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| On Saturday we needed to make a trail up on one of the hills so the dead logs up there can be chopped and loaded easier than trying to buck them up a hill. Three hours later the trail was cleared. I figure it was at least half a mile of trail clearing. Clearing a trail is hard work! But after it was done my first thought was, come nicer weather I'm going trail riding on one of the horses. Haven't been real trail riding in a long time. Really looking forward to that day! This is the view from the top of one of the hills looking down on the property. See those little dots in the pasture area? Those are the horses and donkeys! |
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| Another landscape view from the top. |
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| Another hill top view. |
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| One of the books I checked out form the library is about the local history of the Applegate Valley which is where we live now. As I was reading it Saturday night I came across a chapter that very much caught my attention. It was about this piece of land we are living on! Back in the 1870's there was a supply store on the property! The very first actual store in this area. It also talked about a small mill where they ground feed for livestock and flour! The original house was torn down in the 1950's and the house we are living in now was built. And guess what, there was a map of where everything was! The only thing left of yesteryear is the dairy barn. So, on Sunday we went investigating looking for remnants of what was. After climbing the opposite hill of where we were Saturday, we hiked down to the irrigation canal and started following it back to the house. Here is a pile of rocks alongside the canal. They have been there a very long time. |
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| Then I found really old, what looks like railroad ties, lining the irrigation canal. |
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| While we were walking in the irrigation canal I noticed footprints. These are from a raccoon. During this week I am going to start cutting and taking out as much of the blackberry bushes that have taken over where the old mill once was. Maybe, just maybe there will be some sort of remains left. I love history and to be fortunate to live on a piece of history has me wanting to learn more. Who knows what will be found! Until next time.......................... |
