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“We are now approaching our final destination, Denver, Colorado. Please fasten your seatbelts and wait for further instructions.” I slipped out of my hibernation like sleep, just in time to hear the end of this message. My head snapped up like a sprung mous ....

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.... an occasional horn disturbed us. We were a man and a boy completely engrossed in the magnificent landscape that surrounded us. It took about three hours to reach our final destination. As we pulled into the drive, I looked up and saw a Stonehenge like structure built from the trunks of thousand-year-old pines. Hanging from the center of the structure was a weathered sign that looked like it hadn’t been attended to in years. The tattering of faded red letters told of a life of solidarity, just watching day after day go by and welcoming the occasional visitor. When we passed under it, I read the sign, “711 Ranch.” It rolled off the tongue wi ....