Cattle, Sheep, Grain, and Hay: The Imperial Stock Ranch Story

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I was looking forward to the road trip to the Imperial Stock Ranch, and learning more about what it takes to run a large ranch. Thoughts of open spaces, corrals, and cowboys on horseback all came to mind.

The eastern side of Mt. Hood is a beautiful part of the country, one that I continue to savor discovering. As Lynn and I came out of the Columbia Gorge, past the communities of Hood River, and The Dalles, the land began changing from the majesty of the gorge to rolling green hills to hills spattered with black and brown craggily rocks and tufts of grass. After miles and miles of this kind of landscape we came into the town of Maupin, a population of 411 people, and our new home for the next several days...

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• farming
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• tractor
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• carvers
• river
• humanity
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[JixMa]

The Carvers are very admirable people! 5*****

[cookingupastory]

definitely agree with you, JixMa! I was amazed at all that they have accomplished.

[brianzpartner]

Beautiful, thank you

[cookingupastory]

Thanks, brianzpartner. It's a beautiful part of the country too. =)

[Hoodrio]

Visit their hotel/restaurant, the Imperial River Company, in Maupin, Oregon, and eat some great steaks.....and take an awesome raft trip on the Deschutes River!

[CyberAthletethefirst]

I wonder how many calories are consumed to continuse this practice versus how many are produced?

[JixMa]

Everytime I cynically have given up on Humanity by seeing so many examples that people are lazy, selfish, greedy, self-centered, stupid, uncaring, warlike, sadistic and downright evil, there comes along people like the Carvers here who prove that the small flickering flame of Humanity hasn't gone completely out. I love the fact that they struggle to keep this old ranch alive and haven't succumbed yet to the pressures of this harsh world we live in today.