Last Post of 2025 I made it up to Skookum twice since the last posting. The snow cover remains abysmal, as shown by the two “first view” photos above. In Bozeman, the snow was all but gone on Xmas day and it was warm enough that I hiked up above the “M” in shorts. Slow […]
How to win friends and … The switch flipped to winter! In late November I drove all the way to the cabin, but by December 7 I got stuck in snow only about 100 yards from the highway (photo above). Did I have chains? Well, no. A shovel? Well, no. I did discover, however, that
Extended Shoulder Season My favorite Skookum season, winter, is slow coming on. There has been just enough rain and snow to make driving in impractical. Since hiking in is more of a commitment, I prefer to spend the night. One of the benefits of nights at Skookum is the beautiful sunrise. The view of Bridger
Buttoning up for winter It snowed a couple of times at Skookum and this month has been a rush to get set for winter. There was still snow on the road even after nearly a week of sunny weather. Another storm is coming tomorrow, so I figure I won’t be driving in again until next
As the days shorten and the weather cools, it’s time to get ready for winter. Progress has not been as fast as during August when so many people came to help, but there has been progress none the less. Hopefully there will be water available inside the cabin this winter… but that is not for
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It has been busy with Mark and Logan working on Skookum for two weeks, and with later visits from Sabrina, Scott, Tom, Don, & Pauline. Wylie and Mattias also threw in. Much was done! Logan and Mark drove from Alabama in a dump truck so we could bring up many yards of pre-mix gravel for
Progress during the last month has been a mish-mash of small details. Soon Logan and Mark will arrive for a big push. Much of the work in the past month has been devoted to plumbing, something I have very little experience in. Of course, I won’t know how well I’ve done until the water is
It has been a while since my last post, largely because there have not been any major updates. Highlights include: (1) A visit from Maxey, Tom, Morgan, and Lisa; and (2) The new truck finally came in! Other progress is also described below. I finally got my new truck. Since then I ordered a ladder
I’m easing into the summer season, hoping that by this winter Skookum will be not just habitable, but comfortable. We are off to a slow start. The old Toyota just barely made it to Skookum today, and I had to wait about 15 minutes at the base of the last climb to let it cool
The snow has largely disappeared, although it will be another couple weeks before I can drive all the way to the cabin. Progress has been slow, but there are no serious deadlines to worry about. The tarped tractor has no snow around it (left photo), but there was still a big pile of snow on
Rats! I headed up to Skookum today to start on some chinking with Wylie and the pickup overheated and we didn’t make it. So I figured I’d put in updates from two previous trips that were the last of the “real winter” trips this year. Spring is in full swing and melting the snow rapidly!
I’ve made two trips up to Skookum and on each trip I put on a coat of Polyurethane on the ceiling, so the ceiling should be all but done. The first trip was in February when we had great snow, and then a big melt came that really knocked down the snow. The left photo
I didn’t get up to Skookum in January, but snow and reasonable temperatures have made February good so far. Below are updates from two February trips. We finally got a some snow and I could use my backcountry skis (right photo) to ski into the cabin. The left photo shows the first view of the