Morning glassing
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Dall Sheep season is on and we're scanning the hillsides.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
IMG_1216
IMG_1216
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Cleaning up the days catch on the Gulkana River outside Gakona
Fishing
Fishing
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
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
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
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
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Chrissy made some incredible stepping stones. I think that this might become a regular project.
Scree and pump
Scree and pump
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
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
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
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
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Giant scree board making its way across as we fill in the remaining area.
pumping in the concrete
pumping in the concrete
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Dan is trying to fix the giant scree board on the fly.
Filling in the footers
Filling in the footers
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
Waiting for work as the footers get filled in.
clogged
clogged
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
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
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
First the footers and then we moved to the inside.
trying to reconnect hoses
trying to reconnect hoses
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
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
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
3/8ths mix concrete pumped down the hill. Our good friends we're all awesome help.
Clogged hose
Clogged hose
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
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
Originally uploaded by justinmaple
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.
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