The view just above the cabin site, Fall of 2022.
The season is starting MUCH earlier than last year. I drove all the way in with no problems, except a...
Winter is waning, so I thought I would share some pictures of Skookum as spring begins.
I...
Last visit for the year?
I made what might be the last visit to Skookum for the year, hiking in the mile...
Buttoning up
My posts have slowed down, and will slow down more as the winter months settle in. Since...
The roof!
Putting the roof up consisted of first, putting up the SIP panels, which are 4 ft by 16 ft...
A pretty good week
The Alaskan mill is put away. The scribe is put away. The chainsaw work is almost...
Roof and Rain
A major rain storm came in and cut this week short at Thursday. Mark and Logan worked on...
Near Disasters and Progress
This was a full week with Mark here, and following a tradition set last year,...
9/11 Anniversary — almost fitting
I am posting this on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. This...
Short Week
We had a very short week, as Logan needed a break and headed to Alabama for a long weekend....
Walls going up
This week was all about putting up walls and we made good progress without major mishaps....
Ramping up… I hope
As usual, we didn’t get as far as I had hoped, but progress was made and...
HUGE Sill Logs!
This was our first work with logs, and of course you start with the bottom (sill) logs...
Not much progress, but not zero progress
Everything seemed to conspire against making progress this week....
Too fast! Mistakes! And good luck?
This week was ambitious and so we had to move fast. This led to mistakes,...
The original plan for this week was to backfill the cellar, set up and pour footings for the walls, and...
This week saw some progress, but it was also frustrating. The images below show the progress. The frustration...
Logan arrived, and we have had a busy week, not without hiccups and dumb-ass attacks.
We...
Over the past week or so I have been trying to get going so we can hit the ground running when Logan...
There was plenty of melting since my last visit a month ago. Side by side photos shown below are dramatic.
May...
I hiked up to Skookum today and found — no surprise — LOTS of snow.
The top of...
Preparing for 2023. The garage is full of Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs), a pallet of cement, concrete...
I am a little out of sync with the posts. Lately nearly all the work has been devoted to the cistern,...
The season is starting MUCH earlier than last year. I drove all the way in with no problems, except a large tree has fallen across the road early on....
Winter is waning, so I thought I would share some pictures of Skookum as spring begins.
I have hiked in 3 times this winter...
Last visit for the year?
I made what might be the last visit to Skookum for the year, hiking in the mile and a half from the base of the jeep road with...
Buttoning up
My posts have slowed down, and will slow down more as the winter months settle in. Since Logan left, I’ve been up to Skookum 3 times...
The roof!
Putting the roof up consisted of first, putting up the SIP panels, which are 4 ft by 16 ft panels that are 1 ft thick (OSB sheeting on each...
A pretty good week
The Alaskan mill is put away. The scribe is put away. The chainsaw work is almost done. All the logs are up. This week was all about...
Roof and Rain
A major rain storm came in and cut this week short at Thursday. Mark and Logan worked on Tuesday, and then I went up on Wednesday, so we...
Near Disasters and Progress
This was a full week with Mark here, and following a tradition set last year, much progress was made and a (near) disaster...
9/11 Anniversary — almost fitting
I am posting this on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. This past week wasn’t that disastrous, although...
Short Week
We had a very short week, as Logan needed a break and headed to Alabama for a long weekend. For the 2+ days we worked, we made good progress....
The season is starting MUCH earlier than last year. I drove all the way in with no problems, except a large tree has fallen across the road early on. Someone...
Winter is waning, so I thought I would share some pictures of Skookum as spring begins.
I have hiked in 3 times this winter...
Last visit for the year?
I made what might be the last visit to Skookum for the year, hiking in the mile and a half from the base of the jeep road with...
Buttoning up
My posts have slowed down, and will slow down more as the winter months settle in. Since Logan left, I’ve been up to Skookum 3 times...
The roof!
Putting the roof up consisted of first, putting up the SIP panels, which are 4 ft by 16 ft panels that are 1 ft thick (OSB sheeting on each side...
A pretty good week
The Alaskan mill is put away. The scribe is put away. The chainsaw work is almost done. All the logs are up. This week was all about...
Roof and Rain
A major rain storm came in and cut this week short at Thursday. Mark and Logan worked on Tuesday, and then I went up on Wednesday, so we...
Near Disasters and Progress
This was a full week with Mark here, and following a tradition set last year, much progress was made and a (near) disaster...
9/11 Anniversary — almost fitting
I am posting this on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. This past week wasn’t that disastrous, although...
Short Week
We had a very short week, as Logan needed a break and headed to Alabama for a long weekend. For the 2+ days we worked, we made good progress....
Walls going up
This week was all about putting up walls and we made good progress without major mishaps. We’re a bit over halfway done with the fourth...
Ramping up… I hope
As usual, we didn’t get as far as I had hoped, but progress was made and nobody was hurt. A couple of Logan’s friends...
HUGE Sill Logs!
This was our first work with logs, and of course you start with the bottom (sill) logs that are the most difficult, and also the biggest....
Not much progress, but not zero progress
Everything seemed to conspire against making progress this week. The weather was unusually wet, we swapped out...
Too fast! Mistakes! And good luck?
This week was ambitious and so we had to move fast. This led to mistakes, and of course problems happen even without...
The original plan for this week was to backfill the cellar, set up and pour footings for the walls, and then work on the stem walls. We changed this by...
This week saw some progress, but it was also frustrating. The images below show the progress. The frustration was largely due to my ignorance of concrete...
Logan arrived, and we have had a busy week, not without hiccups and dumb-ass attacks.
We finally finished...
Over the past week or so I have been trying to get going so we can hit the ground running when Logan arrives. Most of the supplies are ordered and the...
There was plenty of melting since my last visit a month ago. Side by side photos shown below are dramatic.
May 6
April 9
The...
I hiked up to Skookum today and found — no surprise — LOTS of snow.
The top of the cistern air vent is just under the tripod and...
Preparing for 2023. The garage is full of Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs), a pallet of cement, concrete dye, sealant, and more. We won’t be completely...
I am a little out of sync with the posts. Lately nearly all the work has been devoted to the cistern, and we will soon be shutting down for the winter.
Building...
The season is starting MUCH earlier than last year. I drove all the way in with no problems, except a...
Winter is waning, so I thought I would share some pictures of Skookum as spring begins.
I...
Last visit for the year?
I made what might be the last visit to Skookum for the year, hiking in the mile...
Buttoning up
My posts have slowed down, and will slow down more as the winter months settle in. Since...
The roof!
Putting the roof up consisted of first, putting up the SIP panels, which are 4 ft by 16 ft...
A pretty good week
The Alaskan mill is put away. The scribe is put away. The chainsaw work is almost...
Roof and Rain
A major rain storm came in and cut this week short at Thursday. Mark and Logan worked on...
Near Disasters and Progress
This was a full week with Mark here, and following a tradition set last year,...
9/11 Anniversary — almost fitting
I am posting this on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. This...
Short Week
We had a very short week, as Logan needed a break and headed to Alabama for a long weekend....
The season is starting MUCH earlier than last year. I drove all the way in with no problems, except a...
Winter is waning, so I thought I would share some pictures of Skookum as spring begins.
I...
Last visit for the year?
I made what might be the last visit to Skookum for the year, hiking in the mile...
Buttoning up
My posts have slowed down, and will slow down more as the winter months settle in. Since...
The roof!
Putting the roof up consisted of first, putting up the SIP panels, which are 4 ft by 16 ft...
A pretty good week
The Alaskan mill is put away. The scribe is put away. The chainsaw work is almost...
Roof and Rain
A major rain storm came in and cut this week short at Thursday. Mark and Logan worked on...
Near Disasters and Progress
This was a full week with Mark here, and following a tradition set last year,...
9/11 Anniversary — almost fitting
I am posting this on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. This...
Short Week
We had a very short week, as Logan needed a break and headed to Alabama for a long weekend....