FRIENDS OF THE RANCH

Guy and his lovely bride were the real estate experts when we first looked into purchasing property in the area. They also played a y-u-g-e part in the acquisition of our second ranch. Beyond becoming both the ranch and our BFFs, they have introduced us to all our nearby neighbors we now count as best friends. We look at the two of them as the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans of the mountain.

Researcher, writer extraordinaire. Lisa is a fellow FlyerTalker and volunteered her expertise to help create the history of the area.

Jim is a veteran Navy Seabee whose skills with a skid steer are of legend. He has never shied away from helping out and was instrumental in helping build Western Star and hauling timbers for the Lookout Tower. He gifted the ranch a complete leather-bound collection of Louie L'Amour books, and the Jim Allie Reading Library is named in his honor in the Lookout Tower.

If there ever were a Three Musketeers of construction, these three would be them. Unbelievably talented in building things—they built our Lookout Tower, our Livery Stable, the Stagecoach Stop, The Retreat, the Road House and they are also creating genius with building our Greenhouse and venue outhouses.

Some of our favorite things at the ranch were acquired or gifted from the vast collections of Trish' father, Bob Louden—the Buffalo head in the barn, the Navajo rug collection in the library, western metal art displayed around the ranch and much more. Trish + Robbie (her son) have become favorite curators to the ranch.

This fabulous friend spurred the idea of "a truck named sue" which is so aptly named in her honor.

Julie's lifetime BFF and former president of Red Robin restaurants and senior marketing executive at Starbucks is a frequent visitor to the ranch plying us with curated art, home furnishings and pastry from our favorite place in Santa Fe.

Scott was the architect/engineer for our Lookout Tower and he and Denise gifted us the hand-carved seven-foot "Big Indian" sculpture we have in the Hacienda.