Beartooth Trip One of the best things about August in Montana is backpacking in the Beartooth Mountains. Wylie, Tom, Phil & Max Battle, and I took an 8-day trip, mostly off-trail, described below. Thus, this post has nothing to do with the Skookum Cabin, but everything to do with why we live here. Above is
Progress has been slow this summer. Lately there has been bad smoke and schedules just haven’t worked out. However some inching along continues and I am hopeful for a big push in September when Mark is going to join me. One bay of the porch roof now has tongue and groove installed, making for a
I have been slowly easing into summer projects, and they just might continue at a slow pace. However, some progress has been made. The goals for this year are to: (1) Continue to improve the livability of the cabin, primarily by making the interior less of a construction project; and (2) Put up a shed
There has been a lull in the activity at Skookum. The poor snow season eased into an uninteresting spring, and then I went to Europe with Wylie and an old college roommate, Kipper. This post is short and devoted to our Europe trip. Our favorite day was early in the trip when we went to
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