26 Bar Ranch (John Wayne Ranch)
Immersed in the Hereford’s history in Eagar, AZ, sits the 26 Bar Ranch. It was first known as the Milky Way Ranch in the 1940’s with its big white show barn which housed many Hereford cattle. The barn is now a local landmark. In 1964 the ranch became the 26 Bar Ranch or John Wayne’s Ranch, who was one of the owners. Wayne, along with Ken Reafsnyder and Louis Johnson, his business partners, kept the ranch until John Wayne’s death in 1979 from lung and stomach cancer. Lately, I have heard rumors that Bigfoot has been seen near the ranch. I don’t know if that is true or not, but it would be worth checking out. John Wayne and Louis Johnson
There's something sad about a closed-down business, knowing someone's hopes and dreams are gone.
ReplyDeleteBut there's also something beautiful there, something left behind that's infused into the building itself.
It's some kind of spirit saying, "Someone was here and this place once mattered."
I think your photos bring that out, at least they do to me. Very nice shots, Julie.
Very well said, Bubba.
DeleteEric said it better than I ever could.
ReplyDeleteI agree!
DeleteArizona - land of really cool hideouts! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteI think I can spend the next several years exploring just Arizona and I still won't see it all. This place has interesting places hiding in the most obscure areas.
DeleteThere is something very melancholy about these abandoned buildings, but there's also a sort of irony in them being outlined against such a cloudless, azure sky. Cool photos, Julie!
ReplyDeleteThe pictures came out gorgeous!
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