Excavation on our mountain land started this week. Even though it’ll be years before we could move there full-time, I’ve started thinking about how I might adjust to living in a remote area. What things do I take for granted now? What do I value today that I might not realize? I’ve organized my thoughts […]
Will I be mentally ready to live in a remote area? Read More »
We’ve never excavated anything before! This has been our experience planning for an excavation so far. While we won’t be building anything on our mountain land any time soon, we still want to start clearing space so we and our friends can go camping more often. (Note: I have gone camping exactly 2 times in
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Imagine you just purchased a plot of mountain land and you want to draw out plans, mark trails, and mark key reference points. Where to even start? The only tools I was aware of that could remotely be used would be Google Maps and the All Trails hiking app. Some of the biggest barriers for
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Mr. Nacho’s always had a dream of owning land to camp and garden on, even before I met him in 2019. He was already spending hours each week browsing Zillow for remote properties. Then when COVID hit, the price of everything shot up. It wasn’t until 2023 he found a land lot he wanted to
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