Originally from Colombia, South America, Carlos grew up in Chattanooga, TN, where he spent a great deal of his time exploring the outdoors and fishing the local streams and reservoirs, as well as the cold water trout streams of the Southern Appalachians and Great Smokey Mountains. Following his graduation from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a double major in Economics and Spanish, his passion for fishing, hunting and the great outdoors would later take him to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Carlos spent seven years guiding the trophy trout streams of the region, primarily the South Fork of the Snake and Teton rivers in Idaho, and the Snake River in Jackson, Wyoming. Looking to merge his passion for fishing and hunting into a long-term professional career, Carlos decided to get his real estate license and has been a farm and ranch focused broker in the Rocky Mountain West since 2004. He is licensed in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana.
Ranching heritage runs deep in Carlos’ family as he comes from a long line of Cebu cattle ranchers in Colombia, along with breeders and trainers of Colombian Paso Fino horses. Throughout his youth, he spent many summers on his uncles’ ranches building a great admiration and respect for the ranching and horseman lifestyle. This background, along with his passion for fishing, hunting and the outdoors, has made him a natural fit in this unique industry and has helped pave the way to many successful years as a ranch broker.
Carlos resides in the south end of Teton Valley in Victor, Idaho, with his wife Hilary, their three children, two bird dogs, and horses. He enjoys spending time in the outdoors with his family, floating down rivers, camping, and traveling abroad. Other passions include fly fishing, waterfowl and upland bird hunting, big game hunting, and riding horses.
Located in Teton Valley’s scenic north end, and just 15 minutes from the thriving mountain town of Driggs, the Teton Vistas Ranch on Bull Elk Creek boasts some of the best full range Teton views in the area. Currently run as a seasonal cattle grazing operation, the property is comprised of 320± deeded acres with approximately 230± acres of that being grassland pasture, 100± acres of which are flood irrigated. The balance of the acreage consists of creek bottom lined with tall cottonwoods and an elevated bench running down the center of the northern half of the ranch. Junipers, sagebrush and wildflower-covered hillsides create the transition from the grasslands to the rocky outcroppings of the bench ground and its 360-degree view of the ranch. From here, you will enjoy unobstructed views of the majestic Teton Mountains to the east, the Snake River Range to the south, and the Big Hole Mountains to the west.
In addition to the 100± acres of irrigable land, there is stock water associated with the ranch that, once developed from its groundwater source, will provide ample water for a modest cattle or horse operation. Although historically run as a seasonal cattle operation, the ranch provides exceptional habitat and forage for area deer and elk populations, which use the Bull Elk Creek drainage as they make their way to their winter range. The abundance of cultivated alfalfa and barley fields adjacent to the ranch will also attract native sharp-tailed grouse, as well as Hungarian partridge.
Access to the ranch is via a year-round, well-maintained county road. With power and phone to the property line, the Teton Vistas Ranch on Bull Elk Creek offers an incoming owner a true blank canvas in which to create his or her own private slice of Idaho heaven.
They are truly knowledgeable specialists in farm/ranch properties.
Recently working with the professionals at Hall and Hall on behalf of our properties was a positive experience, as they are truly knowledgeable specialists in farm/ranch properties. In particular, I enjoyed working with agent/partner Carlos Ordoñez in the field and Tina Hamm in the lending...
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