The Dirty 30

For quite awhile we've been looking at properties and houses with the expectation that we'd have the option to move out of the park in 2015. We've gone to open houses, toured sections of land with our realtor, and looked a LOT at online real estate websites in Boone County. This summer we took a tour of a piece of land just northwest of Boone. It was 30.56 acres in size, 5 of which were planted in corn and the remaining balance is forest. There were spectacular views of the Des Moines River valley and the Kate Shelley High Bridge.

Well, just last Friday we finally closed the deal on this gorgeous piece of property! We've affectionately called it the "Dirty 30" since it encompasses 30 acres and we were both 30 years old when we bought it! Here's some pics of the place.

This first one is from the initial walk-through of the land. Caleb enjoyed the hike and scenery as well!


This is the view of the famous Kate Shelley High Bridge from one of the ridgetops.


Here are some other great scenery shots from some of the other ridges.





There's also plenty of wildlife as evidenced by Andy's trailcam pics he's collected over the last few days....



Now for the next few years, before we build our house I'm sure they'll be plenty of fun campouts, hunting trips, and hikes through our new playground!