It was a Brassey family weekend with a wedding in Boise for Zach's cousin. We arrived just in time to make a quick trip to the mall for Zach and some much needed jeans. Then we rushed off to dinner with the extended family before attending the wedding.
Sunday we headed towards Placerville north of Idaho City, to see Jean's family ranch. Beautiful land that has been in her family for generations. Farmed by her father and grandfather it has been relatively untouched since Jean was young. Relatively, except for the many ATV and dirt bike riders that seem to insist that they know the land better then anyone else by making tracks through wetlands and untouched areas. It was very frustrating for us as we had to explain many times to different parties that this was private property and not to be used. Did I mention that we were posting signs that said "Private Property", "No Trespassing", "Keep Out", and they still continued to ravage through the area. It will definitely need some 24 hr surveillance to keep this modern activity out of a beautiful area. We revisited some of Jean's family history and enjoyed hearing stories and the legacy her family has endured over the years. We took a long beautfiul drive home around the Sawtooth Mountains back to Hailey.
As soon as we returned Zach then headed out for some backcountry skiing on Leatherman Peak (the second highest peak in Idaho) with a number of friends. Leaving at 4am from their campground they barely made it to the top before thunder and lighting forced them to turn around. Judging from the smile on his face I could tell it was still a successful mission despite not reaching the summit.
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What beautiful land! Glad you were able to visit Jean's roots.
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