Little Patch of Heaven

The grounds surrounding a small cluster of buildings, including bunk houses, a canteen and a former baptismal pool, are dry and dusty."

Victor talks about his flight from Cuba and then the 14-year-long battle, along with his wife Annette, in their fight with the federal government over water in the Nevada desert. "Their losses are evident here on their 40-acre parcel, a church camp dubbed the “Patch of Heaven,” surrounded on all sides by the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, which is the largest remaining oasis in the Mojave Desert. The grounds surrounding a small cluster of buildings, including bunk houses, a canteen and a former baptismal pool, are dry and dusty." Face of the West • Bundy Ranch Reunion - Little Patch of Heaven • April the 5th, 2025.

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A losing battle over water rights in the Nevada desert
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