Another great weekend on the ranch. Yes, the temps were definitely up there, hovering around 100, except when massive thunderstorms came rolling through…more on that in a moment. This weekend was about ‘water’…really finishing up a couple smaller water related things we wanted to get done. We purchased a 65 gal tank that will stay…
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Rainwater Plumbing (6/19/15)
Another weekend, and another list of projects. This weekend we wanted to complete the rainwater plumbing for the next time it rains. We took a lot of PVC up with us, and used about half of it. A lot of planning went into reducing PVC sizes…crazy to go from 3″ first flush to 1″ pex…
Composting Adventures (6/12/15)
We headed up to the ranch for another weekend of work. This time though, we deviated a little to completely re-structure our compost bins. What we found is that the sheer size of the bin was becoming too wide and very hard to manage. Also, I think that having the compost in the ground (roughly…
First Week @ The Ranch – Rain Water Harvesting Phase 1…continued (5/23/15)
Well, five days after returning home, we finally have internet again and I am able to update this blog, just in time for our next trip to the property. We finally got an opportunity to spend an entire week on the property and a long list of projects came along with it. We loaded up…
Rain Water Harvesting Phase 1…continued (5/16/15)
We headed up to the ranch to proceed with our rainwater lean-to shed build. After last week, and forgetting the hardware required, we headed up with all the hardware and what we thought would move us along on the build. Unfortunately, we hit another snag. The plans I put together called for six posts,…
Rain Water Harvesting Phase 1 (5/2/15)
2015 Ranch development kicked off this past weekend. Our first project is rain water harvesting. With an average rainfall of 22 inches at the property, we hope to capture that rain and turn it into our water source. (overview of rain water harvesting) We estimate with our 10×20 rain collection lean-to shed, being started now,…
Bid April Farewell (4/17/15)
So, we headed up to the property for one last ‘relaxing’ weekend before all the fun projects start to kick in next month. Headed our Friday afternoon with another full Jeep to help us prepare for the busy schedule coming up (more on that below). We had a couple things we wanted to add to…
Another Sunny March Day (3/28/15)
We headed out for another great warm March weekend on the ranch, close to 80 degrees with record temps throughout Northern Arizona. Not too many big projects, just more cleanup and some smaller projects to ease our year to come. First, we stopped at a great scenic view just past the Hoover Dam, that you…