Stomping Ground: Winter 2019
Stephen, Jesse, Jack, Laura and the Kriegels joined us for some of our winter month at camp.
Satellite image with GPS points plotted from building survey and rough boundaries. You can see that the camp while already large will be surrounded by accessible State Forest lands. The west lake is full in this image while the East lake has been drained, The camp property includes both lakes
Pam cleaning shop
Getting the shop functioning was a first priority including rehanging the barn doors to separate the heated shop from the unheated storage/garage area (note the pinky finger action)
We finally got heat into shop
Kriegels setting up jig to cut parts for 20 picnic tables
Pam dragging cleaning supplies to start on the infirmary (water was a precious commodity on this trip)
A huge wind storm took down many trees including several large ash across the main entrance
Clearing the main entrance
The crew finishing getting entrance road open
Supplies arrive for framing and enclosing doors for lean-tos and building picnic tables for dining hall
Doors and windows framed, note the battery operated saw on the sled that let us work all day far from power
Jon K. on chilly lean-to duty
Cutting T 1-11 in shop to be carried through woods and installed on lean-tos, The trails hadn't been repaired yet and no off-road vehicles purchased at this point
Ready for doors and screens
John removing a fallen limb that at some point had pierced a lean-to roof. Jack has found a great tree guy to clear the many standing dead trees that resulted from years of neglect
Jesse frepairing the infirmary door
Stephen and Jesse taking tens of bunks out of the barracks to start the transformation into the lodge
Dock hung-up on spillway
One of the docks got driven over the spillway in a massive fall storm that also brought down many trees
The crew rescuing the dock
This story is about the work at camp but once in a while we stopped to notice the beauty that surrounded us
The west or upper lake
Jack and John planning next days work
Hoist rigged to unload Kitchen appliances
Hoist in shop controlled by line to car outside
It is a big camp especially when hauling everything through snow
Stephen dismantling bunks
Jesse and Jon K. in shop
John and Jesse doing metal work to cover holes in shop
George taking down bunks and walls in lean-tos