About Us

Here’s Our Story:

The Ranch:

Bracken Ridge Ranch, so named for the abundance of Bracken Fern that’s grows there; is nestled among the trees in the Sierra Mountain Foothills of Northern California USA. The eighty-six-year-old second-generation ranch is owned and operated by Bruce and Jodi McDonald.

 

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Jodi and Bruce:

We’ve been  happily married for 42 years. We both love the Mysteries and Marvels of Nature. We both enjoy photographing the beauty around us.   We have a special place in our hearts for  abused and unwanted animals most of which  find a place of refuge on our ranch .

Jodi loves to write humorous stories. She has also published a book on Chinese Blue Breasted Quail.

Bruce goes to the moon and beyond over his passion for Steam Locomotives. He also is an avid oil painter.

And…That’s Our Story: