Lusk Camp - 2nd Generation 8-11

In the beginning......this was the little cabin where the original Lusk Camp was created many, many years ago  back in "the box" 20 miles outside Creede, CO  : }

First pic of ALL our Lusk men

The following are "many" pics of our time in Creed at the Lusk Camp - 2nd Generation. It was the very first time all 7+  g-kids were in one room at the same time!  Everything a Noni and Papa could have ever dreamed of, except our 2 youngest guys weren't there, Rob & Phil : {

We took turns preparing dinner each night

Pops needed help clearing "stuff" off the land, so Mark, Adam and Papa went down to help

View from the deck Can you see the 3 4-wheelers going down the road to the little pond?

This was our trip over to the "burial mound" from the wagon train days.  There is a wagon trail right through the property at the cabin, so cool!  When people would die back then, they would be buried in this huge mound and rocks would be placed on top so animals didn't dig up the bodies.  Grandma Lusk started the tradition with me to always make an effort to go over and place rocks on top of the mound each time I visited.  And I am continuing it with our g-kids.

Visiting a small private cemetery on our way back to the cabin

 We were so busy - dancing, reading, hiking, fishing, crafts, fort building, water gun/balloon fights,4-wheeling, sight seeing, ice cream treats and of course, some-mores!

Mark getting in a little work time

 Back by the little pond and the 100+ year old cabin

Aunt Amanda hiking up the hill the back way to the cabin : }

We all learned to drive the 4-wheelers, so fun!

View as I was walking back to the cabin from the little pond

Our little 100 year old fish hatchery we are renovating

The Lusk family cabin - home of the Lusk Camp - 2nd Generation

Went to lunch in the town of Creede at "The Best Little Dog House in Creede".  Great hot dogs!

So one of the craft projects that Uncle Adam was in charge of was building bird houses from all the natural things the kids could collect.  It became an adult project and actually a competition between Uncle Adam and Aunt T

Water gun fights

 Another craft project, making sun catchers

                                       

                                     

Pops totally involved in his i-pad  : }

Look at all our grand children....we are truly blessed and another one on the way : }

Wonderful some'mores

Bristol Head Mountain as seen from the deck

The g-kids and grown kids LOVED being outdoors and just playing and exploring.

The dad's even got to teach their sons gun safety with the BB gun and a soda can as the target

There was one evening when we had at least 12-15 hummingbirds at one time trying to drink my "very special recipe"  : }

This was Grandma Lusks donkey and Ali loved sitting on it. Grandma would have smiled : }

Standing in fort that Uncle Adam had made as a child and now is rectifying it.  Cool!!

I had special "Lusk Camp" t-shirts made for all the g-kids, Papa and myself.  On the front left pocket was a number according to their birth order

Standing in front of the view of the "headwaters of the Rio Grande"

Walking back from the "waterfalls"

 We just "had" to go to Freeman's Ice cream place down the road.  Besides the ice cream being wonderful, the place itself is an experience.

                                       

Time to say our good bye's  : }