Getting Started at Eagle View

We believe all great things start small and slowly and the Eagle View project is no different.  After closing the transaction for the 3-acre lot last week, we begin by removing dilapidated cattle fence around two sides of the property.  There are four strands of barbed wire and four foot high cattle fencing that appeared to be fastened to the fence posts at one time or another.  We kept our fence tool from Cloverland Ranch and are finally using it again after carrying it around the country for the last 7 years.

We start with the northern boundary that runs along Chapel Road.  We will make our initial driveway onto Chapel Road.  We are hoping to meet with the excavator this week and discuss plans for building said initial driveway ASAP.

Same boundary below, but looking in the opposite direction, this time looking toward the west.  As you can kind of see the fence is falling down more than standing up.  We think it will look a little better with this old fence system gone.  We may one day put up a new and more attractive fence, but that is not a priority now.  The initial intent is to make way for construction equipment onto the lot and building of the initial driveway.

We started the pile of fence posts here, near the road for quick loading and removal.  The cattle fence and barbed wire we are folding up as best as possible and collecting that in the same location.  The piles are small, but it is a start.

Fence posts and wire fence.

Barbed wire.  Rusty barbed wire.  I am more fond of briers it turns out.

A large tangle of wire near the telephone pole.  We think that is where an old gate was located.  Not too far from where the new driveway will be located.  The grade stake in the foreground is one edge of the proposed driveway.

Closer in on the major tangle of rusty barbed wire, cattle fencing all well stapled to the dying fence posts.  Clearing that out was like wading into a brier patch on steroids!

Gari is getting things under control.  Looking good Gari, the piles are growing.  Cattle fence pile left, barbed wire pile right.

Progress at the end of the day.

It's a start.  We think it looks better.  Tomorrow we will try to reach the corner.