Bastion Mountain Ranch


Tales and Reflections by Caroline Miege

My family lived on a Ranch full time from 1993 until 2015. We were a 5th generation family farm.

I am writing this blog to share my experiences living there. It is best to read the blog chronologically by going through the archives, starting with the introduction in January of 2010. The blog starts with the arrival of my great-grandparents to the farm in 1946 and will follow the families to the present.



Wednesday, February 10, 2010

The Homestead

















The original homestead

The original homestead depicting the hay barn, a stable for the cows, root house, and tool shed. Our home, the "Herald House" was set where the farmhouse once stood. The tool shed survived until last winter when it finally collapsed under the snow.
I find it incredible to think that my great-grandparents lived in these conditions at their ages. During the winter the house was so cold that water would freeze.