New address

   We are now at Malheur Wildlife Refuge in the middle of nowhere.  Actually it is 30 miles south of Burns, Oregon.  High desert, cattle country, 4200 feet elevation.  Wuite warm days ans cool nights.  The weather right now is high 80s during the day and 40s at night. 
   We will be here until the middle of Oct.  We will be working at the Sod House Ranch.  It is a ranch the dates from 1877.  It was the fourth and final ranch established by Pete French in the Blitzen Valley.  Nine of the original buildings and still standing along with the corrals so there is a lot of memories that have room to come out in the site. 
  Next week we will start to clean up the buildings and area to prepare it for opening on August 15.  The ranch is open to the public from Aug 15 to Oct 15.  The reason for the late opening date is that the huge Cottonwood trees there are nesting sites for Great Blue Herons, Double Crested Comorants, and Snowy Egrets.  The young have fledged or are getting ready when our visitors arrive.
   The new adventure begins.

 

Our rig is the last one in the line.  In a few weeks the number will be cut to two.  Across from the trailers is the volunteer building with living room, kitchen, and laundry.  Out of sight is the bathroom building.