Saturday, November 8, 2008

Selecting the Property

In June we purchased 20 acres from friends of ours who are already living in Montana. It is located half way between Glacier and Yellowstone, 15 miles East of the continental divide, and surrounded by State and BLM land. I was struggling between (2) lots but decided on Lot 9. Lot 9 had the most building options and topography diversity. There are beautiful rock out croppings, views of the ridge, and the ability to see and hear the small stream winding through the bottom of the cut. An upper meadow has more expansive views and a very natural building site that would allow for minimal site disruption. The real problem was that I was making this decision w/o Sherry seeing the property.


The mountain road is actually in very good condition and a relative short distance from the main road.



The Lower Ridge area has a small but beautiful area with these numerous rock outcroppings, a view of a rock cut to the front, and then leads down to the stream below. Notice the Aspens at the bottom of the valley - I would love to have more of them in time.

The Upper Meadow offers a more expansive view and a nice open area that would be a natural building site offering good solar potential.