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Arroyo Ranch February 2024 Update

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  It has been a while since I have uploaded a video. We had to wait for winter and rainy weather to pass in order to get on the land. Gary and friends had been up there several times since I was able to go. They dropped off lots of tools, materials, furniture, heaters, and other items. They were able to add the heaters in, find temporary places for our compost toilets, add a compost area, add insulation, and work on the bathroom. It looks like a mess right now, but everything will be put in its place soon. We plan to be living up there fulltime by July, but we have lots to do to get us there. Next time Gary and the guys go up, we will have a 40 ft shipping container delivered, vaper barrier the walls, add paneling to the walls, install solar panels and electricity, add a rainwater catchment system, more water tanks, add the kitchen in, finish the bathhouse, and add a perimeter fence with electric wires to keep predators from getting in the property. There are lots to do, but I am confi

Arroyo Ranch Update

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 It has been a while since I updated you on what is happening at Arroyo Ranch. We haven't started any projects, but my husband has brought up lots of materials, tools and furniture since my last post. I was hoping to add to my YouTube channel with up dated information, but since we have not officially started, I felt there was nothing to report. The weather has been the biggest factor on why we have not started on updating the homestead. It has either been very hot, cold or lots of rain. He is hoping to get up there soon, maybe next week, to begin working on our house. We want our house to be ready first so we can move up there and work on what we need to make it a self-sustaining homestead. We realize that the back and forth is not working and we need to be physically up there to get it done.  What needs to happen for us to move there? We need water and solar electricity in place. That is going to happen soon. We need to finish the main bathroom and add a half bath in the main hou

Building Deliveries and Tour

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I am a few months late to post these videos. My laptop decided to break down and not start up for me. I had to send it out for repairs. After I got it back, I had to find a video program that I could create videos for YouTube.  I also had to find time to figure out the program which wasn't easy. I am happy to say I figured it out enough to do simple videos. I am hoping to get better at making more elaborate videos. The first video I created was on our guest house and workshop being delivered. I decided not to add music and let the sounds of the wind, our voices, and the delivery truck be what you hear. It ended up turning out just fine. My second video was a tour of the property. I photographed everything around the ranch to give everyone an update. These videos were made in March and things have changed since then. Gary has brought up lots of stuff that we wanted up there and we organized a bit.  The boys had intended to work on the bathroom a week ago, but one of them got sick an

Winter at Arroyo Ranch

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The wash from the road.  

Arroyo Ranch House Delivery

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Yay, our house has arrived on our property. We ordered our 12x40 foot shed house in June of this year. The builder had trouble getting the metal roofing materials, so that is why the build took longer than usual. A couple of weeks ago we scheduled a delivery. My husband and friend went up there so they could be on the property for delivery.  As bad luck would have it, Mother Nature decided to let it snow on that day. The driver could not safely deliver the house, so we had to reschedule. We scheduled the delivery for December 2nd (yesterday), and the weather was on our side.  The only thing we stressed over was could that long truck get through the deep wash. The driver lifted his truck and drove right through it. After that, he drove down the street to the place where the house was to be set. Because they graded the property, the driver was able to get to the location we picked out for the house.  The house faces southeast. The southern view is beautiful, and you can see all the way t

Photography: Salt River and Wild Horses

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