Bio: Dude at 13 Years of Age, 1957. Descriptor: Things I wrote in my diary, Singing Sam and campfires, ‘young loves,’ and being close to God in the mountains.
Lynne’s Story: My mom, dad, younger sister, and I [age 13] stayed at White Grass for a month in the summer of 1957. I still have so many vivid memories and many pages of wonderful, funny details are preserved in my teen-age diary. We came from the small town of Birmingham, Michigan and this visit began my love for the West. [I love reading so many similar comments from previous visitors!] I am so excited to read about a few of the ‘ranch hands’ I remember! Oh my gosh, BERNIE HUEBNER, you are in my diary!! 🙂 And I remember the big, black, beautiful horse, COON! And the ‘cowboys’ scared me with a ‘stuffed’ deer head at my window just like another woman wrote when she visited the ranch in the 1970’s! Another favorite memory is listening to Singing Sam sing Ghost Riders in the Sky while the fire blazed in the darkened room. The wonderful pack ride to Phelps Lake where we teenagers got to sleep in tents under the stores….my younger sister was ‘bummed’ that she couldn’t stay, but rode back to the ranch with the cowboys. I met a cute boy, or two also so have memories of ‘young love’… I remember my little sister and I feeding a few cute, little mice at their mouse hole while my mother was less that thrilled! How I would love to visit White Grass again…..My husband and I now live an hour south of Yosemite Nat’l Park and these mountainous parts of our country are very special to us. I always feel close to God when surrounded by His handiwork. I’m thankful that the national park service is involved with the restoration and care of White Grass! I hope I can visit there again!