Memories

Below you will find memories shared from family and friends as well as former campers, hostelers, travelers, and a whole multitude of others who have all been a part of the H-Bar-G Ranch history.

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I went to the H-Bar-G Ranch Camp for girls for two summers, 1959 and 1960. Some of the best memories of my life. The memories are still vivid. How I loved the backpacking experiences.

In 1996 I brought a group of developmentally disabled adults to the H-Bar-G on a vacation. There were actually five of us: me, the three clients, and my son Derek, who was in his early teens. We...

My name is Scott Eldridge and my wife Patty and I live here in Estes Park and we own the 4 Seasons. I would like to share some memories I have with you about an employee that worked at the Ranch in...

I was very fortunate to find the H-Bar-G in the summer of 1977 when I fell in love with Estes Park as an adult. I had grown up going to the YMCA of the Rockies but found the youth hostel, run by Lou...

I first discovered the H-Bar-G the summer of 1990. The previous summer I had met someone who told me about it (thanks again Scott!) at a hostel in Northern California and we met up in Colorado the...

I Googled H-Bar-G today since I woke this morning having dreamt myself back in time to my last summer at the H-Bar-G. Last time that happened, I heard Lou say, "Hi Pete," in his inimitable style....

I stayed at the H-Bar-G for 2 weeks in 1996 as a backpacker. The H-Bar-G is popular with world travelers. Everyone who has stayed at the H-Bar-G might know the reason for it. That is the great...

My name is Faiz M. Faiz and I taught a group of 33 peace corps volunteers in 1969 (June) for 3 months. The hospitality of Lou and Anne Livingston indeed added to the beauty of the H-Bar-G Ranch...

My memories of summers at H-Bar-G, during the years that the Livingston family offered up their wonderful property as a camp for girls, are so many and so meaningful that I have been at work on a...

My Mom spent a year living in Shep's cabin at H-Bar-G Ranch in 1972. She especially loved the views from the property, and everyone else she met. She tells me the story that when she left Colorado...