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Raising the Master Bed Trusses
Laundry Room Trusses
Main Trusses Finished
Master Bedroom
Raising the Main Trusses
Setting the Short Trusses
View of the Front Prow
South View of the House
All the Trusses are up...YEAH!!
And here's the reason why we are building a house in the mountains!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Raising the Roof
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
And The Walls Go Up
With the help of MANY friends....
Carrying the Walls up the hill (it looks small, but when you are carrying something it's EVEREST!)
Aligning the Walls
The LAST WALL going up!
Admiring the work...
A look at the interior walls
A look at the exterior walls
Floor - Day Two
The Weather for Day 2 was NOT as nice as Day 1, but we made it through...ok...Mark and Andy made it through, Sarah and Kim sat in the Shed trying to stay warm!
So you can see we had a very different day...
Sarah's Dad and the 2 Dogs getting ready to work.
Sarah was the firebug today...
Every Sheet needed to be carried up the hill...I (Kim) was SO HAPPY when Ben showed up and took over my job of carrier. My Minnesota lungs and arms were not strong enough for that!
And then the rain came!
And came....
But Mark and Andy kept going and finished!
Oh...and the hole Mark is standing by, well that's for the spiral staircase. We all had the pleasure of watching him fall down it about 10 mins after this picture was taken. Good thing he didn't get hurt.
Now for the Floor - Day One...GORGEOUS!
Memorial Weekend - Time for reflection, relaxation, and in Bruemmer's case...more building...this time with volunteers!
And the Building Begins
As Mark and Sarah begin to venture into the crazy world of "Home Ownership", I thought I'd share some photos of their journey...Enjoy!!
Digging the Hole
Digging the Hole
Foundation Work
Arrival of the Crane
Ready to Backfill
Monday, June 02, 2008
New Author
Hi Every!
Mark has granted me access to his blog so I can help him keep everyone up-to-date on his house! I will try to update this page with new pictures every time he sends me new pictures. Stay tuned for more info....
Kim
Monday, October 10, 2005
Old Fall River Road (Rock Mt. Nat. Park) 10/2/05
Well I decided to bike up Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. The Road is one-way, dirt, and has a 16% average grade. The starting elevation is around 8,400ft and the ending elevation is 11,796ft. I could have rode the whole 20 mile loop, but instead I found a ride with a local back to my car.
Bike setup:
Surly 1x1 (single-speed)
Large marge wheelset
Bob trailer (for pure fun)
And a water bottle from Wausau WI (Received at Gnomefest II)
This bike was built for Minnesota snow and now it lives in Colorado
Pictures of the switchbacks
I have driven a car up this road many times and decided the views are better from the bike. 
This is taken from about mile 7
In this picture you can start to see the Alpine Visitor Center
This was taken from the top of the Old Fall River Road! I was planning on taking this route again this weekend but the snow decided to close the road :(
I can't wait to ride it again (next time without the extra gear)
Twin Sisters Peaks 11,428ft 9/25/05
I woke up Sunday morning and decided to hike the Twin Sisters Peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. The trip took me about 3hrs and the weather was great.
The hike includes views like this of Longs Peak (see previous entry on Longs)
I noticed more snow on Longs this weekend than the weekend that I was able to summit it.
The hike was in the trees until about 10,500ft elevation. This photo shows some of the aspen trees in this area.
The trail became very rugged and technical.
If you look close, you can see Lake Estes in Estes Park and see some of the city.
This picture was taken from the less traveled East Sisters Peak. It was very windy on top of this sister.
This is facing South between the two sisters
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