Seriously though.

Here is the hole for the foundation. The floor height will be where the middle shelf is. 

These are the hailstones that pelted us while we were fishing on Sunday afternoon. They hurt. We hid under some bushes while it passed.
Pop said it was the first time he's ever been in the front of the canoe. This is the East Fork Resevoir.
Here's a look down the driveway from the road. The cellar hole is off to the right.
Everyone should click on this picture to get a larger view. This was after a nasty lightening storm passed, looking at our view from the campsite. The valley below is rolling hills and ranch land. 
Pop's biggest fish on a fly ever. About an 16" cutthroat caught on a grasshopper.
The Zuzu. 

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P-burgin' it

On Sunday Pop and I went into the nearest town of Philipsburg for the car show that was part of the Flint Creek Valley Days festivities. We were cracking up at this guy for his wig and that got the ball rolling for one hilarious photo session. You may need to click on the picture to see what's going on. Here goes.

Two very different responses to baldness. Note the facial hair to head hair ratio on the right. Hmmm.

Bitchinest shirt ever nominee #1

The guy above thinks he might have sharted. Again the head hair to facial hair rule is flaunted. Risky.

Drive hard indeed 

my friend. 

Drive hard.

Just a good look all around. 

Bitchinest shirt ever nominee #2

You may have to zoom in here but the guy looking into the window is wearing hiking boots with shorts and wool socks on a 97 degree day. Also of note, there are at least two people in this photo who have gone right ahead and tucked their t-shirt into their belt. If you are wondering "what's wrong with that?", and thinking to yourself "hey I do that too" I assure you that this is really effin' stupid looking. Fashion lesson over. 

Tank tops...

not for everyone.

Breakin'

Wildlife has been very frequent around "the site" this muley doe posed for us in mid-afternoon nap 15' from the road.

After 5 or 6 days of logging and clearing with a wedding, some fishing and swimming mixed in the excavator started Tuesday afternoon. He began by clearing all the brush and stumps we had produced, and started in on the driveway. We'll be taking a lot of material from the site as the ground is mostly loose rock under 8" of topsoil. It'll be a nice cost saver.
This is our campsite on the uphill side of the road from "the site". The view is incredible and it usually has a nice breeze. At night you can hear bears, deer and moose crossing the road because they knock rocks off the road cut creating a clatter. It has been getting down into the 40s at night and into the 90s during the day. Besides the first three days Pop was here it's been all sunshine and happiness.

This is the shittah with the same view as the campsite.

This is the East Fork Reservoir at the headwaters of the world famous Rock Creek. We were blown away when we came around the corner just 15 minutes from the site and were granted with this view. Wow. The thing is crystal clear and there isn't a single house on it, just some free campsites with a couple tents here and there. Deserted compared to near bye Georgetown Lake. In 15 minutes of fishing I caught an 18" Bull Trout. Can't wait to sink my teeth into it.

Heading back to Missoula on Tuesday evening to refresh and resupply we came across this black bear in the road. We would've had a better shot, but Pop wasn't familiar with my camera and it was on his side. doh! At least you can see it here.
That's all I've got for now, but we'll be pouring the foundation next week, and having the well dug in two and a half weeks. In the meantime, Pop's headed back to NH to do another of the Commonwealth Ave jobs he loves so well, and I'm headed to Alaska to do some Salmon fishing and see my sweetie. Once again, I dare someone to comment. Paz.

Startin' In

Pop and I started in on the clearing Sunday in beautiful weather. Pretty early on we felled this big puppy. The lodgepole pine stood about 150' straight up. 
The height of the tree made it a bit nerve racking, but after about 10 minutes it dropped right where we wanted it. 
Our excavator started in with a test hole for the septic system. The county inspector will look at the soil typed and determine what length drain field we'll need. After that he cut a driveway up to our campsite on the uphill side of the road. 
On a drive after dinner on Sunday we spotted this bull moose in the road. Pop gunned it so I could get all y'all the sweet picture of it's ass. 
This is Flint Creek below Georgetown Lake.
We were putting the boat in to go fishing on Sunday evening and one of the showers that had been rolling through every hour and a half created this double rainbow. Five minutes later the guy in the left foreground backed his pickup so far into the lake with his boat trailer, that the tailgate was under water. Think he might have had a few on the lake that day. I didn't take a picture because the guy on the right was next to me freakin' out. I said "teehee"