Every week here is special, sometimes they're full of memories from past guests and other times the week is filled with brand new faces eager to hit the trail or learn to dance.

This week featured nearly all returners, which is fantastic for story time and catching up.  The weather was beautiful and the margaritas were cold at pack camp, a week with no complaints from anyone involved.  Every year BMR works with Vail Veterans to host veterans and their families, last year we had four vet families and this week we had one family stay with us.

What a strange spring we’ve had! Yet, somehow, we’re back here at Black Mountain Ranch and enjoying our guests and horses. We just finished week one, which should have been week three! It was a small group, which is great for us to get used to all the new protocols we’ve been implementing in our Covid world.

I spoke to the Routt County health department at length today to get a feeling for our upcoming opening, scheduled for June 7.  There’s not much new to report but the County Commissioners are meeting 6 days a week to develop protocols and guidelines.

While we don’t know all the regulations coming our way for the upcoming season I wanted to give you an update on transportation.