by Chad Wallace | Jul 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
As a youngster, camping was always something I looked forward to. For one thing, I like fire. I was always the kid volunteering to gather wood and build what would be, in my ‘not so humble’ opinion, the best fire in camp! Most of us, if we’re lucky...
by Chad Wallace | Jun 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Grant Lestock-Kay spent 6 weeks at Spirit Mountain during the Winter of 2012 building the first Down-Hill mountain bike trail in the Dominican Republic. It’s a long story, and one worth telling someday around the campfire at the farm. The trail, El Puerco...
by Chad Wallace | May 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Dear future neighbor, As the pace of life accelerates and relentlessly threatens the integrity of our families, how do we stay together and creat a legacy worth passing on to our kids? For more than twenty years, Spirit Mountain has been one of those rare...
by Chad Wallace | May 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
The morning air is cool and damp, the haunting song of the Rufus-throated Solitaire, Jilguero as we call it here, sung in a distinct minor key, has begun. The dew glistens as the night gives way to dawn. Mornings on the farm never get old, even after 20...
by Chad Wallace | May 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
e things to do as a family when ever we gather, which is often, is to tell stories that remind us of who we are and where we come from. Our girls were born in Santo Domingo and grew up in Jarabacoa, spending much of their time learning in the outdoors. My...
