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Morning at Vagabond
Morning at Vagabond
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Linda Van Gilder Kelley
Linda Van Gilder Kelley
Linda Van Gilder Kelley
Linda Van Gilder Kelley
Donna and Eno Compton
Donna and Eno Compton
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Where Bill Meets Willow
Where Bill Meets Willow
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Baseball Field
Baseball Field
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By Coy Ink on Etsy
By Coy Ink on Etsy
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Eno Compton III
Eno Compton III
Finn and Freya Visit
Finn and Freya Visit
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Cascade Mountain in one of her shining mountain poses
Cascade Mountain in one of her shining mountain poses
Wranglers
Wranglers
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Light Snow Plow Work
Light Snow Plow Work
48 Batteries
48 Batteries
Ernie the Vagabond Ranch Cat
Ernie the Vagabond Ranch Cat
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www.etsy.com/shop/watercolorpetsshop
www.etsy.com/shop/watercolorpetsshop
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1952 First Ranchers
1952 First Ranchers
Porter Rathmell
Porter Rathmell
Mentor Charlie Pavek
Mentor Charlie Pavek
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Last Light
Morning at Vagabond
Morning at VagabondPhotograph by Paul Searcy
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Linda Van Gilder Kelley
Linda Van Gilder KelleyArtist and former owner of Vagabond Ranch, Linda Van Gilder Kelley, created a romantic watercolor rendition of this magical place. http://lindavgkelley.com/pages/Watercolors/vagabondranch.html
Linda Van Gilder Kelley
Linda Van Gilder KelleyCharlie Pavek adopted the name, Cascade Mountain Ranch, for his Thunderbird house and land, earlier owned by Apperson. After the Kelleys purchased Vagabond Ranch around 1989, Charlie and Ronnie Pavek held a portion for a time until they sold it to the Kelleys.
Donna and Eno Compton
Donna and Eno ComptonLife is good wherever there is a Charlie Pavek red bench.
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Where Bill Meets Willow
Where Bill Meets WillowOne of the most inspiring places at Vagabond is the place where Bill Creek and Willow Creek meet. As to the bench, Charlie would jokingly say, “If it doesn’t move, paint it red.”
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Baseball Field
Baseball FieldErnie, the Vagabond Cat, inspects the benches at the baseball field - the games continue in another time - in our memories.
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By Coy Ink on Etsy
By Coy Ink on Etsy Wranglers Cabin https://www.etsy.com/shop/coyink
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Eno Compton III
Eno Compton IIIAfter a career in data communications, with the highlight of creating AFEPS, part of ACARS, Eno was able to claim Vagabond Ranch as home, a place he came for three impactful summers, 1955, 1956, 1957.
Finn and Freya Visit
Finn and Freya Visit
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14910515_1165136650246938_5419984323756196865_n.jpg
Corral fencepost.jpg
ashbrook stream.jpg
IMG_3096.jpg
IMG_0328.jpg
Ronni's gazebo.jpg
IMG_8935.jpg
IMG_8943.jpg
IMG_0340.jpg
IMG_0066.jpg
IMG_9021.jpg
IMG_8855.jpg
IMG_9253.jpg
IMG_9383.jpg
IMG_9133.jpg
IMG_9377.jpg
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IMG_0077.jpg
IMG_0088.jpg
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Screen Shot 2017-06-30 at 11.54.06 AM.png
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New Shed.JPG
Cascade Mountain in one of her shining mountain poses
Cascade Mountain in one of her shining mountain poses
Wranglers
Wranglers
Ranch House and mtn.jpeg
bell.jpeg
DSC_0566.JPG
cascade entrance.jpg
up close signs and posts.png
Light Snow Plow Work
Light Snow Plow Work
48 Batteries
48 Batteries
Ernie the Vagabond Ranch Cat
Ernie the Vagabond Ranch Cat
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Welcome to Ernie's stories.jpg
www.etsy.com/shop/watercolorpetsshop
www.etsy.com/shop/watercolorpetsshopDaria Roman has been painting Ernie and memories at the ranch. She’s on etsy and creates custom pet portraits. Here’s one of the paintings with Scamp and Ernie.
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1952 First Ranchers
1952 First RanchersAn American Boy’s Summer Vacation - The link at the top of the Home page describes this photograph at Hill Cabin - Marlo Thomas’ co-star Ted Bessell was one of the first ranchers along with the author Retired Admiral Bill O’Donnell, pictured far right, who twice to visit the Comptons, most recently in October 2021, after Eno had passed.
Porter Rathmell
Porter Rathmell Henry Porter Rathmell, 1946-1970, a beloved staff member at Vagabond during the Charlie and Ronnie (Veronica) Pavek era, was killed in Vietnam.
Mentor Charlie Pavek
Mentor Charlie Pavek
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