Ridecamp: Re: Subject: [RC] Land prices

--- Peggy Bergman-Smith <peglets@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Okay, Linda your area sounds wonderful. But, what is
> your weather really
> like?
> If you say it is fantastic, I'm moving there! I'm
> still trying to absorb the
> reality of paying $1.25 per bale of hay - delivered!

Peggy,

Our neighbor bales the timothy and brings it on the
hay wagon into our barn.  He & his son or his cousin
unload it into the loft and stack it with my husband's
help.  I supply the cookies & lemonade afterwards.  We
paid $1.50/bale one year in  a drought when hay was
scarce, and Charlie apologized for "overcharging us". 
He makes WONDERFUL horse hay.

We do have cold winters here by my standards, but I
grew up in central Florida.  In January thru March it
can get as low as 10* F at night.  We have occasional
streaks of below freezing highs for 3 or 4 days.  We
do have to use tank heaters to keep the field tanks
open.

We are in the snow belt for Lake Effect Snow, so we
may get 180-210" a year.  GREAT for skiing, snow
shoeing or the sleigh!  We tend to take Jan & Feb off
from riding, but we could put snow pads on & keep
riding if we were so inclined.  We use it as down time
& a chance to play at winter sports.

There are a multitude of rides in PA, OH and VA - all
around 3-4 hrs from where I live.  (Including Ft
Armstrong and the Old Dominion.)

I have loops of trails that range from 5 - 32 miles in
a mix of woods, logging roads, dirt/gravel roads and
road shoulder.  I have 80+ miles of rails-to-trail
just a 30 minute trailer ride away.  If I could only
show you the view off of my front porch!

We moved here 5 years ago & I really do like it here! 
Now if I can finish recovering from my ACL
reconstruction, I want to start riding some more
before winter sets in.  No more black diamonds with
moguls for me when I ski.  I'm on the bunny slope this
winter!

Linda Flemmer
Blue Wolf Ranch
West Virginia


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