Lettie devoured Erin Hunter's
Warrior series this year.
Lettie discovered a large railroad spike along the old Rocky Mountain railroad and sold it on eBay as a collectible. Lorraine was the lucky winner (actually, the only bidder).
Below:This summer the Portners purchased Boulder Baked, a popular bakery on Broadway. Lettie helps with cookie dough and decorating cupcakes.
The masks document one of several means to slow the transmission of the pandemic virus covid-19. Customers also adhered to "social distancing," allowing at least 6' between them. Restrictions began in mid-March 2020.
Seth: We had a backcountry permit to backpack in the Needles district of Canyonlands. We do this trip annually in mid-October and this time Lettie wanted to bring friend Zoey. Zoey's mom and sister came too, as did Nancy.
We hiked in Friday afternoon, about 3 miles, up the very beautiful Squaw Canyon. The next day we did a big loop that was about 10 miles and included some very cool and exposed high canyon walls we needed to climb and descend.
That night (Saturday) we actually just slept out on a high plateau near our camp. It was wonderful to be under the stars, which are brilliant in that part of the world, and awoke to the rising sun. We hiked back out 3 miles the last morning. It was a good trip!
This was Lettie and Nancy's first time sleeping without a tent. The night sky there is one of the best in the world...so beautiful.