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Meling Ranch is a large, 10,000 acre cattle ranch, located on the west slope of the Sierra San Pedro de Martir mountains, in Baja California, Mexico, about 200 air miles south of the U.S. border. It's situated in the foothills of the Sierra San Pedro Martir mountains, at an altitude of 2,120 feet, with GPS coordinates of N 39.58.335, W 115.44.664.
Photo: Here's a view of the ranch, mostly hidden by the trees, about a half mile up the dirt road that leads to the ranch. That's Andrea Meling's house to the left of the photo.
Photo: Here's a bird's eye view of the ranch from the hill near Andrea Meling's house, with the motel buildings in the foreground, the dining room to the right of the photo, and the beautiful Sierra San Pedro Martir in the background.
Photo: Andrea Meling's house, with her Jeep Cherokee parked in front. That's a 2-meter ham radio antenna, which provides communication to the outside world, as there is no telephone service in this remote part of Baja California.
Photo: The dining room and kitchen annex, from the west end of the guest accommodations. The dining room is located in the center of the ranch compound, as its where everything happens.
Photo: The generator room and machine shop. Meling ranch generates their electricity from a 3000 watt diesel generator.
Photo: My truck is parked near the dining room, in this shot, taken from the wood shed.
Photo: The wood shed, where wood for the kitchen stove, fireplaces and guest room heaters is kept.
Photo: This outbuilding is a barn, where some of the horses call home.
Photo: The girls who work at the ranch live in the house to the left, and the large house to the right is the former residence of Aida Meling, who ran the ranch for over 40 years. Andrea has plans to turn it into a museum.
Photo: The west end of the guest rooms, which face the grassy court yard, in the mellow afternoon light. Copyright(c) 2008 eRench Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. This site has been on the web since January 19, 2005. Web page design has been created by eRench Productions, Inc., custom photography for any occasion...
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