20 years ago me, my wife and 9 year old son Homesteaded 20 acres in middle of nowhere. We cleared brush, built a Shack, in time fenced it, built more Building, got Electric, Running water all the nice stuff. Had Livestock and Poultry.
For years we never seen anyone back there, over time couple families moved in but the way it was never seen them. Had one neighbor that lived 50 miles away. He would come most 2 weeks a year for Deer season. Every year he would come complain about whatever I was doing on my place saying I was interfering with his Peace and Quiet or Deer hunting, couple times he offered to buy our place and each time I turned him down.
We went through brush fires, ice storms, heavy snows, many times couldn't drive in and out would have to park miles away walk in and out.
After years I decided to build my wife a New House in the holler by the spring, beautiful area but had to clear along the drive for Power Lines which took out several trees which I was going to use for firewood.
Well I spent all Winter clearing these trees. It was rough Winter where we was snowed in for few weeks. Neighbor came that Spring to look over his property, seen I had cut the trees, was mad because I was building a house down there. He asked if I wanted to sell? I shot him a very high price. He said there was no way. I told my wife he would call back. Two weeks later he called back, asking about Surveyors on his place. Finally got around to the real reason of his calling. Asked about me selling again I told him I had shot him a price. He went on about how it was Highway Robbery but he accepted, came with cash in hand.
I had regrets soon as I did it. My wife said it was Gods will and we was getting too old for this way of life. We have moved twice since then. The place we are living in now is in the general area of our old place. We take shortcut two or three times a week to Church going by the turn off to our old place
Ok I know there is nothing I can do about it but my Heart Breaks every time and I keep kicking myself for moving. My wife keeps saying it is what God wanted.
I just keep getting the feeling I will never get over this. I keep thinking if I go camping or just hanging out close to the area it will help. I can do this on Government Land. How long does it take?
Where we was going to build the house
The drive that was to be from the house where I cut all the trees
Part of the road going out
brushrunner
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