I really enjoyed the walk-through of your family's ranch. The paragraph by paraghraph descriptions accompanied by pictures was quite the virtual tour. I would have like to see a picture of the creek bed, but I guess it's dry and boring now.
I was also left a little curious about the historyt of the ranch? What went on back in the day when ranchers were first staking claim to the area, and when the depressions came and went. They say that history shapes the present.
The concerns you raise at the end of the page are also interesting. You could easily elaborate as to the consquences of continued economic development on rural life and the native environment.