Category Archives: Life at the Ranch

Wow what a busy month July has turned out to be for us here at Paca Pride!  Our first official year in business has seen every weekend, and a number of weekdays, booked with guests or events.  That bodes well … Continue reading →

Memorial Day Weekend out on the Mountain Loop Highway marks the official start to camping season. This is the weekend where we see a definite uptick in the traffic on this rural road as tourists, hikers, and campers flock to … Continue reading →

For the residents of this hidden valley tucked along the Mountain Loop Highway, the month of May sees an uptick in the amount of tourism and outdoor recreational traffic that reminds them all that, indeed, The Robe Valley, has always … Continue reading →

A full moon rises over Green Mountain’s ridgeline as the days get shorter.  Dusk is earlier and the leaves are really starting to respond to the lessening daylight with their flashes of fall color. We continue the transition from summer … Continue reading →

It seems as if summer was going to last forever this year out at the ranch.  We have an early start to the garden and still the harvest of summer veggies continued into the entire month of September.  As compared … Continue reading →

Phew!  It’s hot out!  Are you hot yet? ‘Cause we’re hot outside and it seems that others think so too as the escapees from the city head to the mountains and the cool river waters to do some inner-tubing.  That’s … Continue reading →

Tucked up in the Pacific Northwest on the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains, the Puget Sound and its lowlands are nestled in a marine climate. That’s where you’ll find the metropolis which is uniquely Seattle.  Coffee, creativity, style and … Continue reading →

   Our typical February brought us a break from winter and all the snow.  We had clear ground and green grass.  The flower bulbs even started to poke through the ground.   However, all that changed on a dime as we … Continue reading →

I looked at the date today and realized just how captivated I’ve been with all the current events happening that most of the month of January has already passed me by!  I’m personally fascinated by the number 22, so took … Continue reading →

That’s what we’re calling this holiday season. You’ve no doubt heard of Snowpocalypse in the Pacific Northwest, or more specifically, the foot of snow that fell in the urban centers of the Seattle area.  It brought the city to a … Continue reading →

Such balmy temperatures we were having up until yesterday afternoon.  Word on the street was things were about to change.  Indeed they did, and with a big bang as well!  A huge arctic weather front moved swiftly into Washington state … Continue reading →

During the old gold rush days of the 1890’s and 1900’s, the "Chinook Winds" is how the mountain folk referred to the tropical systems that would barrel into the Pacific Northwest.  It would send the snow level soaring back upwards … Continue reading →

I cannot buh-lieve that we are already at the end of July! It seems like yesterday that snow was on the ground and we weren’t worrying about overgrown brush dominating the landscape.  Now I look outside and everything is super … Continue reading →

  Remember that little guy back on 2/2? Oh, I don’t know, something about seeing or not seeing a shadow. Well, I’m sure that bugger could never have told us THIS was coming as an end of March winter blast … Continue reading →

Ahhh, Springtime in the mountains.  Meadow fresh breezes, irises pushing through the ground, buds on the trees, grass getting greener…  Oh wait a second THAT was February’s weather, I forgot, we are at the end of March. This is when … Continue reading →

Snow on the 7th Thaw on the 11th From the Seattle Nutritionist emailed newsletter, published by Angela Pifer, MS, Certified Nutritionist: The cells in your body tell a history of every substance you have eaten, breathed and come in contact … Continue reading →