Well, it's true!!! We finally left the ranks of renters and have purchased some land near Murphys on which we have built a home. 3.69 acres, of which approx. 1/4 is cleared and gives a nice grassy meadow appearance. Good bye to the crazy winters there at "Glacier Circle" in Arnold, we now are at the 3000 ft. elevation below most of the snows. Already seen these??? Well, go straight to the next page... you can always back up to check out the the photos on this page I've put a few photos here to let you all see what the "Ponderosa" looked like when we purchased it, the following page shows delivery days of the modular sections. Enjoy them. So here's the view as you come up the driveway, the property begins just past the tree with the sign on it.... the house will be just to the left past the edge of the picture. Now you've topped the rise and are looking somewhat south east at part of the cleared area. The building pad is on the right, to the left is a dirt road that circles around the perimeter. Note the forest above, there should never be any homes behind us as the land is owned by Forest Meadows and is used for their Equestrian Center and maintenance area. The garden will be in the center behind the two small cedar trees Here you are standing at the south end of where the home will be, looking back at the entrance. The tall tree in the far center is the one that had the sign on it in the first picture. Behind you is a small creek bed that is fed by a spring up near the top of the ridge. We plan on tapping into that spring to use for irrigating the garden and meadow which we hope will stay green all year. This is the northwest view looking down over the cleared area. The house will be in the center left. Hard to believe the highway is less than a 1/4 mile away, you can't even see it! After about 15 minutes you don't even notice the sound of cars and trucks passing. The creek bed is to the left of the picture, and the spring is still farther up and behind you. We plan on putting the garden here in the foreground area, and the living room windows will look out up towards it.

These are the views respectively, out the kitchen window and the dining room sliding glass door looking down and to the west. We are planning on having a nice deck here, or perhaps a patio overlooking the lower meadow and creek. Now let's move on to the next page, where you get to see some of the delivery photos.... Keep them cards and letters coming! e-mail us... bbrand@goldrush.com

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