April Trip - Part 3

We were back on the lot on Saturday to meet with a couple of vineyard managers.  We were working with a vineyard  manager, but it did not work out.  We met with 2 others on this trip to get their thoughts on the land and the next steps.  We are currently in the process of clearing some land.  Once it is cleared, there will be some effort required to make it plant-able.  We will also need to fence in the area to keep the deer and other animals away from the plants. We will have to decide on the vineyard manager pretty soon to make sure the upcoming work happens on time.

Before we work on the fence and land prep, we had to decide exactly how much land we will enclose.  The picture below shows the lot with our current plan drawn out.  The property lines are in red and the existing road is black.  The blue area, about 10 acres, will be cleared and fenced this year.  The house graphic is in the approximate location of the home site.  The diagonal cleared area is where power lines cross the property.

It was a crystal clear day, so we were able to see far off into the distance in every direction.  The two pictures below are looking toward the east at Mt. Hood and Mt. Jefferson.

Mt. Jefferson

Mt. Hood

This is the view of the home site from the top of the hill to the north.  In just a few years this hillside will be covered in grape vines and there will be a beautiful house on the other hill.