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Mendon Utah Barn in Storm

Mendon, Utah Barn in Storm

A barn in Mendon, in Utah’s Cache Valley during a fall thunderstorm. Behind the barn the Wellsville Mountains rise skyward.

A large rural mountain valley in northern Utah, the Cache Valley is one of Utah’s top agricultural areas, providing land for cattle, milk and cheese production, and the growing of wheat, barley and hay. The valley is located between to the Wellsville Mountains to the west and the Bear River Mountains to the east. Both ranges are part of the larger Wasatch Mountain Range that dominates northern Utah.

The Cache Valley gets its name, from early fur trappers who created caches in the valley to protect and hide their goods from thieves.

Ballenberg Historic Swiss Hay Barn – Switzerland

Ballenberg Historic Swiss Hay Barn - Switzerland

An interior view of one of many historic traditional farm and village-related buildings found in different regions of Switzerland. Located at the famous open air museum in Ballenberg, Switzerland. This  particular one, was a historic wooden hay barn. Traditional tools for handling the hay, such as a completely wooden pitch fork are on display for visitors to this cultural park.

W. H. York Round Barn – Cayuga – Indiana

W. H. York Round Barn - Cayuga - Indiana

Round barns are a design intended for efficiency that never really caught on. They were most popular between the 1880’s and 1920’s. Originally 219 polygonal and round barns were constructed throughout Indiana. While hundreds more were built throughout the United States and Canada during that time. As of 2017, there were only 73 remaining in Indiana.