Barnes Family Ranch/Lodge/Observatory

Idaho Barnes vacation to New Mexico after the end of classes.

Babies' first trip to New Mexico and Arizona over spring break.

Ranch adventure 2009 -- muddy roads, electricity, and blown hot water heaters.

Gwen hits the ranch while at an LRO targeting meeting in Phoenix to line up the electrical.

Gwen, Jason, Wayne, Xander, and Starbuck visit the New Mexico Ranch.

Jason and Gwen spend a week in New Mexico building a storage shed.

Chet Bart comes up to help Jason and Gwen build the framing for the New Mexico shed.

Stopping by the NM Ranch on the field trip scouting mission, we find flowers everywhere! Also: Gwen makes agility dog jumps for the poodle.

Gwen and Jason fly themselves in a Cessna from Tucson to the Ranch to take aerial photos.

Digging the foundation for a storage shed in New Mexico.

We finally get the well working in New Mexico!

Trying to get the well working with transformers.

Testing out Jason's new chainsaw from his father-in-law.

A Winter trip to New Mexico, testing out the fire pit.

New Mexico Expedition 4, with Gwen's parents Chet and Cheryl-Rae Bart.

Gwen and I meet my Mom Nancy, Dad Wayne, and brother Xander at the Ranch.

Gwen, the three dogs, and I visit our land in New Mexico.

We help Gwen's advisor put the roof on his cabin, and buy 40 acres near Pie Town, NM.