Like others we so love Lost Valley it hardly seems to matter. I visited for the 3 years before the fire and now 7 years after. I still think the 11+-hours flight from the UK twice a year is worth it. Perhaps I have less bruises on my arms and knees…
Thanks very much to the both of you for your thoughtful and detailed answers. (Jason, it seems that you and I visited Lost Valley in the same time period-- perhaps our paths crossed!) I've scoured all the recent pictures and videos I can find, but i…
I visited Lost Valley for many years pre-fire (leaving for home the day before Lost Valley was evacuated in June of 2002), and I have visited every year - often twice - since the fire. 99% of the pictures on this website are AFTER the fire so that m…
Our family had visited from 1979 to 1990, and then again in 2007 and 2008. Here is my input:
- how bad is it? Nothing about Lost Valley is bad. At least not in my mind.
- I don't think the shelf road has really been affected. At least not that I no…
WOW, when was this taken? This year? That's one of the most gorgeous pictures of/from the ranch I've ever seen. Which, as I'm sure you well know, is saying a lot.
That's the best part of the ranch: YOU don't have to plan anything, if you don't want to... just release the youngin's to their kiddie sups and collect your exhausted, happy kids at the end of the day! Or you can keep them with you to hang around th…
I visited Lost Valley many times before the 2002 Hayman fire, and was so relieved to see that our beloved ranch survived (miraculously, it seems!) But I stunned to see pictures of the devastation in the surrounding area. Some of the pictures on this…
June 29, 2009
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