A little over a week ago was our annual Northern Colorado Writers retreat. Me and twelve other members headed to the beautiful Sylvan Dale Ranch, just west of Loveland, Colorado. We traveled to this oasis for an undisturbed weekend of writing and camaraderie.
It is difficult to paint the magic of the weekend with words, so I will show you with photos.
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| Sylvan Dale always shows us some good old-fashioned western hospitality |
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| The Wagon Wheel Bunkhouse where all 13 of us stayed |
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| Our favorite cowboy, David Jessup; co-owner of Sylvan Dale and NCW member. He joined us on Friday night for a glass of wine. |
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| Some of us hanging out by the fire after an amazing dinner and a few hours of writing. |
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| Taking a break from writing for some games of Banagrams |
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| Amazing river art created by a ranch visitor a couple weeks earlier |
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| I love pictures with paths because it reminds me that new opportunities await |
Some of the other retreaters blogged about their experiences. Here are the links to those posts:
April Joitel-My (Vegan) Retreat
Patricia Stoltey-What’s So Great about a Writers’ Retreat?
Mim Neal-Resurrection
Have you ever been on a writing retreat? How was it?
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6 comments:
A writer's retreat sounds marvellous! I love that you organise your own.
As always, I came away with renewed energy and enthusiasm for what I do here in my little office. It's surprising what one weekend in perfect surroundings with great writers and lots of quiet can do for the writer's soul.
Charmaine, a retreat is not that hard to organize. I am happy to offer you any tips if you want.
Well said Pat.
I forgot to mention how excellent your photos are. I just wrote a guest post for another blog about the writer's eye and how learning about attention to detail can also make us better photographers. I think your photos help prove my point.
I had a great time on retreat! Meeting fellow writers and getting wise counsel from the experienced members. I came up with a fabulous idea and recharged batteries. Thank you fellow writers and Kerrie for such great retreat. See you next year
That looks like so much (productive) fun. I'm jealous. My kids kept me from going.
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