Kenna Morton's Journal, 08 Sep 18

I have a Place up in Sequoia National Forest that I bought about 22 years ago. I belonged to the Sierra Club at the time and we were given an opportunity to buy an old 750 acre, 1920s logging town complete with saloon, jail and 90 little cabins. So we did. 20 years of great times and hard work. We had 100 horses . It was on the Kern River with class IV and V rapids in a non draught year. Mountains to climb, bears, mountain lions and lots of snakes. My life and the life of everybody I knew revolved around the Ranch. Every six to eight weeks we went and spent time there. We all sold our cars and bought trucks— It changed our world. Our kids met and married people that they met there. Relationships never flourished because they were not “RANCH” people. Halloween’s were AWESOME. —- now, the kids are grown, friends have retired and moved and the rest are really no longer able to do the hikes and all the other things that were a regular part of our lives.. Obesity, and diabetes have taken a real toll.

Last time I went up— I met a man who was the guest of another owner. He had 5 kids, all little boys, and he lived just a hundred miles away. He fell in love with the Ranch but didn’t think he could ever afford to buy an ownership. I saw him off and on for the week I was there and finally went to see he and his wife and told them I had a gift for them.—- I gave them my Ranch. The look on their faces and the pictures they send to me more than makes up for the money I might have gotten.

I gave them everything they needed to get started— so they had nothing to buy.

Sooo today— I am finally getting rid of the Ranch related items I will not need. All the deep winter clothes, jackets, boots, snowshoes —- definitely bitter sweet. But it was time and NOW I have no other choice but to take off other places. As long as I owned it I knew I would never go anyplace else. If I drank— I would have a beer, but I don’t. I’ll put up a couple of pictures.

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1435 kcal

Fat: 71.51g | Prot: 71.11g | Carbs: 126.89g.   Breakfast: Kenna’s CHICKEN sausage Patty, Cabbage, Apples, Red Potatoes (Flesh and Skin, Baked), Welch's Concord Grape Fruit Juice Cocktail, Sara beth spreadable fruit Mixed berry jam, Maxwell House International Cafe Orange, Egg, Dave's Killer Bread Thin-Sliced Good Seed Bread. Lunch: 365 Greek Yogurt Plain, Daisy 4% Small Curd Cottage Cheese, Ranch Granola, Chobani Nonfat Vanilla Blended Greek Yogurt (Container), Blueberries, Tru-Nut Powdered Peanut Butter. Dinner: Olive Oil, Mission Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas (45g), Market Pantry Finely Shredded Mexican Style Four-cheese Blend Cheese, Red Onions, Green Peppers, Sweet Red Peppers, Green Mountain Gringo Medium Salsa, Calavo Avocado, Great Value Beef Chuck Tender Steak, Nopales (Without Salt, Cooked), Purslane (Without Salt, Drained, Cooked, Boiled). more...

1783 kcal

Exercise: Grocery Shopping - 1 hour, Studying - 1 hour, Cooking - 2 hours, Housework - 3 hours, Resting - 9 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...