29 Dec Hiawassee Project Foundation Originally, I was considering several foundation designs. But, in the end, a post-and-pier foundation proved to be the only feasible approach. For instance, I considered... 0 Like No Comments
27 Dec Hiawassee Project Thanksgiving in Hiawassee This post is a little late, coming two days after Christmas, but I’ve been busy with other things and not had much time to write.... 1 Like No Comments
14 Dec Flying First flight We have a word, in hiking and mountaineering, for that condition when the world is laid out before one, when what is most present is... 1 Like No Comments
12 Dec Tools & Gear Jeeping Last August, in a temporary fit of rationality, I made my way into the local Jeep dealership to ask what they would give me in... 1 Like No Comments
21 Nov Hiawassee Project More logging My partner last weekend was BJ Hudson. This time we only had two days (Saturday and Sunday), including travel. We got a slightly slow start,... 1 Like No Comments
05 Nov Hiawassee Project Skidding in the fall Last weekend, friend Sean Brittain and I went to the campsite with the goal of skidding as many logs as we could manage to a... 1 Like No Comments
16 Oct Hiawassee Project Camp improvements With the increasing number of visits, my camp more and more looks lived-in. Partly this is due to improvements made during the odd hours of... 1 Like 1 Comment
14 Oct Hiawassee Project Moving logs Now that the trees are down, I am faced with the formidable task of moving them to the building site. I tried to take trees... 1 Like 2 Comments
12 Oct Hiawassee Project Timber harvest This post is about harvesting the trees I need for my cabin. From my cut list, I estimate that I will need to harvest more... 1 Like 3 Comments