Some Summer Guests.... Fierro - Burrell Group 2009

In additon to the many customer guests that come to Bullion Creekside Retreat, we occasionally reserve the retreat for family. Some of the extended Burrell clan including Fierros, Matejeks, Ciprianos, Thomases and Clarks showed up July 2010 for some good parties, visits, and outdoor sports.

Redneck Pool Party on Bullion Creek



Brandon, Jim, and Dave



Brad and Ryan




Danielle and Bryan



The foundation pillars - Dave, Humbert, Bryan, Jim

Alexis, Dave, and Eric

Dave Burrell with his secret girl friend Cathi. He's hoping he won't be recognized.

Brad and MaryAnn Matejek



Robert Cipriano and buddy

Tamara, Stephanie, Cassidy, Rachel, Ryan, and Mikey

Dave and Cathi Burrell from Fresno area

Brandon, Jimmy, and Dave jamming

Mary and Humbert Fierro

Cathi and Mary Ann

Eric and Alexis

Some of the girls...Mary Ann, Alexis, Ana Maria, Tamara, Danielle, and Cathi

Some of the guys..Dave, Brandon, Dave, Bryan and Eric

Cassidy with her rainbow trout that she caught at the fish rodeo.

One of our camp hosts named Chip.... or is it Dale ?

Early Spring at Bullion Creekside Retreat

We love the outdoors in all seasons at Bullion Creekside Retreat. Early Spring brings some warm days with cold nights. The snow is melting in the lower elevations. The robins and flickers are the first returning birds to be heard wooing one another in the cottonwoods while the kids romp in the sagebrush looking for Easter surprises. The guys like to trek the snowline searching for elk and deer antlers that have been shed.

After a brutal winter, it is a time to renew our relationship with the sun as it strengthens its angle on us.

Big and Little Kids like the foosball game

A pretty good find for just a few hours.

Daisy and Chica had their own spring actiivities

More Easter Fun

Bullion Retreat Christmas

Sometimes we reserve the retreat exclusively for family and friends; and there is nothing better than family coming to the retreat to spend 6 magical days and nights in the middle of winter. Our daughter Tamara with her husband Dave and grandkiddo Cassidy came. Also, daughter Danielle with her husband Brandon and granddoggy Chica. It was like one continous party for 6 days. It went by so fast...nobody wanted it to end.

We enjoyed the traditional Christmas stuff.

We partied while it snowed and dipped to below zero temperatures.

We jammed with our own redneck bluegrass band. You should see Tamara's knee bounce while she strums up some banjo chords. You can see that Brandon is not sure he belongs in this band.

We shoveled as the snow storms rolled off the high Tushar Mountains onto us.

Of course, Ana and Cass made the traditional gingerbread house.

Brandon and Dave pitched in with the cooking and cleanup duties.

Bryan made a luge track with the Grizzly snowplow down the steep trail across from the retreat.

The girls spent hours on the track. Be sure and watch the video to see how fast they really went.

Brandon and Dave invented a snow surfer that tows behind an ATV. They would barrel up and down the snow-covered road with the Polaris spinning and screaming while weaving, jumping, and surfing the snow banks. They did this for hours at a time.

Dave and Brandon snow surfing at high speeds.

The Thomas in-laws came over for lunch and we enjoyed the tamales that Aunt Mary and Uncle Humbert Fierro sent us. We had gourmet-like dinners every night and played games such as karaoke,balderdash, and guestures.

Brandon and Dave hiked the deep snow up Bullion Canyon.

Happy New Year