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and am really pissed off at my 'My Pictures' program. Will not let me add any new pics to my blog. Have tried all I can think of. No go. BUT, had a mahvelous time at 'The Cat Ranch', near Lake Powell. Where to begin.... If you've ever been to Lake Powell, you know it is like another planet, but you can see some mountains in the back ground. At the base of these, six miles off the road that leads to Powell, past Goblin Valley, lies the Cat Ranch. Nearest neighbor approx 20 miles away. A bit of heaven on earth, with unbelievable views, and a stream running thru it. The old homestead is no longer used, but the new house is very comfortable. All the water you want, and, with propane refrigerators, ice is no problem, but electricity has to be rationed. A $40,000 solar system, with battery back-up, provides enough juice to run a TV and a few lights, but forget about hair dryers and waffle irons while the lights and TV are on. No big deal, but after a cloudy, rainy Monday like we had, the generator had to be fired up for awhile. Just a small inconvenience to living at the end of a 4 wheel drive trail. Used to be a working cattle ranch, with a large orchard, a hundred years ago, but is now a retreat from the modern world. We rode ATV's to Anasazi ruins and picked up flint chips where they used to make tools and arrowheads. Saw petrified trees and from the 'Yelllow Cliffs' saw the canyon where Aaron Ralston had to break and cut his arm off to survive. Also spent time on the lake, but the ranch was the highlight. More later, and hopefully I can get the 'darn' picture program to work, cause I got some good ones. Later....