Getting Started

 This was the view of the shop site before clearing.  It is roughly the site of the old homestead and the only part of the property that is anywhere near flat.  A few weeks before the closing, we looked for potential sites for buildings.  The pink tape outlines where we decided to place the shop.  Final siting will be set after clearing.

 This view is the drive into the property as it looked before any clearing.  The road is Zion Rd. going west, just before it heads down a steep hill into the Indian Creek valley.  I will be taking pictures from this same spot to show the changes as time goes on.

 Towards the end of the day we closed, after the champagne toast, Jason (son-in-law) got to work clearing the shop site.

This is what things looked like at the end of the day.


The next day I met with the power company to set a pole and new service.  I also met one of the neighbors who told me that he used to own the land and had run a water pipe from the main into the property.  Luckily, I got back to the water company to cancel the $2000+ hook-up and changed it to a simple meter set and account ($80).  Next time we're there, I'll find that pipe and make sure it's OK.

That evening Jason returned with a bobcat to push the trees and brush into a pile.

This photo is taken from the entrance to property (Like other ones).

This is the back side of the burn pile.  Photo taken from probable drive to the new cabin.  Looking toward Zion Rd. 


We tried to burn the pile Saturday morning, but green stuff don't burn, duh.  So, now, it sits, waiting for our return in a couple of weeks.  By then, our power pole and drop should be in.  We'll dig up the water pipe and set a hydrant.  Then burn, baby, burn.  A bit more grading, then the Shop.