Trying To Find Our Way: The waiting game..but pics until then!

We just got back from another trip to Flagstaff; the drive is starting to take its toll 6.5 hours plus gas, food, nursing stops it makes for quite the long drive. We are lucky enough to be able to stay in a nice hotel and enjoy that part of our adventures and also some good food! The highlight RIBS yum from a great place right across the street from Drury Inn.

Casey is officially going to Flagstaff starting the end of January for his doctorate and we are attempting to purchase some land we should hear more on that today! We DID put a offer in on 10 acres in Alpine Ranches after viewing four lots there.

Lots 1 & 2: Very good views of the San Francisco Peaks but the land was really bad; tumbleweed prickers everywhere! The whole lot would have needed some tilling and regrowth of some short of "grass".

Lot 3: We loved the view and the fact that it was up on a plateau but you had to drive through a wash and some very rough untreaded road which we found problematic when winter comes and also trying to get building supplies and RV out there.

Lot 4:

"THE ONE"

Was on the other side of the main road then down a fairly well maintained dirt road about two miles. The views of the peaks weren't up to my liking as soon as we pulled up but then as we walked the lot the further in the better the views! The soil was significantly better then the first three lots with almost no rocks, no tumbleweed prickers and actually had HUGE Juniper trees and long "grass". This is the one we put a offer in on Thursday afternoon and the deadline for them to accept is in a few hours. Crossing fingers! We will have a ten day closing of November 21st if they accept. In addition, the water haul place is about three miles down the road along with a huge junk yard and saw mill which will both come in quite handy. They also have a wonderful FULLY off-grid school for kindergarden to 5th grade which is about the same distance.

Contact on land

MLS for land

Casey doing walk about for property

View from the "front"

View looking North

Little man exploring land!

View looking North from middle of property
LOOK AT THOSE SAN FRAN PEAKS

Another of the Peaks

Ready to be a country boy!!

We are trying to find a trailer here in New Mexico so we can take the next twoish weeks renovating since it will be much easier while not living in it. There aren't as many options around here but we are defiantly hunting for the one! We still need to finalize the plan for solar, fridge and wood stove; I have really been loving the idea of an outdoor kitchen with my old 1937 stove plus Casey's grill.

idea

Oh and this last trip was quite expensive besides just the down payment and earnest money for land but my old laptop finally took a poo:( which we knew was coming but it is unfortunate and with school starting again soon for me and then for Casey we needed something reliable so here is the first blog typed from the new Mac and no I am not really a fan...YET such a windows HP lover!

Hubs getting everything set up

But that of course wasn't the only unexpected expense; we had arrived in Flagstaff on Wednesday and noticed the coolant was leaking while after three days of that we went to Auto Zone to get more and as soon as we poured it in it just came right out the bottom so off to the shop the Jeep Jeep went... new water pump was needed.. JOY.

Lastly, for your enjoyment lots of driving camera pics! Getting more excited by the day to call this place home and start our new adventure.