White Mountains
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Nice view of the river valley.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Shed caribou antler up high
Shed caribou antler up high
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we found this way up in the middle of a very steep granite scree field.
blueberry
blueberry
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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.
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Nice view looking straight up the scree field we were heading up. Long and painful climb.
neat red plants
neat red plants
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These guys were everywhere across the tundra in little patches, brightening things up.
sheep!
sheep!
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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!
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there are sheep in both of these photos. We found 27 in all for the day, but none were legal shooting rams.
Morning glassing
Morning glassing
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Dall Sheep season is on and we're scanning the hillsides.
IMG_1216
IMG_1216
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Cleaning up the days catch on the Gulkana River outside Gakona
Fishing
Fishing
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Sockeye Salmon fishing on the Gulkana River. Chrissy was fishing too, but she was the only one who was thoughtful enough to take photos. I will be sure to get photos of her on the next trip.
Chrissys stepping stone forms
Chrissys stepping stone forms
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We had to make these fast, as it was all last minute thinking. We have a little bit of extra concrete, what to do with it....
making stepping stones
making stepping stones
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Chrissy made some incredible stepping stones. I think that this might become a regular project.
Scree and pump
Scree and pump
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You can see our single drain there, its going to be for a sink in the garage. We'll run some heat core wire through it so it wont freeze in the winter.
Using the giant scree board and finishing up the pumping
Using the giant scree board and finishing up the pumping
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Almost at the end of our 11 yard load. Thanks to our repeated math work, we got the amount just right.
Concrete pumping
Concrete pumping
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Giant scree board making its way across as we fill in the remaining area.
pumping in the concrete
pumping in the concrete
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Dan is trying to fix the giant scree board on the fly.
Filling in the footers
Filling in the footers
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Waiting for work as the footers get filled in.
clogged
clogged
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the concrete pump got a big rock stuck in the condenser pipe and we had a tense 3 minutes of wait and see.
Filling the footers in
Filling the footers in
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First the footers and then we moved to the inside.
trying to reconnect hoses
trying to reconnect hoses
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Lots of clogged hose on the initial pump down the hill, had to unbuckle all the lengths of hose and beat the first run through with a hammer. Then once it was going, rebuckle the hoses back together.
Concrete pumping
Concrete pumping
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3/8ths mix concrete pumped down the hill. Our good friends we're all awesome help.
Clogged hose
Clogged hose
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Working our way down the hill unclogging the hose. The gravel in the concrete would separate from the water and clog the hose.
Waiting for something to happen
Waiting for something to happen
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2 weeks later and we're back on track. This time, we're hiring a grout pump to pump the concrete the 260 feet downhill to our pad. This was a reasonable, but very expensive idea.
getting pulled out
getting pulled out
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Concrete truck getting pulled out by another giant concrete truck.
Dan, Matt, Justin
Dan, Matt, Justin
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Waiting to see what is going to happen with the concrete truck
Stuck and broken
Stuck and broken
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Sorry its been so long since I have posted anything on here. This picture sums it all up in some ways. We had a real challenging time getting concrete down, its done now, but as you can see in the photos it was a challenge.
So, for this photo, the caption: Fully loaded with 11 yards of concrete and weighing in around 90,000 lbs this truck started sinking in our driveway on the left side. He sunk down about 6 inches and we all decided it was time to back off and try something else. He put it in reverse and started heading out. This is a 6 wheel drive, 3 locking axle truck. It started back, got about 20 feet and broke the front axle. Stuck. 90,000 lbs, 11 yards of wet concrete that has to keep spinning and no way to get it down the hill to where it needs to be.
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