a sizeable generator, for all power
needs, and water filtration plant.

Dinner on Saturday night was the best barbequed chicken I've ever tasted
and a groaning board full of various sides and salads. Dinner on Sunday
night was grilled fresh salmon with a butter, lime, and cilantro sauce.
The groaning board was filled again. Desserts were pies and [censored], and
all
those I tasted were delicious. Breakfast on both days were offerings of
waffles, fresh fruit, an egg and green chilie casserole, and toasted
homemade breads. All this prepared from scratch on site. This was all a
terrific surprise, since I would never have imagined such food in such a
remote site.

We'll go back!

Thanks, Nancy and Dee.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

You say, We'll go back!
Don't you just love the vacations where you can say that;. that's the
ultimate good time.
Elevation 7,150 is a bit too much for me -- couldn't handle Santa Fe which
is about the same.
Then I looked up to see that you made quite a climb in elevation from where
you lived.
But I suppose you were too busy eating to notice :-))))
What a spread!
Glad you got away to a beautiful place.
Dee Dee

Wayne Boatwright said:

Following up to my own post... The trip to Mingus Springs was wonderful!
At 7150 ft. elav, we found a cluster or stone cabins, well-equipped, dining
hall with a surprisingly well-equipped kitchen, and a stone and log
recreation hall. The 2 acre lake is spring fed and loaded with fish, a
beautiful stream also fed by the spring with crystal clear water. Towering
overhead were ancient pines. It was a 160 mile drive from home, the last 6
miles climbed the last 2000 feet on a rock and dirt road. No phones, no
cell service, but there was propane, a sizeable generator, for all power
needs, and water filtration plant.

Dinner on Saturday night was the best barbequed chicken I've ever tasted
and a groaning board full of various sides and salads. Dinner on Sunday
night was grilled fresh salmon with a butter, lime, and cilantro sauce.
The groaning board was filled again. Desserts were pies and [censored], and all
those I tasted were delicious. Breakfast on both days were offerings of
waffles, fresh fruit, an egg and green chilie casserole, and toasted
homemade breads. All this prepared from scratch on site. This was all a
terrific surprise, since I would never have imagined such food in such a
remote site.

We'll go back!

Thanks, Nancy and Dee.

land locked salmon is pretty good, all the ones i have caught up here
though had white flesh instead of pink or red, although i didnt know
Arizona had any salmon

Grizzman

On Mon 29 May 2006 05:23:32p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

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"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Following up to my own post... The trip to Mingus Springs was
wonderful! At 7150 ft. elav, we found a cluster or stone cabins,
well-equipped, dining hall with a surprisingly well-equipped kitchen,
and a stone and log recreation hall. The 2 acre lake is spring fed and
loaded with fish, a beautiful stream also fed by the spring with
crystal clear water. Towering
overhead were ancient pines. It was a 160 mile drive from home, the
last 6 miles climbed the last 2000 feet on a rock and dirt road. No
phones, no cell service, but there was propane, a sizeable generator,
for all power needs, and water filtration plant.

Dinner on Saturday night was the best barbequed chicken I've ever
tasted and a groaning board full of various sides and salads. Dinner
on Sunday night was grilled fresh salmon with a butter, lime, and
cilantro sauce. The groaning board was filled again. Desserts were
pies and [censored], and all those I tasted were delicious. Breakfast on
both days were offerings of waffles, fresh fruit, an egg and green
chilie casserole, and toasted homemade breads. All this prepared from
scratch on site. This was all a terrific surprise, since I would never
have imagined such food in such a remote site.

We'll go back!

Thanks, Nancy and Dee.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬ _____________________

You say, We'll go back!
Don't you just love the vacations where you can say that;. that's the
ultimate good time.

You bet! I sure can't say that about every place I go.

Elevation 7,150 is a bit too much for me -- couldn't handle Santa Fe

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which is about the same.
Then I looked up to see that you made quite a climb in elevation from
where you lived.
But I suppose you were too busy eating to notice :-))))

There's a bonus to having lost quite a bit of weight...everything seems
easier to do. We went off hiking and only barely noticed how the elevation
affected us. This is something we couldn't even have attempted 6 months
ago.

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What a spread!

It really was nice, and quite unexpected. We thought the food would be as
rustic and spare as the surroundings.

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Glad you got away to a beautiful place.

Thanks, Dee. It was beautiful and we had a wonderful time.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

On Mon 29 May 2006 05:35:02p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Grizzman?

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land locked salmon is pretty good, all the ones i have caught up here
though had white flesh instead of pink or red, although i didnt know
Arizona had any salmon

Grizzman

We didn't catch it, and I don't know the source, only that it was caught
early that morning. The flesh was deep pink.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

Sheldon said:

Grizzman said:

land locked salmon is pretty good, all the ones i have caught up here
though had white flesh instead of pink or red, although i didnt know
Arizona had any salmon.

Arizona is inundated the most ferocious salmon, so undauntingly driven
to come north to spawn by the millions that nothing it seems can stop
the indefatigable Arizona [censored].

Sheldon Gringo

BWHAHAHAHAHAHA, as one who has was born and raised in texas, i find this
to be extremely funny. and i also agree with you. i personally know many
people that have lost their jobs because some one illegally in our
country could do it cheaper, not better but cheaper. although this no
longer the case. as i also know many illegal aliens that make over $15
an hour and some even much more than that!!

but it don't make no difference as we have illegal aliens even up here
in Alaska. most of course are from mexico and few from elsewhere

Grizzman

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Mon 29 May 2006 05:35:02p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Grizzman?

Quoted message said:

land locked salmon is pretty good, all the ones i have caught up here
though had white flesh instead of pink or red, although i didnt know
Arizona had any salmon

Grizzman

We didn't catch it, and I don't know the source, only that it was caught
early that morning. The flesh was deep pink.

sorry, then i doubt it was salmon. salmon leave their spawning waters to
venture out into the ocean and then come back to the EXACT place of
birth to spawn. don't know many lakes, rivers or stream in Arizona that
empty into the pacific. could be a large trout...do you have any pix?

Grizzman

In article <[email hidden]>,

Wayne Boatwright wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com said:

Following up to my own post... The trip to Mingus Springs was wonderful!
At 7150 ft. elav, we found a cluster or stone cabins, well-equipped, dining
hall with a surprisingly well-equipped kitchen, and a stone and log
recreation hall. The 2 acre lake is spring fed and loaded with fish, a
beautiful stream also fed by the spring with crystal clear water. Towering
overhead were ancient pines. It was a 160 mile drive from home, the last 6
miles climbed the last 2000 feet on a rock and dirt road. No phones, no
cell service, but there was propane, a sizeable generator, for all power
needs, and water filtration plant.

Dinner on Saturday night was the best barbequed chicken I've ever tasted
and a groaning board full of various sides and salads. Dinner on Sunday
night was grilled fresh salmon with a butter, lime, and cilantro sauce.
The groaning board was filled again. Desserts were pies and [censored], and all
those I tasted were delicious. Breakfast on both days were offerings of
waffles, fresh fruit, an egg and green chilie casserole, and toasted
homemade breads. All this prepared from scratch on site. This was all a
terrific surprise, since I would never have imagined such food in such a
remote site.

We'll go back!

Thanks, Nancy and Dee.

Sounds awesome!
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a [censored]"
-- Jack Nicholson

On Mon 29 May 2006 06:53:51p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Grizzman?

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Mon 29 May 2006 05:35:02p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it

Grizzman?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

land locked salmon is pretty good, all the ones i have caught up here
though had white flesh instead of pink or red, although i didnt know
Arizona had any salmon

Grizzman

We didn't catch it, and I don't know the source, only that it was caught
early that morning. The flesh was deep pink.

sorry, then i doubt it was salmon. salmon leave their spawning waters to
venture out into the ocean and then come back to the EXACT place of
birth to spawn. don't know many lakes, rivers or stream in Arizona that
empty into the pacific. could be a large trout...do you have any pix?

Sorry, no pix, but it was definitely salmon. I have eaten salmon many
times and trout or something else it was not. FWIW, I can't stand trout as
well as quite a few other fish. For all I know it was flown in, then
driven up the mountain. We were told it was caught fresh that morning, but
we were not told it was caught fresh locally. I didn't mean to imply that.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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On Mon 29 May 2006 07:08:15p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it
OmManiPadmeOmelet?

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Wayne Boatwright wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com said:

Following up to my own post... The trip to Mingus Springs was
wonderful! At 7150 ft. elav, we found a cluster or stone cabins,
well-equipped, dining hall with a surprisingly well-equipped kitchen,
and a stone and log recreation hall. The 2 acre lake is spring fed and
loaded with fish, a beautiful stream also fed by the spring with
crystal clear water. Towering overhead were ancient pines. It was a
160 mile drive from home, the last 6 miles climbed the last 2000 feet
on a rock and dirt road. No phones, no cell service, but there was
propane, a sizeable generator, for all power needs, and water
filtration plant.

Dinner on Saturday night was the best barbequed chicken I've ever
tasted and a groaning board full of various sides and salads. Dinner
on Sunday night was grilled fresh salmon with a butter, lime, and
cilantro sauce. The groaning board was filled again. Desserts were
pies and [censored], and all those I tasted were delicious. Breakfast on
both days were offerings of waffles, fresh fruit, an egg and green
chilie casserole, and toasted homemade breads. All this prepared from
scratch on site. This was all a terrific surprise, since I would never
have imagined such food in such a remote site.

We'll go back!

Thanks, Nancy and Dee.

Sounds awesome!

Thanks, Katra, it was.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

Wayne Boatwright said:

Following up to my own post... The trip to Mingus Springs was wonderful!
At 7150 ft. elav, we found a cluster or stone cabins, well-equipped, dining
hall with a surprisingly well-equipped kitchen, and a stone and log
recreation hall. The 2 acre lake is spring fed and loaded with fish, a
beautiful stream also fed by the spring with crystal clear water. Towering
overhead were ancient pines. It was a 160 mile drive from home, the last 6
miles climbed the last 2000 feet on a rock and dirt road. No phones, no
cell service, but there was propane, a sizeable generator, for all power
needs, and water filtration plant.

Dinner on Saturday night was the best barbequed chicken I've ever tasted
and a groaning board full of various sides and salads. Dinner on Sunday
night was grilled fresh salmon with a butter, lime, and cilantro sauce.
The groaning board was filled again. Desserts were pies and [censored], and all
those I tasted were delicious. Breakfast on both days were offerings of
waffles, fresh fruit, an egg and green chilie casserole, and toasted
homemade breads. All this prepared from scratch on site. This was all a
terrific surprise, since I would never have imagined such food in such a
remote site.

We'll go back!

Welcome back, Wayne. I didn't know you were gone as I was gone too. 🙂
Sounds like you enjoyed a really fun time and some wonderful food. 🙂
-L.

On Mon 29 May 2006 10:17:59p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it -L.?

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Welcome back, Wayne. I didn't know you were gone as I was gone too. 🙂
Sounds like you enjoyed a really fun time and some wonderful food. 🙂
-L.

Thank you! Yes, it was really nice. I do hope yours was as well. Where did
you go?

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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Wayne Boatwright said:

On Mon 29 May 2006 10:17:59p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it -L.?

Quoted message said:

Welcome back, Wayne. I didn't know you were gone as I was gone too. 🙂
Sounds like you enjoyed a really fun time and some wonderful food. 🙂
-L.

Thank you! Yes, it was really nice. I do hope yours was as well. Where did
you go?

Went to VA for a family visit - have a new little Grand Niece we hadn't
seen. Drove around Chesapeake Bay and saw where DH used to go clamming
and crabbing with his Dad. American Airlines messed up our flights so
we had to cut our trip a day short. We had wanted to go to the VA
Aquarium but didn't have enough time, so hung out at MIL's for the most
part. Could have stayed a week!

-L.

On Mon 29 May 2006 10:28:46p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it -L.?

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Mon 29 May 2006 10:17:59p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it -L.?

Quoted message said:

Welcome back, Wayne. I didn't know you were gone as I was gone too.
🙂
Sounds like you enjoyed a really fun time and some wonderful food.
🙂
-L.

Thank you! Yes, it was really nice. I do hope yours was as well.
Where did you go?

Went to VA for a family visit - have a new little Grand Niece we hadn't
seen. Drove around Chesapeake Bay and saw where DH used to go clamming
and crabbing with his Dad. American Airlines messed up our flights so
we had to cut our trip a day short. We had wanted to go to the VA
Aquarium but didn't have enough time, so hung out at MIL's for the most
part. Could have stayed a week!

That sounds like a wonderful trip! As much as I love living in AZ, I
really do miss the eastern and southeastern parts of the country. It was
so much more accessable when I lived in NE OH. Isn't the Cheasapeake Bay
are beautiful?

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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Wayne Boatwright said:

That sounds like a wonderful trip! As much as I love living in AZ, I
really do miss the eastern and southeastern parts of the country. It was
so much more accessable when I lived in NE OH. Isn't the Cheasapeake Bay
are beautiful?

It does have its charm. 🙂 I am a W-coast lover, for the most part,
but if we have to visit relatives, it doesn't hurt that they are on the
Atlantic. 😉 I get my E-coast fix at least once a year.

What's so amazing about the US is the variety from place to place.
Last year I went to AZ (we stayed in Carefree and went up to Sedona)
for the first time and was amazed by the desert/rock
formations/cacti/wildlife/HEAT. I have lived pretty much all over the
US and I am still blown away by the unique natural beauty each state
has to offer.

-L.

On Mon 29 May 2006 11:16:01p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it -L.?

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

That sounds like a wonderful trip! As much as I love living in AZ, I
really do miss the eastern and southeastern parts of the country. It
was so much more accessable when I lived in NE OH. Isn't the
Cheasapeake Bay are beautiful?

It does have its charm. 🙂 I am a W-coast lover, for the most part,
but if we have to visit relatives, it doesn't hurt that they are on the
Atlantic. 😉 I get my E-coast fix at least once a year.

What's so amazing about the US is the variety from place to place.
Last year I went to AZ (we stayed in Carefree and went up to Sedona)
for the first time and was amazed by the desert/rock
formations/cacti/wildlife/HEAT. I have lived pretty much all over the
US and I am still blown away by the unique natural beauty each state
has to offer.

Did you take the pink jeep tour in Sedona?

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
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Wayne Boatwright said:

Did you take the pink jeep tour in Sedona?

LOL..no we did not! We were there in June - it was bloody hot! We did
go up to the chapel in the rocks or whatever it is, it's called.
Really nice views!
-L.