Month: August 2024
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Tranquil Desert Homesteading: Natural Timelessness
The author loses track of time while loading the truck, removing sagebrush, taking breaks with snacks from the farmers’ market, and planning their new homestead in the high desert. The beauty and stillness of nature captivate them, making time fly.
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North Dakota Harvest Season: Our Future Travel Plans
What are your future travel plans? Our future travel plans are to get to North Dakota. It is pre-pile season of the harvest right now. I will be working on the line for potatoes and Brian will be driving truck again this year for the farm. That will lead into the sugar beet harvest. For…
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From New Mexico to South Dakota: Unraveling Road Trip Mishaps and Heartwarming Moments
Willie Nelson’s “On The Road Again” comes to life in a wild west adventure from St. Johns, Arizona to North Dakota. Encounter pothole surprises, fuel stops, and mechanical mishaps. Amid challenges, Happy Trails RV Park and Holiday Inn Express hotels provide comfort, while unexpected setbacks bring delays in Summit, SD. The journey continues.
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Sagebrush Clearing and Indigenous Plant Protection at the Roadrunner Coyote Ranch
The month of July was spent working on the property, clearing sagebrush with shovels and a pick axe, and exploring the surroundings, meeting neighbors and hunting for protected barrel cactus and Pinion Pine. Witch Wells Farmers Market provided sustenance and connections. The Roadrunner Coyote Ranch is the newly christened homestead, with plans to return in…
