Thank you Members! Each year, OLT celebrates and gives thanks for our members during Member Appreciation Weekend. Anyone can become a member and no members are turned away. With so many fun-lovin' folks, we ask everyone to park down the road from the Welcome Center and be especially mindful of one another and our delicate space. Our supply of ice is limited and we encourage sharing tent spaces whenever possible. 

Enjoy live music at the Pavilion from 9 pm-around 1 am on Friday and Saturday nights..

Friday Night Band: Whitewater Ramble

Described as “High-Octane Rocky Mountain DanceGrass”, Whitewater Ramble (WWR) uses a simple recipe to craft it’s sound: start with bluegrass instrumentation, add drums, and finish with a boundary-less approach to grassing-up everything from disco house grooves to roots to Americana. The Colorado-bred quintet combines the elements of mandolin, fiddle, acoustic guitar, upright bass, drums and vocals to explore the musical boundaries of multiple genres and to fuel their own mixture of original music and innovative cover song interpretations. http://whitewaterramble.com/

Saturday Night Band: Tumbleweed

The history of Member Appreciation Weekend wrapped up in one of the valley's finest bands.  Enjoy classic favorites done right. We've been lucky to have Tumbleweed play at the hot springs many times over the years and it's great to have them back in 2017.

OLT is thrilled to have this wonderful event at the Everson Ranch.  To learn more about it contact Rustic Roots directly.

Rustic Roots campfire jamming camp announces its 7th year, at the Everson Ranch in the San Luis Valley - August 7-13, 2017.  Join Enion & David Pelta-Tiller (Taarka), Jake Schepps (Round Window Radio), Sandra Wong, Ian Haegele (Thunder and Rain), Joy Adams & Andy Reiner (Half Pelican / Whitewater Ramble), Hazel Ketchum & John Holenko (The Hungry Monks) and Jerry Bryant for music classes, campfire jamming, creative cooking and howling at the moon!  Instrumental workshops for voice, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, cello, bass, nyckelharpa and ukelele.  Jamming includes bluegrass, old time, blues, Wernick Method jamming, Songwriting, Grateful Dead songs, Celtic styles, Scandinavian, swing, improvised music, sea shanties and more!  Opportunities for hiking (nearby mountains including 14ers, bat caves, Great Sand Dunes National Park), hot springs soaking, and access to nearby towns Crestone & Sagauche.  Live in a tent - play music all the time - be a human - make and eat the best food - collaboration encouraged - flushing toilets/showers - families and non-musicians welcome - come for the whole week or just a part!  Sign up and more information at www.rusticroots.net

We wish to introduce 5 licensed therapists at Valley View and hope you will make an advance appointment to ensure your treatment while you are here.

Contact your therapist directly to schedule. We have a great team...
offering multiple massage modalities, watsu and reflexology.
When you arrive, check to see which therapist is on call for the day you desire and call them for an appointment, or call your favorite therapist directly to check their availability.

Massage Therapists

 Cynthia Nielsen - Massage Therapist, Yoga Teacher (OLT Massage Therapy Coordinator)

(email)  719-298-0360

"...bodywork that settles the mind and touches the heart..."

Cynthia is an intuitive massage therapist, reflexologist & Water Being~

Modalities include: Watsu, DT, myofascial, motion palpation & structural alignment. Your massage may include handmade salves, aromatherapy and warm river rocks.  

*Attend Local Yoga classes w Cynthia during your OLT/VVHS visit.

 Jane Adorney - Massage Therapist

720-512-1802

Jane's passion for bodywork has continued to grow during the 24 years she has been practicing. As a student of mindfulness, she values being present and deep listening, both to the needs and wants of her clients, and to the body's more subtle ways of communication. Jane has an intuitive, nurturing and hands on approach. Her modalities include deep tissue, swedish, aromatherapy. chakra balancing, reiki and hot stone massage. She creates her own organic lotions and oil blends.

 Steve Fillenberg - Massage Therapist

720-512-1803

Steve brings over 30 years of hands on experience, both in the United States and Europe. He incorporates many massage modalities into his work, including neuromuscular therapy, deep tissue, trigger point, structural realignment and energetic therapies. Over the years he has worked alongside medical doctors pre and post surgery, and has been able to help his clients navigate pain relief, stress related issues and trauma. Steve's experience as a teacher of Tai Chi and Chi Kung has also helped him cultivate a keen sense of a person's energy flow and body dynamics.

 Suzanne Rouge - BSE Certified Reflexologist

970-308-1415

Reflexology is acupressure on feet, hands and ears. It induces deep relaxation, increases circulation and clears neuropathways. Creating an alignment with the natural world, Suzanne reads auras, uses sacred numerology, medicine wheel insights, and elemental breathwork to bring the body into balance. Her mission is to teach people how to heal themselves.

http://www.hummingbirdhorizons.com 

 Anita Poushan - Massage Therapist (Out until March 15, 2018)

202-286-6882

Anita offers integrated massage therapy combining shiatsu, swedish, reflexology, acupressure, aromatherapy & hydrotherapy. Trained at the Crestone Healing Arts Center she plays with the intersection of western physiology & traditional eastern lineages of body work offering a holistic approach to massage. Her treatments help to amplify each individual bodies unique self-healing abilities.

This Intern program is made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Mary and Ben Eiseman Education Fund at Orient Land Trust. The Eiseman family states, "For the interns, there is a financial reward for their efforts. They will also have the opportunity to learn the values of character that come from labor within a team environment. These should include how to be on time, how to work with a boss, how to follow instructions and directions, and the innumerable skills required of adulthood. But equally importantly, our family cannot think a better way to engender love and respect for the natural beauty that daily surrounds each of these students than by working in the San Luis Valley to keep trails navigable, species diversity robust, and waterways healthy."
This year there are two interns for the Everson Ranch both from Crestone CO.

Rosalea Anderson, who will be attending Colorado School of Mines in the fall, describes her reason for wanting the experience as "the thought of getting this job is so exciting because I'd love to do something productive this summer and be outside. All the money I earn will go toward paying for my college tuition. I really admire the values behind the Orient Land Trust Intern program. Through working with OLT I hope I can learn a lot to help prepare me for college. Particularly responsibility resilience and how to make friends while working together. I'd say that personal growth would be equally if not more valuable than earnings."

Marlon Jacobi, student at CU Boulder, states "I have a lot on my plate for my college experience, and I will need enough funding to get it all done in time. I want to work for every dollar I spend for my education this summer, because I need to progressively become more and more independent as I take these huge strides. College is by no means cheap, but is by all means necessary if I want to get the proper training for my passion. I want to apply my past work ethic to somewhere outside where I can really use my hands and help out on a ranch."

We have Sharea Jones, from Moffat, CO,, as an intern Discovery Host for the OLT Welcome Center.

Sharea is an upcoming junior at Mountain Valley High School and explains, "I would like to start working and getting money, mostly for clothes but also to set some aside for future plans. I would also like to just be able to do something fun with my own money. After I graduate high school I plan on going to college to be a pediatrician."

We wish these students the greatest fortune and depth of experience this summer and extend our gratitude for all of the help we expect from them!