New Farm

After 5 months of camping around the Southwest with our horses we have finally bought a new farm and have move in. We have always loved the Nicole Valley in Merritt B.C. and have been looking in the area for the prefect place for a few years now. We wanted to be able to ride right out our back door to crownland. Finding the right place was the key.
Once we had the sale of our home in Langley completed we headed back up to camp at Lundbom Lake and go searching for a new farm. We were now homeless. We spent a few days with our realtor  Brad from Century 21. I had a few places I had picked out to look at and Brad had a new listing he wanted us to see. Brad had taken us out looking at properties last year and kind of knew what we really wanted. He took us up Hwy 97C to a 20 acre parcel that I knew the minute we drove up the long winedy driveway it was the right place. The views from the top where unbelievable you could see right down to the Lower Nicole Valley. This was going to be our new home. We looked a some more properties that day but only one other one caught our eye but are mind was still on the property with the views. We took a second look the next day and made our mind up we where going to make an offer. Well it all worked out because now we are here and loving it. The old owners were such a nice couple they even let us camp on the property for a few days before we took possession so we could finish the outer fencing. This is cattle country so we had to put in wire fencing all around the perimeter to keep out the cattle. We can ride off the property in almost every direction to endless riding. "We are in heaven". Here are some pictures of our new place. Even came with a full RV hook up for our friends that have big rigs.

This is the house from the side where the basement comes out. 

Front of house

The views are from every corner of the property. This is the porch off master bedroom. 

Looking down at garden below in the deer fencing also the views

The sunsets

Yes you can Quad right out the back door. Here is my son Skylar and his girlfriend Amanda up for a weekend of fun. 

Front garden also more views

Our front field where our mare Zanda and new addiction "Tracker" our 6 week old colt. 

First ride off our property with some great friends 

Getting ready to leave.

Riding out the back of our property

Ron and Cimaron

Lots of riding

Coming back from ride looking below to home and shop. Big parking area for the biggest rigs. 

Upper pasture

More pictures of the boys in the upper pasture

My wild stallion Hunter (The Huntsman) with Ron's gelding Cimaron

New project a hitching rail at side of house. 

Zanda and Tracker happy in new home

Back in British Columbia, Canada

We made in back to BC the beginning of May. Came back to Langley for a few days then headed up to visit family, our other horses and then head to our favourite place to camp in BC Lundbom Lake.

Leaving the lower mainland 

Going up over the Coquihalla mountain range

Made it to Lake country just outside Kelowna

In Kelowna

Beautiful lake views from everywhere

Crossing new floating bridge into the city of Kelowna

A great visit with family (Sam, Dean and Jordan)  and myself and Duma my Serval cat. 

The view from Sam's home 

Now heading to visit with Ron's dad in Cherryville following the lakes all the way

There is a reason they call this lake country. I would love this place right on the lake horses in the fields LOL 

At Ron's dad place the horses had a field to get out in.

This is Turning point ranch in Pritchard BC where are mares are boarded.
You can't miss our horses they are the coloured ones

One the way up to Lundbom from Merritt. To get to Lundbom Grasslands you take the Kelowna connector and drive up just over 8.9km you will see the turn off on the left. Don't take the higher grave road go to the left on the lower road and drive in 3km you will pass 2 lakes before coming to Lundbom Lake.

The clouds were just leaving as we pulled in 

In the morning the last of the clouds left  Lundbom Lake 

Our campsite at Lundbom with beautiful blue skys

This lake is just so blue and tropical looking great fishing too

Here are some of the corrals 

First ride out beautiful day almost like an August day hard to believe there was snow here a few days ago

Love these grasslands

Going past Hamilton lake 

Another picture of Ron and Cimaron at Hamilton lake

We found a new lake to ride around 

Ron checking out the lake for fish 

Heading back from our first ride

Hard to get sick of this view of Lundbom Lake 

View from Campsite of the lake 

The fishing was good this week as it was the first week without ice on the lake

Next ride out over looking Hamilton lake 

Did a view ride over looking Hwy heading to Kamloops you can see the alfalfa fields starting to grow below

Riding around the back of Sugarloaf mountain

Great views over looking the city of Merritt

Looking down on the lakes below Lundbom in the background and Hamilton below

Just rolling grasslands as far as the eye can see

Back at camp Duma finds some old and new friends 

Kenya our Savannah cat patrols the campsite. 

Our dogs Sidney the 13 year old Aussie and Sammy our 10 year old Jack Russell having fun in camp