Another garage update... This weekend I helped my husband put on the last of the steel sheathing... 

Brad trims the steel cladding in preparation for the roof...

Our neighbor's son (and his friend) took me on an adventure this weekend to find a site that is locally known as "Indian Chair" (Bryan poses here in one of at least 4 "chairs"). This site is an extensive outcrop of chert that was prehistorically used by Native Americans for the making of tools. The surface here is still littered with evidence of quarrying activities. I didn't know that that there were so many archaeological sites so close to home!

The darker spots represent high-quality chert

Bands of dark gray/black chert quarried out of the hillside...

A garage construction update... 

A closer look at the trusses 

Over the weekend, I was able to salvage some porch pillars from a house in town being renovated. These likely date from the early 20th century. Sometimes it's nice to have a Rover with a roof rack.

A closer shot of the pillars... 

And here's an update on our garage construction. My husband has been doing all of this himself, including putting up the trusses! 

We haven't been able to visit our property in Canada lately, but luckily a few geocachers have posted some pics. Apparently the road has been improved so much that someone was able to drive a car to our lot. This is a far cry from the condition the road was in during our last visit. 

View across the valley, looking south 

Earlier this week, we recorded a historic fire lookout tower. This was a lot of fun! 

This was initially constructed as a 60' tower in 1921, extended to 86' in 1933, and served as the primary fire lookout tower for the region.

It's difficult to see the tower from the road, as some of the trees have grown up around it. 

 

A closer look at some of the structural elements