One of the things that we loved from the very beginning were the rocks. Really big rocks. We knew there were a lot. Four years later, I can say that we had NO idea how many were on the property.
Rocks are always a topic of conversation to new visitors. These rocks were not here originally. The area is not that rocky. We found old ledge and diary entries that indicate one of the family members had a thing for rocks. We saw entries for visits to quarries and notes that he had asked someone to deliver boulders.
The rock wall may have acquired rocks from people dropping them off, for no other place to put them. Every single rock on the front rock wall was moved, mostly by hand and mostly by the two of us. After a rock went through the tractor mower, we knew we would have to do something different. There were giant boulders elsewhere on the property. Those were moved by our trusty backhoe. Now each boulder on the front wall weighs tons and won’t move anywhere.
The Story About the Red Tail Ranch 