4th of July!

4th of July has been a busy weekend for us. Gabe and Kelsey are here visiting with us. We have volunteered to help with all the activities going on at the ranch. My day started around 8.30 am at the registration table. On the holiday’s one of the most popular activities is the poker run. Hundreds of bikes sign up to get their poker card, then at noon they start lining up for take off at 1 pm. I remembered my camera and snapped a couple photos. Here are the bikes waiting in line.

Here are some pictures of the bikes heading out.

When the riders return they are usually muddy or in this case dusty as we haven’t had much rain lately. When they return i become a bag lady … LOL Yes, they bring their cards in that have been punched at different stops in the run and then they go down a long line and draw out 5 cards (out of 5 different bags) and try to get the best poker hand to win the prizes.

After the poker run the ranch had a watermelon feast and it was so good. It was hot day and nothing better then a nice cold slice of watermelon. Here is Kelsey and eating away.

As you can see they had a big tank of watermelon and it was a huge hit!

After the watermelon feast there was a small parade. The ranch fire truck started the parade off, following the king and queen of the parade. There were several atv bikes and side by sides. The ranch even put a few of their horses in the parade. It was a great parade and lots of people showed up to watch it. The park is full and the over flow area of the park is even being used. No member is turned away and if need be members are willing to double up on campsites so all can enjoy all the great fun!

After the parade, we all went fishing a bit then it was time to get ready for the fire works. Sorry no pictures as i forgot to charge my extra battery and when i went to take pictures of the fire works, my camera died. They were great fire works and we had a wonderful time and the hillside was full of members watching the wonderful display.

It’s been a very busy day and exhausting but it’s been a great day filled with lots of fun and laughter and celebration.

Until next time …. have a great one ….