Yesterday we took the 6.5 mile tour of this 8000 acre working ranch. It started out across the dam and around by the low land where it looked like water stood during the rainy season. The dam keeps the water level high enough that the transport the water to the other part of the ranch via a water flume so they can irrigate the other portions of the pastureland.


The road is a bit rough and rutted out but it was passable by staying out of the deeper ruts so we did not drag bottom. As you get farther back on the ranch, you can see a couple of beautiful homes high upon a hill. we checked and you can not see them from the highway, but there is surely a drive back to them over a hill or two.

Farther back on the ranch you go by an old cabin that has nearly all fallen in and there is a sign that it was the wood cutters cabin. at this point we are high up in the forest of large Juniper Pine trees. We wound around large rocks and trees and did see one huge bull all by himself and farther on down we did see 3 or 4 cows as well. They had been working in that area rounding up the cattle to move to lower pastures for the winter.

We ran across a fellow in a pick up that had his bike with him and he had been biking in the area and we chatted with him for a while. He asked if we remembered where the wood cutters cabin was and we said yes. He said he saw a cat up there by the cabin. He did not know if it was a mountain lion, a cougar or what but he thought it was time for him to leave as he was a couple of miles from his truck. We did not see anything, but certainly was not looking for a wild cat or anything like that.

It took us at least an hour to make the tour, but it was a very interesting tour with lots to see and several head of cattle on separate portions of the ranch. It is divided up into several portions with cattle guards where you go through the fence lines.

Tomorrow it is off to Crater Lake after a stop in Klamath Falls for fuel and a stop at the local Wal Mart for supplies.