Moving from the Wetlands to the Western Plains with a Bobcat Compact Tractor

Published on February 2, 2021

When John and Kelsey Walsdorf left behind the wetlands of Louisiana for the plains of western Colorado, they knew they’d need some help to accommodate their equestrian lifestyle. Nestled between the towering Colorado National Monument and the Grand Mesa National Forest, the Walsdorfs’ five-acre property features four horses, three cows and a Bobcat compact tractor to manage it all.

You might be surprised by what you can find at the end of an old gravel road. Where there are stories embedded in rock and freedom in the fields. That’s what John and Kelsey Walsdorf discovered when they left behind the wetlands of Louisiana for the plains of western Colorado. Nestled between the towering Colorado National Monument and the Grand Mesa National Forest, the Walsdorfs’ five-acre property features four horses, three cows and a Bobcat compact tractor to manage it all.