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…
First Day of Spring 2015
First day of Spring, and a nice mid 70’s day on the property, so we headed up with a couple key projects in mind. Knowing that we have a very busy ‘building’ summer ahead, we want to make the property as ‘convenient’ as possible when we visit. Some major things we had in mind,…
Warm Winter Day (February 7, 2014)
It was an usually warm weekend in the desert Southwest, so we decided to head to the property, and it turned out a great idea. What a beautiful weather weekend for us. Arrived Saturday morning, unloaded and got organized, then headed into Chino for some hay bales and ladder. Stopped and picked up a couple…
Snow Bound (January 2015)
Stopped by the property after a great couple of day in the valley of the sun visiting Fred and Katherine. The weekend had been a winter weather event in most of the Southwest, and our property was no exception. You can see by the picture below, there was most definitely snow to be found. Of…
New Ranch Member (October 31, 2014)
“Here comes Rusty…”. Yes, we purchased a 20 foot shipping container. We had been tossing around the idea for some time, but once we saw this one local to our property, we knew it was the right choice. It has been somewhat modified (see the small windows and roof support) for another customer, but that…
Composting Project (October 2014)
We headed back in October to start work on our composting pit. We have decided to make two compost piles/pits and use one per year to build, while we use the contents of the other as fertilizer. We are doing two 4×4 pits, a foot into the ground. First stage is digging them out and…
Another Visit w/ Guests (October 2014)
A couple weeks after our “ship to shore” experience, we headed up again to our property, with a few special guests. This weekend we brought with us free labor, in the name of Rylee, Baylee, and our protector Lola. Although, by the end of the weekend Lola’s poor city feet had had enough. Weather…
Monsoon Season (September 2014)
I had been emailing back and forth with one of our ranch (larger ranch) board members about one of the roads going through our property that wasn’t being maintained, and we believed it should be. So, after bringing it up the work was about to be done. I mentioned to him that we might be…