Cousins' Reunion 2011 - 9/1/11

We woke up at Haug Ranch with Mary, David, and Mary in residence. Dave was eager to introduce us to our mountain cabin at the foot of Windglass Mountain, so we went up the dirt road up the mountain. After we visited our log cabin, we continued the rocky ride to the top of the mountain where we saw the log cabin Cory planed to use as well as the large shed that would be a picnic ground later on. It was a cloudy morning, and on this day there wasn't much to see from the top. When we came down off the mountain we returned to the ranch to await the arrival of other cousins. We had dinner at the ranch and then spent the evening working on a family tree that would help us all see how we're related.

Breakfast at Haug Ranch with Mary, Mary, Dave, and David.
Cousins Mary and Mary
David brought a video showing early family members copied from an old 8mm movie film.
Dave guided us up to the lower cabin on Wineglass Mountain via the local dirt and gravel roads.
We continued up to the top of the mountain. This is the log cabin where Cory planed to stay while visiting.
Dave shows Janet around on a cloudy morning - we're in the cloud.
The cabin at the top is nicely arranged with a definitely working stove.
The mountain top facilities are a work in progress.
The cabin sits in a beautiful setting.
In the trees is the important new addition, the privy.
The log cabin was transported here by marking and disassembling it at its former location and then reassembling it on top of this mountain.
Back down the narrow, rocky track to the lower cabin where we planned to stay.
Wild raspberries grow around the cabin.
Not many were ripe, but they were good.
The lower cabin was a great destination.
Dave was worried about car catalytic converters possibly igniting the dry summer grass, so George volunteered to clear the parking area by the lower cabin.
There was a lot of parking area.
The weed whacker worked well, but often required cleaning in the tall weeds.
The cabin is very comfortably sited.
The lower log cabin living room had a comfortable couch and a very functional stove.
The kitchen was next, well equipped.
After leaving our stuff at the cabin we returned to Haug Ranch to await the arrival of more cousins. Janet, Mary, Dave, David, Mike, Teri
Cousin David brought his camper truck from Oregon.
We could see the next cousins coming down the road.
Some local deer were relaxing near the apple trees in the afternoon.
Lots of cousins gathered for dinner at Haug Ranch. David, Nelda, Don, Roger Deborrah, Mary, Hanah
Lots of dinner, lots of conversation. Roger, Hanah, Mary, Mary, Deborrah, David, Don
Discussing family history and connections. Viv, Gary, Janet
Teri, Dave, and Mike enjoying the evening on the deck.
Local geese flew over on their way to an evening meal in a nearby field.
George spread out a giant sheet of paper to use with lots of colored pens - for making a family tree to figure out how we were all related. David, Janet, Mary, Nelda, Don, Deborrah, Hanah
Some looked through photo albums. Teri and Vivian
Others discussed relatives in common. Don, Deborrah, Mary
Photos and documents were pulled out - we tried to figure out who was in the photos and when they were taken. Hanah, Deborrah, Janet, Mary, Nelda, Vivian, Teri, Don, Mary
Name tags helped sort out everyone. Janet, Mary, Nelda, Vivian, Teri, Don, Mary Deborrah, Hanah
There was a lot of discussion of common relatives. Teri, Don, Mary
Mary added names and dates to photos. Deborrah, Janet, Mary, Nelda
After about an hour there was a start.
Dave helped getting things moving by pressing Janet into service to start filling in the tree.
Dave was obviously happy that things were now rolling.
As the tree was getting filled out, thoughts moved to plans for the next day's outing to nearby Yellowstone.
Most of the cousins would be leaving from Livingston and going south into Yellowstone, ending up at Old Faithful.