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| - Who says Disneyland's the only place where dreams come true? Spring Mountain Ranch is a vast greenland of tranquility, just the perfect get-away from the city. Cool temperatures, a lot of grassland, a ranch house with rich history, a peaceful lake surrounded with dragonflies as well as duckies and a cute but lonely cow, called Penelope, who would love a 'hi' from you if you ever plan to come visit.
For a $7 local entrance fee per vehicle (that'd be $9 for out-of-state), we got to the ranch at around noon and picked a nice little shaded spot under a cottonwood tree to hang out for the day. For awhile, we waited for the winds to pick up to fly our kite, attempted to raise it up around 1pm but the winds weren't strong enough to keep the kite suspended for long. With that, we decided instead to explore the ranch house where we learnt a great deal about its fascinating history and architecture. Just as we were ready to head back out, it began to pour and the winds were ferociously swooping in from every direction (It disabled my kite for awhile. it's shaped like a dragonfly and one of the wings came off. We had to tape it back in.) No biggie, it was a great opportunity to walk in the rain and that's exactly what we did!
There were dragonflies buzzing around Lake Harriet and a large eagle arrogantly perched on top of a tree. Hiking trails surrounded the ranch. We'll probably take some time to try them out one day, probably around fall when humidity levels and temperatures are even lower. Was an awesome way to catch-up with nature, take in all the greenery and of course, spend a whole day with family!
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