This is my Grandmother, Connie. Her father built the cabin at Pineridge (I believe in the early 20's) and the cabin at the Lake (early 40's), including the granite outdoor stove/oven at the Lake. This October, Connie will be 91. She has been going to Pineridge since before the cabin was built, they stayed in wood-floored canvas tents with my Great Grandmother Bombie. They brought their horses up from the valley and rode them. They also brought up a cow that stayed in the meadow. My Great Grandfather came up on weekends and brought fresh supplies to the family. At 90, my Grandmother still makes a 3 week trip to the Lake cabin every summer, despite there being no electricity, flushing toilet or running water more than a pipe coming out of the ground from a spring my Great Grandfather tapped. She bathes in the Lake every morning and in the afternoon heads down to clean up before putting on her evening clothes.
This year the Lake was unusually low and the trek to the water was much longer than in a typical year. However, my Grandmother still made the trip, for the first year, using a cane. I have included pictures of her heading up from the water and a second one from approximately the point where she was standing in the first picture to show how far she had come (she was at the water by the stump). Now, it may sound like she was some old lady hobbling up the bank with a cane to keep her up, but don't be fooled! She barely leaned on the cane, I think it mostly helped her keep her balance. In the other hand she carried a bucket with some water in it! Although all of my 3 living grandparents are amazingly healthy and active, I am still honored to be a descendant of this family.
This is my Grandmother, Connie. Her father built the cabin at Pineridge (I believe in the early 20's) and the cabin at the Lake (early 40's), including the granite outdoor stove/oven at the Lake. This October, Connie will be 91. She has been going to Pineridge since before the cabin was built, they stayed in wood-floored canvas tents with my Great Grandmother Bombie. They brought their horses up from the valley and rode them. They also brought up a cow that stayed in the meadow. My Great Grandfather came up on weekends and brought fresh supplies to the family. At 90, my Grandmother still makes a 3 week trip to the Lake cabin every summer, despite there being no electricity, flushing toilet or running water more than a pipe coming out of the ground from a spring my Great Grandfather tapped. She bathes in the Lake every morning and in the afternoon heads down to clean up before putting on her evening clothes. 
This year the Lake was unusually low and the trek to the water was much longer than in a typical year. However, my Grandmother still made the trip, for the first year, using a cane. I have included pictures of her heading up from the water and a second one from approximately the point where she was standing in the first picture to show how far she had come (she was at the water by the stump). Now, it may sound like she was some old lady hobbling up the bank with a cane to keep her up, but don't be fooled! She barely leaned on the cane, I think it mostly helped her keep her balance. In the other hand she carried a bucket with some water in it! Although all of my 3 living grandparents are amazingly healthy and active, I am still honored to be a descendant of this family.
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