It always seems to me after a busy season, we seem to be personally busier than when we have guests around all the time. This past fall was very good to us, despite all the negative reports you have been hearing on the news.
Sometimes I think they want us to believe what they want us to believe - Yes, the economy is bad and folks are loosing work, but every good turn gets a bad one and so on. As far back as I can remember as a kid we have good times then bad then good again - And I am starting to learn (or just think) that the governments intervention does little to turn things around in the end, its really up to us; just my 2 cents, spend it if you wish!
Total take this year for our hunters is 6 deer (1 buck) and 4 moose (1 cow), not too bad overall, but deer season seemed to shape up late. Oh yeah, a half dozen birds this year too! On that note the deer have been in the backyard almost every night this week. I have only feed them once early this week.
So, I said it has been crazy, yes - We are putting more AD's in place than ever before and in differant locations to see what works. The NH visitors guide is one and we are excited to see some results, they mailed 125K copies last year, can we have a small fraction of that please? We are seriously hoping to get some real progress done on the camp sites this year. We have local friends willing to assisit with cutting sites out this winter and spring of 09.
Some already know this, but Sandy has been working south during the week and this leaves Ko and I to do the chores, clean the place, keep up with guests - But not to Sandy standards I can attest, she is awsome about that stuff and we miss her presence. Oh yeah, two weeks ago Ko hurts her ankle at school in gym class and has been on cruthes since, so who's doing all the hauling of water, taking the dogs out etc...NOW! Hopefully, we can get Sandy home soon after the holidays, this has been tough on all of us. I am working on finding a J.O.B. for her - LMAO!
(This is Sandy & I) in front of the barn barn, for Keystone and Eat more chicken on a dog rope (aka. Steer)
We attempted with the help of some neighbors to repair the damage done by the loggers to our trail, so that we can get out to the state trail. Did not get all the way out, that will be interesting here in another couple weeks, but we will get out!
The Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner is being planned for Feb 5th and I have been going to some of those meetings and it is really involved.
We have had 4 differant musher's here to discuss what they can/can not offer with respect to Dog Sledding tours in our section of wilderness in Northern New Hampshire. Provided we keep getting these little snow storms, and even a big one along the line, we are going to have another great season in store for our guests.
With all of that said, we still need to start thinking about tax season soon - Yeah that was an ugly thought just prior to christmas wasn't it!
Well, I have to finish clearing the driveway and get this place clean up enough to be respectable for when Sandy gets home tonight, she's driving home through this snow storm after work.
Travel Well!
