Summer is most assuredly in full swing. The heat around here has been a little much for me. I don’t know what you do to cool off. There are many options, I know. Around here there is the Ouray Hot Springs Pool (in its new beauty) or the state park with the lake. Both are great ideas. For me and mine, we head for the mountains. More directly, we head for the cabin on the ranch at the base of the San Juan Mountains.

It is easily 15 degrees cooler, secluded and out of phone range (for the most par...