Homesteaders On The Rocks At Chiricahua National Monument

In this episode we explore what it's like to be homesteaders on the rocks at the Chiricahua National Monument!

Hi - We are Douglas and Keri! In May of 2022 we quit our jobs and sold our home in Denver, Colorado to move to our 36 acre off grid homestead property in Cochise County, Arizona. Follow along with us as we build our homestead from scratch!

Most of you know, our property is absolutely LOADED with rocks! You might be interested to know why having super rocky property has been a huge money saver for us :) We also decided that Chiricahua National Monument was the perfect spot to film from because it is know for it's incredible rock formations.

The original people that lived in the area were the Chiricahua Apache. They were a nomadic people and moved with the seasons. The would live in the southwest during the cooler winter months and go into the mountains during the heat of the summer months. After the Gadsden purchase of 1853, this part of Arizona because part of the U.S. Soon after, this area was settled in 1888 by the Erickson family who came from Sweden. They had 3 children and they homesteaded the land. It was not nearly as easy as us modern-day homesteaders have it! You can learn more about this beautiful area and the history of it's people here: https://www.nps.gov/chir/index.htm

WHY WE ARE GLAD WE BOUGHT ROCKY PROPERTY

*It's Biblical! Matthew 7 says, "The wise man builds his house on the rock"
*We have incredible views...typically in Arizona, the higher up you get, the more rock you're going to have, but the views are AMAZING!
*We like being on the higher ground and away from any washes or potential washes.
*The price was right! Rocky property might be less expensive than other types of property because of challenges with building.
*We would not have been able to afford to do all the things we have done with rocks if we had to buy them. Just like someone with heavily treed property has a free resource of wood, we have a free resource of rock :)

WHY YOU MIGHT NOT WANT TO BUY ROCKY PROPERTY

*Setting fencing is very challenging!
*Rocky property is not as fertile.
*It can limit your ability to dig for things like septic systems, foundations, root cellars, etc.
*It is difficult or impossible to build anything below grade like basements or swimming pools.

HERE IS HOW WE HAVE USED OUR FREE RESOURCE OF ROCKS

*Gabion basket fence posts
*Outbuilding construction (our goat house is made of rocks
*Outbuilding foundation (our chicken coop is on a rock foundation and eventually our main home will be too
*Mulch in the garden
*Retaining walls
*Water control to divert or slow water and also as the base for our culvert
*Decorative and landscaping like cairns, stepping stones, and edging
*A surface for our RV pad which helps us see snakes easier and keeps the dust and mud down
*Our driveway which also helps us see snakes easier and keeps the dust and mud down

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