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Through here I either drive with a trailer or skip altogether directly riding into and then over the mountains directly.
Once past this, I enter the other side of the next picture or I simply ride directly into the next picture.
This is what I hope to be riding. I can actually afford him. His name is Warlock, he is not a gelding nor would I choose one if I could. He is handsome and fits my character from what I have read. Although, he is said to have a sense of humor which I will have to fix right away. I am not sure he is the right breed, though a smart horse can learn and some breed consideration is based on small men or, really, normal men.
And this or the next is what I will be taking with me in a saddle scabbard.
Some of the houses I have been looking at have both out buildings for horses and feed, land enough for them, and some even have pasture land attached or available. Of course, these houses are closer to town than what I would prefer, but decent houses out in the woods are more for the dainty of taste, delicate of design, so not exactly in my category. Things have certainly changed, or have they?
It is all possible. I realize these things could become real. I am not sure how to face that, oddly. It could happen. With little to do in the last few days, my mind, fingers, and eyes have been roaming the roads of dreams. It really is possible!
Keep dreaming, and the further out (within reason) the better. Since you're working with a near clean slate, you might check Rawles page on Recommended Retreat Locations. You're in one of the right general areas to start with, and even if one of the "ideal" locations is not right near Logan, you can glean from his writing what makes for a "better" versus "not so good" area for a retreat.
ReplyDeleteAlso he has a book linked at the bottom of that page that looks like it would be a great resource.
ReplyDeleteHis main criterion besides being in the right state is to be at least 300 miles from a major city, and away from the "lines of drift". Well I don't accomplish the distance from Tucson by a long shot, but I at least have a mountain range between me and the city, which serves to limit the "line of drift" from that direction. Trouble is, the valley I'm in will funnel any one coming this way right past me.
My thoughts run to ways to blockade the way from either direction after a major SHTF event. I'm pretty sure my neighbors would come on board at that time, and with their help, there are possibilities...
Also he has a book linked at the bottom of that page that looks like it would be a great resource.
ReplyDeleteHis main criterion besides being in the right state is to be at least 300 miles from a major city, and away from the "lines of drift". Well I don't accomplish the distance from Tucson by a long shot, but I at least have a mountain range between me and the city, which serves to limit the "line of drift" from that direction. Trouble is, the valley I'm in will funnel any one coming this way right past me.
My thoughts run to ways to blockade the way from either direction after a major SHTF event. I'm pretty sure my neighbors would come on board at that time, and with their help, there are possibilities...
I noticed that Idaho is the top pick. I can almost throw a rock to the boarder. To be sure, I will end up looking up there as well. It will come down to finding the perfect spot for what I want to do.
ReplyDeleteI am reading through the article and various links. Thanks for introducing that, at this point. It will give me a great chance to pick the information well before making a choice. If this was the week before I started looking, it might have had little impact. But in this case, it has a good chance of completely rearranging how I think when I approach the purchase in December or January. Thanks a ton.
I looked around on his blog. And though I do like it and easily see it's utility, I also find it quite difficult to locate anything. I didn't look for, so of course try, a search function there (though I have not had luck with Vox or other blogs and 'in house' search engines. I really need to get this added to my list of blogs though.