Yorkville Ranch Rd, Yorkville, Mendocino County, California
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I purchased 160 acres off Hwy 128 about 17 miles from the junction of Hwy 128
and Hwy 101 in Mendocino County, California. This county is in "Wine Country" to
the west and north of Napa County. This was to be my retirement home, but after
a few trips up there, I may have changed my mind. It is a 2 hour, 40 minute trip
from Sunnyvale, and then there is a 7 mile trip, all uphill, on a dirt road from
the main highway 128. The property is at 2400 feet elevation, and has some nice
views as you may see from the photo album below. It has a large barn with
stables for at least 6 horses and a 3000 square foot fairly new home. Another
thing I don't like about the ranch is that it is off the electricity grid. Some
neighbors up there are proud of that, but I need substantial power at times, and
it isn't available from the solar and wind sources in place.
Anyway, here are the photos...
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8:30 AM Looking south-east back toward San Francisco |
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Hwy 128 is down below that fog |
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8:30 AM Looking south-west from the Ranch House |
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This is useful in January |
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Some of the lower elevations of the ranch |
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A few visitors stop by from time-to-time |
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View from the wind turbine hill to the west |
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I could put grapes in there... |
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Barn from the wind turbine hill |
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Grizzley Peak off to the east |
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On the lower '40 with the neighbor's dogs |
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We "borrowed" them without permission |
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