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11/23/09 - Monday - Week 9 - Thanksgiving week The heating/air supplies arrived and the ductwork was installed upstairs.I was fascinated by the shape and color in afternoon light.

2009-11-23T21:28:58Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/23/09 - Monday - Week 9 - Thanksgiving week The heating/air supplies arrived and the ductwork was installed upstairs.I was fascinated by the shape and color in afternoon light.

11/23/09 - Monday - Week 9 - Thanksgiving week Giant ductworms make a break.

2009-11-23T21:26:44Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/23/09 - Monday - Week 9 - Thanksgiving week Giant ductworms make a break.

11/21/09 - Saturday - end of Week 8 It's going to be yellow, but not any of these yellows, nor either of two others painted on the back side of the house. Will try again for a tone between ...

2009-11-22T12:56:22Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/21/09 - Saturday - end of Week 8 It's going to be yellow, but not any of these yellows, nor either of two others painted on the back side of the house. Will try again for a tone between ...

11/19/09 - Thursday - Week 8 Siding goes on the dormer. Dormer will be finished and painted before the shingles are put on the front part of the roof.

2009-11-20T21:19:06Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/19/09 - Thursday - Week 8 Siding goes on the dormer. Dormer will be finished and painted before the shingles are put on the front part of the roof.

11/19/09 - Thursday - Week 8 Office space. The front wall.

2009-11-20T21:19:06Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/19/09 - Thursday - Week 8 Office space. The front wall.

11/19/09 - Thursday - Week 8 The east side roof has been shingled by day's end.,

2009-11-20T21:19:06Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/19/09 - Thursday - Week 8 The east side roof has been shingled by day's end.,

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2009-11-19T21:29:38Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)

11/18/09 - Wednesday - Week 8 Our attic has an attic. We discover that the carport will provide attic space too. Who knew?

2009-11-20T12:48:26Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/18/09 - Wednesday - Week 8 Our attic has an attic. We discover that the carport will provide attic space too. Who knew?

11/19/09 - Thursday - Week 8 Joe the roofer, one man team, has been roofing for over 50 years,

2009-11-20T21:19:06Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/19/09 - Thursday - Week 8 Joe the roofer, one man team, has been roofing for over 50 years,

11/19/09 - Thursday - Week 8 Siding goes on the dormer. Dormer will be finished and painted before the shingles are put on the front part of the roof.

2009-11-20T21:19:06Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/19/09 - Thursday - Week 8 Siding goes on the dormer. Dormer will be finished and painted before the shingles are put on the front part of the roof.

11/18/09 - Wednesday - Week 8 Closing in on the back of the house.

2009-11-19T21:29:38Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/18/09 - Wednesday - Week 8 Closing in on the back of the house.

11/19/09 - Thursday - Week 8 Cutting cement siding is dusty work.

2009-11-19T21:29:38Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/19/09 - Thursday - Week 8 Cutting cement siding is dusty work.

11/18/09 - Wednesday - Week 8 The shingles arrive and are sent to the rooftop by conveyor belt.

2009-11-19T21:29:38Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/18/09 - Wednesday - Week 8 The shingles arrive and are sent to the rooftop by conveyor belt.

11/16/09 - Monday afternoon - Week 8 The lower part of the house is wrapped by day's end. Window in the upper dormer takes away the doghouse look, somewhat.

2009-11-17T10:15:05Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/16/09 - Monday afternoon - Week 8 The lower part of the house is wrapped by day's end. Window in the upper dormer takes away the doghouse look, somewhat.

11/16/09 - Monday afternoon - Week 8 The upper gallery

2009-11-16T12:25:24Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/16/09 - Monday afternoon - Week 8 The upper gallery

11/16/09 - Monday afternoon - Week 8 The lower part of the house is wrapped by day's end. Window in the upper dormer takes away the doghouse look, somewhat.

2009-11-16T12:27:45Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/16/09 - Monday afternoon - Week 8 The lower part of the house is wrapped by day's end. Window in the upper dormer takes away the doghouse look, somewhat.

11/16/09 - Monday morning - Week 8 Joe the Roofer came on Saturday, and completed the tar paper work on most of the roof surfaces. Moisture in the air wrinkled it in an interesting pattern ...

2009-11-16T10:51:15Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/16/09 - Monday morning - Week 8 Joe the Roofer came on Saturday, and completed the tar paper work on most of the roof surfaces. Moisture in the air wrinkled it in an interesting pattern ...

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2009-11-15T09:18:38Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)

11/12/09 - Thursday afternoon - Week 7 Joe the Roofer is a roofing dynamo who does everything himself.

2009-11-22T07:31:51Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/12/09 - Thursday afternoon - Week 7 Joe the Roofer is a roofing dynamo who does everything himself.

11/12/09 - Thursday afternoon - Week 7 We left for a few hours and came home to find most of the windows installed. Joe the Roofer had felted a goodly portion of the roof as well. edit

2009-11-16T06:55:55Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/12/09 - Thursday afternoon - Week 7 We left for a few hours and came home to find most of the windows installed. Joe the Roofer had felted a goodly portion of the roof as well. edit

11/12/09 - Thursday afternoon - Week 7 We left for a few hours and came home to find most of the windows installed. Joe the Roofer ha felted a goodly portion of the roof as well.

2009-11-16T06:45:29Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/12/09 - Thursday afternoon - Week 7 We left for a few hours and came home to find most of the windows installed. Joe the Roofer ha felted a goodly portion of the roof as well.

11/12/09 - Thursday afternoon - Week 7 We left for a few hours and came home to find most of the windows installed.

2009-11-16T06:45:29Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/12/09 - Thursday afternoon - Week 7 We left for a few hours and came home to find most of the windows installed.

11/10/09 - Tuesday morning - Week 7 The house has a full hat now, but a fairly boring looking one. Definitely needs its dormer. The sheathing above and below the windows is nearly done. Th ...

2009-11-10T11:42:03Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/10/09 - Tuesday morning - Week 7 The house has a full hat now, but a fairly boring looking one. Definitely needs its dormer. The sheathing above and below the windows is nearly done. Th ...

11/10/09 - Tuesday evening - Week 7 After the downpour, the house is a new color. The dormer adds some character to the roof. Looks like a doghouse without the window and trim! This photo ...

2009-11-10T11:48:54Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/10/09 - Tuesday evening - Week 7 After the downpour, the house is a new color. The dormer adds some character to the roof. Looks like a doghouse without the window and trim! This photo ...

East side

2009-11-16T06:45:29Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
East side

The front

2009-11-16T06:45:29Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
The front

The back. We added a gable roofed 10 x 12 porch at the back door which is not reflected in the drawing

2009-11-16T06:45:29Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
The back. We added a gable roofed 10 x 12 porch at the back door which is not reflected in the drawing

We added a gable roofed 10 x 12 porch at the back door which is not reflected in the drawing. Also a window in the front bedroom

2009-11-22T07:30:23Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
We added a gable roofed 10 x 12 porch at the back door which is not reflected in the drawing. Also a window in the front bedroom

11/6/09 - Friday morning - end of Week 6 The upper gallery columns and framing add to the scale.

2009-11-08T13:43:15Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/6/09 - Friday morning - end of Week 6 The upper gallery columns and framing add to the scale.

Girls in the Gulag Midgie and Amunet bemoan their restriction to the back of the property at the temporary gate.

2009-11-08T12:39:16Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
Girls in the Gulag Midgie and Amunet bemoan their restriction to the back of the property at the temporary gate.

11/5/09 - Thursday - Week 6 Good weather has made for good photo ops.

2009-11-08T12:53:01Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/5/09 - Thursday - Week 6 Good weather has made for good photo ops.

11/5/09 - Thursday - Week 6 The columns for the upper gallery are in the lower foreground.

2009-11-08T12:53:48Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/5/09 - Thursday - Week 6 The columns for the upper gallery are in the lower foreground.

11/4/09 - Wednesday - Week 6 We're waiting........

2009-11-08T12:45:32Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/4/09 - Wednesday - Week 6 We're waiting........

11/4/09 - Wednesday - Week 6 The old house looks dwarfed from this perspective.

2009-11-08T12:44:38Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/4/09 - Wednesday - Week 6 The old house looks dwarfed from this perspective.

11/5/09 - Thursday - Week 6 The roof sheathing and trim go up on much of the main house.

2009-11-08T12:43:48Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/5/09 - Thursday - Week 6 The roof sheathing and trim go up on much of the main house.

11/4/09 - Wednesday - Week 6 The roof sheathing on the carport gives a solid look.

2009-11-08T12:41:04Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/4/09 - Wednesday - Week 6 The roof sheathing on the carport gives a solid look.

11/3/09 - Tuesday - Week 6 End of day. Some of the roof sheathing has gone up on the carport.

2009-11-08T12:39:16Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/3/09 - Tuesday - Week 6 End of day. Some of the roof sheathing has gone up on the carport.

11/3/09 - Tuesday - Week 6 Chris couldn't resist any longer... Checking out the second floor from the French door opening of the master bedroom.

2009-11-08T12:39:16Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/3/09 - Tuesday - Week 6 Chris couldn't resist any longer... Checking out the second floor from the French door opening of the master bedroom.

11/3/09 - Tuesday - Week 6 end of day....

2009-11-08T12:39:16Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/3/09 - Tuesday - Week 6 end of day....

11/3/09 - Tuesday - Week 6 Flying truss to the waiting framer. Yes, he is just standing on the narrow edges of the walls! Daylight savings time is over, so the crew just comes an hour ...

2009-11-08T12:39:16Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/3/09 - Tuesday - Week 6 Flying truss to the waiting framer. Yes, he is just standing on the narrow edges of the walls! Daylight savings time is over, so the crew just comes an hour ...

11/3/09 - Tuesday - Week 6 Flying truss to the waiting framers.

2009-11-08T12:39:16Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/3/09 - Tuesday - Week 6 Flying truss to the waiting framers.

11/3/09 - Tuesday - Week 6 The trusses are rapidly braced

2009-11-08T12:39:16Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/3/09 - Tuesday - Week 6 The trusses are rapidly braced

11/3/09 - Tuesday - Week 6 Flying truss to the waiting framers.

2009-11-08T12:39:16Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/3/09 - Tuesday - Week 6 Flying truss to the waiting framers.

11/3/09 - Tuesday - Week 6 Progress by 9:30... only two hours since the first truss went up. This is the bonus room, that will be used for storage. No heat or air.

2009-11-08T12:39:16Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/3/09 - Tuesday - Week 6 Progress by 9:30... only two hours since the first truss went up. This is the bonus room, that will be used for storage. No heat or air.

11/2/09 - Monday - Week 6 Columns and the frame for the back poorch roof is the most obvious change from the back side, but lots of interior walls have taken shape as well.

2009-11-08T12:39:16Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/2/09 - Monday - Week 6 Columns and the frame for the back poorch roof is the most obvious change from the back side, but lots of interior walls have taken shape as well.

11/2/09 - Monday - Week 6 The first floor gallery make it look like a Wind West saloon.

2009-11-08T12:39:16Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/2/09 - Monday - Week 6 The first floor gallery make it look like a Wind West saloon.

11/2/09 - Monday - Week 6 The first floor gallery makes it look like a Wind West saloon.

2009-11-08T12:39:16Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
11/2/09 - Monday - Week 6 The first floor gallery makes it look like a Wind West saloon.

10/29/09 - Thursday - end of day and pictures from week 5 Back porch and entrance to the dog room. The second floor room over the dog room will be made from the gable trusses.

2009-11-08T12:39:16Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/29/09 - Thursday - end of day and pictures from week 5 Back porch and entrance to the dog room. The second floor room over the dog room will be made from the gable trusses.

10/29/09 - Thursday This-a-way...

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/29/09 - Thursday This-a-way...

10/29/09 - Thursday Wow.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/29/09 - Thursday Wow.

10/29/09 - Thursday From the front, this place looks enormous, even without a roofline and the front porch galleries.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/29/09 - Thursday From the front, this place looks enormous, even without a roofline and the front porch galleries.

10/29/09 - Thursday We went to lunch, and when we got home, all the exterior walls on the main part of the house were up. The interior walls soon followed.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/29/09 - Thursday We went to lunch, and when we got home, all the exterior walls on the main part of the house were up. The interior walls soon followed.

10/29/09 - Thursday The strand board was added to the first story walls after the walls were up. On the second floor, the board needs to be fastened before the walls go up,

2009-11-08T12:39:16Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/29/09 - Thursday The strand board was added to the first story walls after the walls were up. On the second floor, the board needs to be fastened before the walls go up,

10/29/09 - Thursday The strand board is carried around to the front porch and handed up to the second floor.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/29/09 - Thursday The strand board is carried around to the front porch and handed up to the second floor.

10/29/09 - Thursday With the East wall (master bedroom and bath) propped and braced the other walls need to go up soon.

2009-11-08T12:39:16Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/29/09 - Thursday With the East wall (master bedroom and bath) propped and braced the other walls need to go up soon.

10/29/09 - Thursday Early morning... and the first upstairs wall has already been constructed and is raised in position.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/29/09 - Thursday Early morning... and the first upstairs wall has already been constructed and is raised in position.

10/28/09 - Wednesday end of day The dog room from the hallway

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/28/09 - Wednesday end of day The dog room from the hallway

10/28/09 - Wednesday end of day The Office from the Foyer area, looking west.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/28/09 - Wednesday end of day The Office from the Foyer area, looking west.

10/28/09 - Wednesday end of day By the time the second story goes up, the old house will be pretty well obscured.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/28/09 - Wednesday end of day By the time the second story goes up, the old house will be pretty well obscured.

10/28/09 - Wednesday end of day Carport beams up, and the plywood upper floor decking complete with a cutout for the stairs.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/28/09 - Wednesday end of day Carport beams up, and the plywood upper floor decking complete with a cutout for the stairs.

10/28/09 - Wednesday afternoon In the afternoon, a truck with a small crane delivered the stack of flooring plywood to the upper floor. The new bundle of studs below comes from Montana.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/28/09 - Wednesday afternoon In the afternoon, a truck with a small crane delivered the stack of flooring plywood to the upper floor. The new bundle of studs below comes from Montana.

10/28/09 - Wednesday morning Wet, slippery and VERY heavy, the beam goes up with the effort of seven.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/28/09 - Wednesday morning Wet, slippery and VERY heavy, the beam goes up with the effort of seven.

10/28/09 - Wednesday morning Work started in a light rain which quit after about half an hour. The huge laminated beams that hold up the carport roof are lifted into place by many hands.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/28/09 - Wednesday morning Work started in a light rain which quit after about half an hour. The huge laminated beams that hold up the carport roof are lifted into place by many hands.

10/27/09 - Tuesday end of day The framers beat the rain by only 15 minutes, and were on the way home when the rain hit the farm.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/27/09 - Tuesday end of day The framers beat the rain by only 15 minutes, and were on the way home when the rain hit the farm.

10/27/09 - Tuesday afternoon First floor truss over the family room. The framers have terrific balance.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/27/09 - Tuesday afternoon First floor truss over the family room. The framers have terrific balance.

10/27/09 - Tuesday afternoon The floor trusses are set over the rooms of the main part of the house. The walls are covered with strand board, leaving openings for the windows and doors.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/27/09 - Tuesday afternoon The floor trusses are set over the rooms of the main part of the house. The walls are covered with strand board, leaving openings for the windows and doors.

Week 5 10/27/09 - Tuesday morning Monday, the framing crew got started. When we arrived home late Monday night, we could see the forest of studs even in the dark as we came up the drivew ...

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
Week 5 10/27/09 - Tuesday morning Monday, the framing crew got started. When we arrived home late Monday night, we could see the forest of studs even in the dark as we came up the drivew ...

10/21/09 - Wednesday The process is repeated for the smaller truss package toward the front of the trailer. Some of the stuff falls off the side and some of the bands break, but the integ ...

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/21/09 - Wednesday The process is repeated for the smaller truss package toward the front of the trailer. Some of the stuff falls off the side and some of the bands break, but the integ ...

10/21/09 - Wednesday DUMP is the operative word... The trailer has a bunch of horizontal rollers. Once the tie-downs are removed, the trailer tips, and the truck drives forward. The truss ...

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/21/09 - Wednesday DUMP is the operative word... The trailer has a bunch of horizontal rollers. Once the tie-downs are removed, the trailer tips, and the truck drives forward. The truss ...

The new Champion Colt - October 2009

2009-10-27T14:01:54Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
The new Champion Colt - October 2009

The new Champion Colt - October 2009

2009-10-27T14:01:44Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
The new Champion Colt - October 2009

Sylvan Marisol at 8 months, at the end of her first show weekend at Potomac Valley Borzoi Club in Virginia.

2009-11-12T15:08:33Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
Sylvan Marisol at 8 months, at the end of her first show weekend at Potomac Valley Borzoi Club in Virginia.

Sylvan Marisol at 8 months, at the end of her first show weekend at Potomac Valley Borzoi Club in Virginia. A white plastic back blew by at just the right time!

2009-11-12T15:08:33Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
Sylvan Marisol at 8 months, at the end of her first show weekend at Potomac Valley Borzoi Club in Virginia. A white plastic back blew by at just the right time!

Sylvan Marisol at 8 months, at the end of her first show weekend at Potomac Valley Borzoi Club in Virginia.

2009-11-12T15:08:33Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
Sylvan Marisol at 8 months, at the end of her first show weekend at Potomac Valley Borzoi Club in Virginia.

Bo the miniature horse with Colt

2009-10-27T13:59:48Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
Bo the miniature horse with Colt

10/21/09 - Wednesday Not here..... They decide to drop the load between the dumpster and the front of the house.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/21/09 - Wednesday Not here..... They decide to drop the load between the dumpster and the front of the house.

10/21/09 - Wednesday The truck cuts donuts on the lawn while the crew decides the best place to dump the trusses.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/21/09 - Wednesday The truck cuts donuts on the lawn while the crew decides the best place to dump the trusses.

10/21/09 - Wednesday And here come the trusses!

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/21/09 - Wednesday And here come the trusses!

Week 4 10/20/09 - Tuesday evening The electric and plumbing conduits are all buried and the sand smoothed and packed.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
Week 4 10/20/09 - Tuesday evening The electric and plumbing conduits are all buried and the sand smoothed and packed.

10/21/09 - Wednesday After the plastic vapor barrier is down, sheets of reinforcing wire are placed over the plastic, supported a couple of inches off the plastic. The slab for the ca ...

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/21/09 - Wednesday After the plastic vapor barrier is down, sheets of reinforcing wire are placed over the plastic, supported a couple of inches off the plastic. The slab for the ca ...

10/21/09 - Wednesday Early in the morning, the site was treated for termites. Trenches were dug to make footers for the major internal walls, and lined with rebar.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/21/09 - Wednesday Early in the morning, the site was treated for termites. Trenches were dug to make footers for the major internal walls, and lined with rebar.

10/13/09 - Tuesday The bulldozer is equipped with a laser leveling unit that communicates with the unit on the tripod to the right. This way, the surface can be made perfectly level. T ...

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/13/09 - Tuesday The bulldozer is equipped with a laser leveling unit that communicates with the unit on the tripod to the right. This way, the surface can be made perfectly level. T ...

10/15/09 - Thursday View from the dog room door The golden rain tree (upper left) has produced the shrip-colored blloms that develop after the yellw ones "rain" to the ground.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/15/09 - Thursday View from the dog room door The golden rain tree (upper left) has produced the shrip-colored blloms that develop after the yellw ones "rain" to the ground.

10/15/09 - Thursday View from back of the house. The dog room bath is directly in the foreground and the laundry area beyond that. We'll have hot and cold water outside the back wall so w ...

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/15/09 - Thursday View from back of the house. The dog room bath is directly in the foreground and the laundry area beyond that. We'll have hot and cold water outside the back wall so w ...

Patti Neale (zoisrus)'s photo

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)

10/14/09 - Wednesday Phil and son came back early in the moring to finish the carport area, and build up an apron in front of it. Later, anther mason came and built the wall on the ea ...

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/14/09 - Wednesday Phil and son came back early in the moring to finish the carport area, and build up an apron in front of it. Later, anther mason came and built the wall on the ea ...

10/13/09 - Tuesday The dump trucks full of builder's sand delivered load after load all day to the center of the site through the east wall. IT took about 25 loads to fill up the site.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/13/09 - Tuesday The dump trucks full of builder's sand delivered load after load all day to the center of the site through the east wall. IT took about 25 loads to fill up the site.

10/13/109 - Tuesday The first project of the day was to move the dark earth that had been scraped in to a pile on day one, up against the foundation for support. The smell that filled ...

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/13/109 - Tuesday The first project of the day was to move the dark earth that had been scraped in to a pile on day one, up against the foundation for support. The smell that filled ...

10/13/09 - Tuesday The dump trucks full of builder's sand delivered load after load all day to the center of the site through the east wall. Phil uses the loader to dump the sand into the ...

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/13/09 - Tuesday The dump trucks full of builder's sand delivered load after load all day to the center of the site through the east wall. Phil uses the loader to dump the sand into the ...

10/13/09 - Tuesday Phil has just delivered the heavy tamping machine to the back porch. It was attached to the bucket of the loader on a chain, and swung in to the center of the porch to ...

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
10/13/09 - Tuesday Phil has just delivered the heavy tamping machine to the back porch. It was attached to the bucket of the loader on a chain, and swung in to the center of the porch to ...

Week 3 10/12/09 - Monday The backhoe/loader arrives in the afternoon to be ready for the fill dirt in the morning.

2009-11-08T12:37:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
Week 3 10/12/09 - Monday The backhoe/loader arrives in the afternoon to be ready for the fill dirt in the morning.

Color co-ordinated Lorrie near the end of the trail.

2009-10-13T13:40:45Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
Color co-ordinated Lorrie near the end of the trail.

Chris and John in the golden morning light at May Lake Day 5 - May Lake to Glen Aulin - 8 miles

2009-10-13T13:24:36Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
Chris and John in the golden morning light at May Lake Day 5 - May Lake to Glen Aulin - 8 miles

The intrepid crew outside our tent. Day 2 - Vogelsang camp to Merced Lake camp - 8.4 miles.

2009-10-13T11:36:14Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
The intrepid crew outside our tent. Day 2 - Vogelsang camp to Merced Lake camp - 8.4 miles.

All suited up and reafy to face a long day with the most spectacular views of the week. Day 2 - Vogelsang camp to Merced Lake camp - 8.4 miles.

2009-10-13T11:48:31Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
All suited up and reafy to face a long day with the most spectacular views of the week. Day 2 - Vogelsang camp to Merced Lake camp - 8.4 miles.

Crossing Lewis Creek. Day 2 - Vogelsang camp to Merced Lake camp - 8.4 miles.

2009-10-13T11:55:32Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
Crossing Lewis Creek. Day 2 - Vogelsang camp to Merced Lake camp - 8.4 miles.

Patti dips her feet in the icy water of Lewis Creek. Day 2 - Vogelsang camp to Merced Lake camp - 8.4 miles.

2009-10-13T11:56:21Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
Patti dips her feet in the icy water of Lewis Creek. Day 2 - Vogelsang camp to Merced Lake camp - 8.4 miles.

Morning break at Sunrise Lake. Day 4 - Sunrise camp to May Lake

2009-10-13T13:22:23Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
Morning break at Sunrise Lake. Day 4 - Sunrise camp to May Lake

John and Chris exploring from the "street" map. Lorrie Scott photo

2009-10-12T13:12:46Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
John and Chris exploring from the "street" map. Lorrie Scott photo

Another view of Jay's illegal shelter. He was escorted back to the ranger station to face charges. Day 2 - Vogelsang camp to Merced Lake camp - 8.4 miles.

2009-10-13T11:47:39Z

Patti Neale (zoisrus)
Another view of Jay's illegal shelter. He was escorted back to the ranger station to face charges. Day 2 - Vogelsang camp to Merced Lake camp - 8.4 miles.