Summary of Cedar Brakes by Weldon

Summary of Cedar Brakes, by Weldon
This is my opinion, it is the way I see it, so it may not be the way you would see it.
Cedar Brakes is a great place, it has great people running it. I am not sure if I will come back,as there is a lot of America I want to see, am I am not getting any younger. This is my first time to be a Campground Host. I picked Cedar Brakes because it is close to my daughter Laura Lee and her family, and I have enjoyed my time spent with her & her family.
I was able to spend Father's Day with Laura Lee, (Wilma was still in the hospital) for the first time in thirty-seven years. That is the hight light of this summer. It was just the two of us, she brought lunch, & we talked, did some work, and just hung out. I am very proud of her, to tell of all of her accomplishment would take time neither I have to write or you the reader have to read. Laura chose law enforcement as a career, she receive a medal while in Durango CO. She is now working in Beaver UT in the sheriff's office along with Kelly, (her husband), Morgan, (her daughter) is going to college in Cedar City UT.
I was to experience many new things here some bad some good. When we got here Jim (head maintenance man) met us. There was a lot of snow on the ground, he had cleared a path to where we were to set up. He also said he would pull my trailer with the four-wheeler on it to the campground. We were the only ones there, as the campground was not yet open. We had electricity only, (water we had to haul). I had only seen this much snow when going to snow skiing, it snowed on us for six days. Paul (the superintendent) along with Matt (the head ranger) took us around the monument. They made us very welcome. We found out very soon our clothes were not warm enough (hey it was summer, it was 90 in TX). Laura & Kelly let us use some of their coats.
If Laura Lee's visit on Father's Day was the hight light of the season then Wilma's fall was the low of the season. We were cleaning out the fire pits getting ready for the opening of the campground. In #2 camp site, I was shoveling out the pit and Wilma step back and fell on the only rock within twenty feet, she said do not move me (if you know Wilma that is not her). I went to the Fee Booth and ask them to call for help. They call Marcia (ranger & EMT) she call for more help and an ambulance. Wilma ending up in the Hospital here in Cedar City. I was offer no less than two places to stay in Cedar City, one offered to take care of Tank, one offered to let me park the 5th wheel at their home. They did not know me as I had been here for only two weeks. For the three weeks that Wilma was in the hospital & rehab, Tank & I stayed in the trailer at Cedar Brakes. The time went by very slow & we missed Wilma very much, It was hard to be without her, it was like part of me was not here, and you know what part of me was not here for we are one.
Ron and Paula Hamilton, (the other two campground host), have help us very much in that this was our first time as a host. Paula showed Wilma how to make yogurt, it takes about as hour and is very good. They are full timing in a motor home, they were host here last year. They have a blog it is walkaboutwithronandpaula.blogspot.com there you will find pictures & text. Paula takes her camera with here everywhere she goes, I need to do this also. Ron and I have been splitting wood, (he had done it all year), I just starting. The firewood here in Cedar Brakes is free to the campers.
Wilma & I pray each day that we can be a blessing to someone, and if you ask for it and mean it God will give you a chance. Wilma gave a lady some sugar for her coffee, when she had forgot to bring some. She has loaned our lighter to a few campers when they did not have one, remember there is not a store close by. There has been many more some we never knew about and some we have forgotten. A special one I hope I never forget is one day an older man came by. He said he and his wife had been RV'es for many years ,but as he got older they had to give it up, he also had worked in the industry, he had been with Thousand Trails. He had camped over most of the USA, he came to me and said he saw our sign saying you could not picnic in the campground. He said if I did not mind he and his wife would like to just sit in a site for around two hours, he said he missed the campgrounds and feel of them. It was around noon and we had very few people in the campground. He said they would not make a mess and would move if someone came in. I told him to go ahead. Someday I may be that man and Wilma many that woman, I hope someone will let us sat and remember what use to be before we got to old to pull an RV. Someday we may be that man & woman.
We are back in San Angelo, TX. Do I miss Cedar Brakes? Yes, will I come back? I would like to, but there is much to see & a lot of people to meet. I think most people would like to see & Camp Host in Cedar Brakes. It was a great stay. I have to say we missed not being able to get on line or having phone service.
We are going to VA in December & then try to work in Fun Valley CO. this summer (2009).