The Slow Burn

Jims cabin is the one project that has continued since 2006. The insulated shell went up easy enough. I broke my axle trying to haul roof sections up here. But the long pole in the tent was Jim's desire to convert this to a stone cabin. Lenny has a real talent in working with dry stone. That work started not too long after the cabin shell went up and continues to this day.

If Lenny is laying stone up at Jim's cabin, chances are that XM radio is on, set to the classical channel. These Marmots are some of the most sociable creatures I've seen. I've personally observed them take off up slope from us and run straight down the hill towards us. Yes, that's a camo pants leg in the bottom right hand of the. screen. This Marmot just popped up while sitting on the deck. I've seen Caribou do similar stuff, although not this bold. The viewing season runs from end of June to Mid-July. After that, the Marmots are nowhere to be found.

The base of the stone is 39". That allowed Lenny to gradually taper as he built up, usually over a 3-4 day set. He also did stonework on my cabin and the power building.

An older view of Lenny laying stone.

The view from the other side. This is probably about 10 years ago.

Getting closer now. Remember the fire from 2004? It's now 2022. This was a rockpile, completely devoid of any vegetation.

And the view from the other side. We expect we might finish this in 2026