The J Hanging L Ranch

As mentioned yesterday, we all (Karen, George and Josie and I) went to the ranch where the lady we work with (Jeanne) keeps her horses and where her friend (Jack) lives. The ranch was named the J Hanging L for the name of the owner, Jack Lantz. He is a retired individual that made a lot of money building homes, mobile home parks and one campground. He also had a home in upstate New York that he is selling and is now in the escrow process. The ranch is 1500 acres, 400 of which are irrigated, and it is a sight to see. There are several buildings on the property, including this corral, where Jeanne brought out two of her horses for us to see:

That's Karen, Josie and Jeanne.

There are a total of 9 horses that Jack keeps on his property, including those that belong to Jeanne. Below is a picture of Jack talking with Josie:

We were all offered the chance to ride one of the horses around the corral, and George, Karen and I took up the offer and had a good time riding the horse around for a while. It has been probably 30 years since I was on a horse, so it felt a little strange:

Jack has homes on his property for 3 of his daughters, plus his own, new log home:

He took us on a tour of his home and, even though it was relatively small to suit just himself,  it had everything you would expect to see in a log home, including this beautiful great room:

Below is a shot of one of his daughter's homes on the property:

Jack then took us on a ride on the dirt road that goes to the back portion of his property where we had this view:

His property is totally fenced, and the fence line could be seen just on the other side of the small mountain in the center of the photo. It was an amazing property and there were mountain views in every direction.

The rest of the day was spent working on our 4th day of the week. Yes, today is our "Friday" and we are looking forward to our days off starting tomorrow. We will be taking a short drive this morning before going to work - not sure yet which direction we will be going, but we'll let you know tomorrow...