Friday, December 25, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Quest for Charlie Brown Christmas tree.
It's really been too long since my last post on here. It's amazing the things one can accomplish when they have two weeks off of work. Justin isn't much of a Christmas person, and I can't say that I'm a huge fan myself, but it sure is nice to have a live tree in the house strung with lights. It was more or less prescribed by my mom for my near solstice blues. It has helped immensely and I think Justin secretly likes it, too. It's the little things in life that make me the happiest.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Like a Honda commercial
Like a Honda commercial
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Dan, Matt & Mandy, me and Chrissy out on ATVs on Moose Mountain today. Warm spell today up to 24 above. Too good to pass riding today.
log pile, covered in fresh snow
log pile, covered in fresh snow
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Came down to our property today for the first time in a few weeks. Found everything covered in untouched, perfect snow.
Me after almost 48 hours and no sleep, Dave in his element.
Me after almost 48 hours and no sleep, Dave in his element.
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Got to do a little bit of deer hunting in Kentucky recently.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Outhouse
Outhouse
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
We still need to put the sides on, each side has a sliding window in it.
Dutch door installed and working.
The ride home
The ride home
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Chrissy shot this through the back window of the truck. Matt and I rode the outhouse up to our property in the back of the truck.
moving time
moving time
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Dan, Matt, Chrissy and I loaded this beast into Dan's truck to move it about a mile to our property (built at Matt and Mandy's using their generously donated electricity)
Sunday, October 11, 2009
building the outhouse
building the outhouse
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
The seat will still get a layer of extruded polystyrene foam before its done. Its the only thing that keeps you from freezing to the seat when it gets really cold. We even purchased some metal roofing for this thing, it should be nice and sturdy.
building the outhouse
building the outhouse
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Front door section goes up, holding it all together now. Slots cut out for ridge beam that will hold up the roof.
Doormaking
building the outhouse
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Chrissy using our $5.00 1970's jig saw to cut out the doorway. Its a dutch style door with a curved top.
building the outhouse
building the outhouse
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
The throne, and one wall up. The outhouse is coming together.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
big burbot
big burbot
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
This is only the 2nd biggest burbot we caught on this trip. Amazing fishing.
driftwood campfire on the Tanana
driftwood campfire on the Tanana
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
driftwood campfire on the Tanana, slow burning since the wood is holding in tons of moisture. Made for a neat photo.
Full moon
Full moon
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Full moon rising over the Tanana River. Camped on a sand bar.
Setting sun and Tundra Swans
Setting sun and Tundra Swans
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Tundra swans overhead on the Tanana River, Fall 2009
meter pole
meter pole
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Matt helping put the final touches on the meter pole setup before we raised it. Used a rope winch and muscle to get it up.
5' down
5' down
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Hole augered and hand dug for our meter power pole. 150' in on our lot, then we have to deal with the additional 160 feet to our buildings.
5 feet is alot to dig down in a small hole like this.
Trails
IMG_1328
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Lots of sheep trails all over. They rub the black lichen off the rocks with their hooves as they walk the same path over and over.
Big valley
IMG_1322
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Photos just dont do justice for this area. Since there isnt much to use as a reference its hard to tell just how BIG this area is. It would take about 1.5 hours to cross this valley on the best of days.
campground
IMG_1315
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Our tent felt so small in this huge valley in the White Mountains.
found in the yard
found in the yard
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
This was a great year for mushrooms. Found a few of these guys in the yard.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Shed caribou antler up high
Shed caribou antler up high
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
we found this way up in the middle of a very steep granite scree field.
blueberry
blueberry
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
blueberries were still abundant, since they have had a few frosts already, the sugars have set and they are soooo good. Very sweet and not bitter at all.
Looking up at the scree field we are about to climb.
Looking up at the scree field we are about to climb.
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Nice view looking straight up the scree field we were heading up. Long and painful climb.
neat red plants
neat red plants
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
These guys were everywhere across the tundra in little patches, brightening things up.
sheep!
sheep!
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
It was strange to see so many sheep down low in the valley. What drove them there? More hunting pressure? Less predator pressure? Who knows.
sheep!
sheep!
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
there are sheep in both of these photos. We found 27 in all for the day, but none were legal shooting rams.
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