We met with Bill Lee the muleteer yesterday and agreed to move to his ranch next Monday and start training on his burros. We will spend the first week training then will hopefully start going door to door starting in spring gulch and bring the burros back home every night to corral.
Bill told us to pick out a good campsite so we went up high on a bluff over seeing the ranch. Its next to the tree line on top of a ridge.
Bonnie will sleep in her RV/van and me in my tipi tent.
We looked at a site just a hundred yards away to the east but I found a hyperdermic needle and old tents or remnants of tent material suggestive of a meth lab. I asked Bill and he confirmed someone was cooking meth up there over a year ago but had been driven off by him.
Our campsite has a spectacular view of south Clear Creek County with snow capped Squaw Mtn, Warrior Mtn, Chief Mtn, Saxon Mtn and the majestic Mount Douglas over between Georgetown and Empire.
Bill suggested that we buy a burro at an auction or on Craigslist. He would be happy to negotiate the terms. You can purchase a burro for as little as $150.
I'd like to buy one to take with me to the Appalachians in the next couple of years. Not only would it help me to pack my things and equipment but would draw positive attention to my mission.
I have my flyers almost done as far as design just need to get approval from the churches and then make enough copies to give out to the residents in the back country.
Will miss living in the old Lucas House, that's for sure. Life is about to become more harsh no doubt without ready water a refrigerator and a bathroom. But, that's what life on the road is like. Unfortunately, I've been a bit pampered these last 4 months!
Bonnie set up a Go Fund Me account to help especially with buying a burro. It should help.
If anyone is interested in contributing money to my mission you can go to my Go Fund Me acct at GoFundMe.com or you can wire me cash at Western Union which for me is the easiest since I can walk to Safeway and pick it up.
I would also appreciate your prayers for our success in reaching people in these isolated pockets of humanity out in the gulches, canyons and forests of Clear Creek County and for our safety.
Pics are from yesterday showing Lee's mule ranch our campsite and the view from our camp. Also I discovered an old mine shaft which I took a pic of.
God bless y'all !
BR Schoenbein
June 2 2015- Tuesday
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