- 80 secluded acres
- Zoned “Exclusive Farm Use”
- Gently sloping
- Beautiful views
- No close neighbors
- Location is 3 miles up gravel road, then 1 mile up dirt road that is not maintained by the County
- Views – are of mountains, trees, elk feeding station 1 mile away
- Wildlife – numerous deer and turkeys, a few elk, eagles, hawks,
- Trees – numerous juniper, pine, some Douglas fir, larch, maple and willow in the garden area
- Plentiful firewood on property
- Nice picnic areas
- Ride horses or hike up the road for miles without any traffic or neighbors
- 1 mile to forest service land
- 12 miles to Baker City – a town of 10,000 people
- Large vegetable garden areas, beautiful perennial flower garden, fruit trees and huge raspberry area
- Garden areas amended heavily with organic matter
- Maximum snow depth in winter averages 1.5 feet
Fenced areas
- 20 acres approximately with water tank fed from spring
- 5 acres approximately with water tank fed from spring
- 5 acres near shop (can use water from well)
- 2 acres protected with 7 foot deer fence in back of house
- All acreages are very appoximate
Spring
- Runs year around
- Water rights
- Water piping established underground to two livestock/wildlife tanks and above ground to garden area
- Supplies us with our summer garden water
Creek and pond
Pond depth is down in this photo |
- 10-15 minute walk from the house
- Pond is approximately 100 feet in diameter and approximately 12 feet deep when full
- Neighbor with water rights reduces pond depth some in the summer
- Lots of poplar, fir and juniper trees near creek and pond
- Nice picnic area
- Small creek goes underground in the summer
Outbuildings
- Shop 24x32’ is a pole building with metal skin and electric power
- Hay storage – Two pole buildings can hold 15 tons or more
- Garden shed
- Horse Tack shed
- Carport 2-car /28 x 36’ with 6 x 10 storage room (lots of shelving).
- 15 x 45 foot garden hoophouse (needs repairs) (and supports are in place for a 2nd one)
- Animal pens
House
- 1978 double-wide manufactured home
- Metal snow roof
- 1848 square feet
- Master bedroom is large 13 x 15
- Master bath has sunken tub and walk-in shower
- 2nd bedroom 11 x 11
- 3rd bedroom 11 x 10
- 2 baths (master and main)
- Family room/Office
- Dining room
- Living room
- Kitchen with stovetop & hood, double oven (new in 2009), dishwasher, garbage disposal (new in 2008)
- Utility room with washer dryer, extensive storage and shelving
- Pergo flooring in living room, kitchen, dining room and family room.
- Forced air electric heat
- Electric water heater
- Woodstove
- Snow roof installed in 2002 – it ended our need to shovel snow off of the roof!
- Septic system replaced in 2008
- Two wells – our documentation on depth is limited, but we believe they are 122 and 220 feet deep. The pump was replaced on deep well in 2002. We have never had a lack of water.
- Home was upgraded with lots of large vinyl windows
- Beautiful brick patio
- Willow creek water rights are owned by three neighbors (we have rights to our spring though)
- Typical utility easement and road easement
This property sold in July of 2013. I miss it terribly, but it was so much work. Among my current projects are this vegetable gardening website with tons of great information: GrowGreatVegetables.com