Meeker, Stories

The Oldland Ranch: Work never ends for family members

hallie blunt Norma Oldland can be seen in front of her home on Piceance Creek, located where the original homestead was settled. The ranch has been in the family well in excess of 100 years and is occupied now third- and fourth-generation members of the family. Oldland, now 84, is still active in ranch operations.MEEKER | Every now and then an opportunity comes along that rejuvenates the idea that the West is still alive and that there remains a way to make a living in the cattle business.
Few ranches remain as they did over a hundred years ago, but the Oldland Ranch on Piceance Creek has not only survived the ever-changing ways of the world, but flourished. This is largely due to the strength and character of the…