Maryanne Bowes:  

Life Hi, Since leaving Crestwood in 1978, my life has been filled with adventure and the beauty of life. I wasn't at our graduation as I had gone to Europe and then to England for a 4 month stay at an equestrian school, to get a British Horse Society teaching certificate. I had a blast. Then I found myself in Ohio and going to Kent State University, but not really knowing what I wanted to do. A couple of years at Kent and I was tired of Ohio and was off to California. It was 1981 and I fell in love with the beauty of California and fell in love with a wonderful man and we got married in 1984. Tom introduced me to backpacking and riding horses in the mountains. We did alot of skiing at Lake Tahoe. Absolutely incredible beauty out here. We did a 4 year stint in Michigan where I taught riding. Then back to California in 86. At that time, Tom was done with the business world and we wanted a change. We ended up selling everything we owned and moved into a one room cabin in Big Sur. We didn't have electricity or running water, and you definately need a 4 wheel drive to get up there. It was wild and wool...Expand for more