Dorothy’s Recipes
Christine and Connie’s mother, Dorothy, passed away May 11th, 2022. She loved to bake! Here are some of her recipes!
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B17F Crash on Wild Horse Flat
In 1943 a B17 crashed on Wild Horse Flat killing seven. This story is taken mostly from the AAF accident report.
DetailsDick White and the Mountain Boomer
Linda tells a story about a lizard we have always called a Rocky Mountain Boomer
DetailsJohn Funk
John Funk John Funk probably arrived at the ranch the same way as a good many of the other ranchhands: Steve would to the Tucumcari jail and bail out railroad crew who had gotten drunkwhen paid off after a shift. John stayed at the ranch for many years – over thirty — andreliably handled both…
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Trigg Ranch Homesteads
Gavina Garcia’s homestead house was built by her oldest son, Julian who also built the school house.
DetailsLinda Decker’s Bear Story
Linda writes a story about the first bear encounter, there have been several since! Drought and forest fires in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the 90’s propelled game out onto the eastern plains. Today we have elk, mountain lions, and bear which were not around in my days at the ranch. ST
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Off to Elko
Elko and the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering has ties to the ranch though Buck Ramsey.
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Buck Ramsey captures so eloquently the family’s love for the ranch and its legacy.
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Dan Trigg and Chile Point
Dan Trigg was my fathers uncle, they were close until a ranch venture in the 50s turned bad. After that they were always prepared for confrontation.
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