30 years

[Nesikep]

well, today marks 30 years since we moved here... there were lots of hard years, but somehow we've outlasted everyone else on this road.



This is from about 1992 with my first cow


Here's that cow's great great great grand daughter... I've changed a little bit




Who knows what the next decade or 3 will be like.

 

[Named'em Tamed'em]

February will mark 30 years on the farm for me too!!

 

[sstterry]

February will mark 30 years on the farm for me too!!

Kids ....

 

[wbvs58]

Congratulations Nesi. A bit of pioneering stuff, hey?

Ken

 

[Nesikep]

Congratulations Nesi. A bit of pioneering stuff, hey?

Ken

Yeah, this place was pretty darned wild when we moved here!

 

[TCRanch]

Look how cute you were! But you're making me feel old. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Green Pastures]

Great photos and story!

 

[Putangitangi]

Congratulations!
I'm about to hit 25 years here. Time sure flew.

 

[76 Bar]

Awwww... that pic of you & your 1st heifer!

 

[4hfarms]

The background mountains are absolutely AWESOME! Can't blame you for pickin a spot like that.

 

[Nesikep]

The background mountains are absolutely AWESOME! Can't blame you for pickin a spot like that.

scenery doesn't pay bills very well though.. there's nothing for agri-infrastructure around here, with a low population density starting a business is tough too.. in a 30 mile radius of me there's only like 10 ranches, and several are pretty much idle without water, etc,
I do a few odd mechanical jobs in my shop for beer money

 

[wbvs58]

Some more photos of the early days Nesi??????

Ken

 

[Nesikep]

Some more photos of the early days Nesi??????

Ken

Not too many of them.. pictures cost money at the time!!
Here's an aerial view from about 1998 I think.. we had the greenhouses up (lower right) but our shop (late 98) and hayshed (2000) weren't built yet


Before our time, probably late 30's

 

[sstterry]

Which river is that? Beautiful area!

 

[Nesikep]

Beans


Josie, my first cow with one of her last calves.. Shorthorn sired.. this would have been around 2003 or so?


Hard to believe this is her full sister
Rosie, Josie's 2nd daughter, now the influential cow in my herd with her first daughter (1998 I think?)


same same calf but a yearling (3/4 Salers... she was a one-man cow! no one except me could get close to her)

 

[Nesikep]

Which river is that? Beautiful area!

that's the Fraser river.. In the 1880's I think Lillooet (nearest town) was the biggest city west of chicago and north of San Fransisco!)




The two sisters Tizia and Rosie (shorthorn vs Salers), Rosie was absolutely the boss, and it was funny to see the bigger (younger) cow cower from her.. my current boss cow is Rosie's daughter, also not the biggest but she's stout

 

[wbvs58]

Thank you Nesi. That's a nice body of water next to you.

Ken