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| lindagwynn |
Posted - Jan 29 2012 : 11:10:05 AM
I am thrilled to have found this sight. Looking forward to learn and exchange ideas. My family and I are planning to move off the grid this summer and start a new adventure. We have been learning and collecting information for several years but the reality is finally here. The Money. You need to have some money to do this. We are looking in the northeast area of Washington around Republic and Oganagon county. We like it east of the mountains. Right now where we live it is beautiful green with lots of trees and brush. We really love it here but it is very expensive to buy any amount of property and we want at least 20 acres, preferably more. There is myself, my daughter, her husband and two boys, 9 and 11 and two dogs, Axel and Sweetie.
I have always felt I was born at the wrong time and I can't wait to get back to the wilderness. Honestly I have never really lived in the wilderness but have dreamed about it all my life.
With lots of hugs and smiles, have a great day. |
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| lindagwynn |
Posted - Feb 08 2012 : 08:52:02 AM
Thank you Susan for the soap dish and it is working out great. Yes the condors are awesome and I only got to see them three different times and I was amazed at how ugly they are in their beauty. They are like giant vultures. Mostly at the top of Pine Mt. we had hand gliders on the weekends so the condors did not come out much then. The people flying around were also awesome to watch. I always wished I could fly with them but afraid to give it a try. The expense also had a lot to do with it. We were on the mountain to watch for lightening down strokes and report them to the forest service. It was amazing how much lightening there can be with no rain. One time we went down to the spot where we got our water and I went to wash my hair and the water was so cold it froze my head. I felt bad that I had made the kids go first not realizing how cold it was. After that we would wash our hair when ever we went to town for supplies. It was quiet an experience. It is amazing how much of our food needed water. We only had an ice box so planning meals with out refrigeration was a challenge. This time when I go to the woods my kids are all grown up and my grandkids have their mom to fend for them. We shall all work as a team and this will also be different. My husband was bedridden at the time so it was me and the kids who were to small to really be of much help.
With lots of hugs and smiles, have a great day. |
| oregonatural |
Posted - Feb 07 2012 : 8:56:11 PM
Linda! I'm so tickled that you and I get to share our adventures. I'm so excited for you! And I cannot begin to tell you how envious I am that you got to monitor Condors! Did you see them a lot? I've seen lots of video but wow, in person would be amazing. You've sure done a lot of adventuring. I think you will be right in your groove off-grid. I hope you liked the soapdish. If it gets loose while it's drying just put it in water overnight. Welcome, welcome, welcome!
Susan
My random wacky off-grid blog: http://oregonnatural.blogspot.com/
Blessings on you from the bottom of my mountain girl heart! |
| lindagwynn |
Posted - Feb 07 2012 : 08:47:48 AM
Hello Suzanne,
My oldest sun lives in Burlington. I wouldn't mind property up highway 20 but the ones we looked at were a little more expensive than we planned. I lived in a 14' trailer with 3 kids a disabled husband and two great danes on top of Pine MT, in Ojai, Ca. We were camp hosts for the year and guarded the Condors for the forest service. I tried to home school my kids there and they actually sent someone from the school district to come and tell me my kids had to be on school. It was a two hour bus ride for them and we had to drive them down the mountain. That did not last very long. We moved on. We brought our water from a spring where we hulled gallon milk jugs from and when the forest ranger visited he brought water in his tank to fill our garbage cans. It was a fun adventure and my daughter and I remember it fondly. It was diffidently a learning experience for all of us. It gave me a new perspective on the homeless and how easy it is to become one. Things are great now and I wouldn't change any of my past.
With lots of hugs and smiles, have a great day. |
| Wildcrafter |
Posted - Feb 07 2012 : 06:51:44 AM
Hi Linda!
I live down in Skagit. I lived in a school bus with no running water or outside electricity for a few years. Loved it!
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| Acelady02 |
Posted - Feb 05 2012 : 10:53:46 PM
Welcome Linda for the peach state of GA
(((((Hugs All)))))Penny
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Feb 05 2012 : 09:24:54 AM
Welcome from the SW corner of Louisiana. Enjoy your time with us.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Feb 05 2012 : 04:54:28 AM
A big Wisconsin hay dare to ya Linda! We are so glad you joined us and look forward to sharing in your adventures.
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I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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| katmom |
Posted - Feb 04 2012 : 6:30:37 PM
I hear ya,,, today we got a wonderful dose of sunshine so
the hubbs & I worked out in the 'mancave'..
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom.
"Is it time for my Dirt Manicure yet!"
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| lindagwynn |
Posted - Feb 04 2012 : 5:38:40 PM
We( meaning daughter, husband, two grandsons, 9&11)took a ride today up in the mountains in our new used Toyota 4runner and the sun was shining and it was warm and oh so beautiful. Mount Baker and the Twin Sisters are so beautiful and the sun was shining on them perfectly. Somehow I stepped on my camera so the screen was cracked and I could only see one corner. I did get a couple of good pictures. We had our first picnic of 2012. It was great and the kids got to explore and run around. I think they are going to love living in the woods.
With lots of hugs and smiles, have a great day. |
| lindagwynn |
Posted - Feb 01 2012 : 9:02:59 PM
I certainly love sitting down at my computer and hearing from all of you wonderful ladies. It makes me feel very connected.
With lots of hugs and smiles, have a great day. |
| lindagwynn |
Posted - Feb 01 2012 : 9:01:38 PM
Thank you Grace, I did check out Citi-Data.com for Republic and I found it very informative even if it was older data. It still gave me an idea about what they have. I shall look into Reardon and Davenport. I sure have been enjoying our wonderful sunshine.
With lots of hugs and smiles, have a great day. |
| katmom |
Posted - Feb 01 2012 : 8:58:26 PM
Linda, check out the surrounding areas of Spokane and also around the Palouse...
Citi-Data.com is a great source but it is a few years outdate/behind info wise...but still a good usfull tool.
Reardon and Davenport are quaint little communities if you want to go off the grid.... and "The Buggy Barn" is located in Reardon...
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom.
"Is it time for my Dirt Manicure yet!"
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| lindagwynn |
Posted - Feb 01 2012 : 8:50:56 PM
Thank you Heidi, I am very excited and have been reading and collecting ideas and recipes.
With lots of hugs and smiles, have a great day. |
| whitewolfsummitfarmgirl |
Posted - Jan 30 2012 : 6:59:42 PM
Welcome aboard Linda!
I am excited for you and the great adventure that you'll be engaged in soon. I look forward to reading all about it. Have a great week. |
| lindagwynn |
Posted - Jan 29 2012 : 10:26:23 PM
Thank you JoAnn for the extra information. Thank you Marlene for the kind welcome and I will get pictures when we find the place. What I am so excited about is it is not a dream anymore. Thank you Jennifer and Laurie.
With lots of hugs and smiles, have a great day. |
| Bayou Girl |
Posted - Jan 29 2012 : 6:41:20 PM
Welcome, Linda! You and I share the dream of living off-grid. I keep telling myself: "One of these days..." |
| marlee |
Posted - Jan 29 2012 : 4:05:08 PM
Welcome Linda, your adventure is going to be so awesome. We'll need pictures so we can imagine ourselves there. You are starting a whole new adventure and life .So happy for you.
Blessings Marlee
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| laurentany |
Posted - Jan 29 2012 : 3:55:51 PM
Welcome to the farm Linda, from fellow farmgirl sister here on Long Island, NY. You will definatey find many knowledgable and helpful farmgirls here! Good luck in your search!
Smiles,
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
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| Mountain Girl |
Posted - Jan 29 2012 : 1:51:01 PM
Oh, have you checked into City-Data. It gives you all sorts of information. Here's the one for Republic http://www.city-data.com/city/Republic-Washington.html You can compare areas this way. J |
| lindagwynn |
Posted - Jan 29 2012 : 1:35:21 PM
Thank you JoAnn, I will look into that. I so love the computer for these searches. Saves a lot of gas.
With lots of hugs and smiles, have a great day. |
| Mountain Girl |
Posted - Jan 29 2012 : 1:24:53 PM
Linda, Have you looked farther east into Stevens County or Pend Oreille County? It's a little more greener than the Republic and Okanagon areas. Pend Oreille County is probably wetter or snowier. We live southeast of Colville. If your doing solar only it's probably a little harder to do than Okanagon county. Prices might be a little better since lots of the land is used to grow fruit crops. There is lots of pestiside use their too but their is a wonderful organic market in Tonsaket. JoAnn |
| lindagwynn |
Posted - Jan 29 2012 : 12:21:04 PM
Thank you Debbie, I plan to keep it posted but sometimes life gets in the way so there may be lapses in between. Right now we are still looking and getting over the mountain pass is a little more stressful than I want. I am not a big fan of driving in the snow. However my daughter just bought a Toyota 4runner so that we could.
With lots of hugs and smiles, have a great day. |
| Blessed in Colorado |
Posted - Jan 29 2012 : 11:46:35 AM
Linda, I wish you and your family much luck and happiness, how wonderful to finally realize your dream. I hope you will keep us posted as you start your journey and beyond. I envy you I would love to live during the Little House on the Prairie Days. what an adventure it would be.
Hugs,
Deb
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