Monday, April 16, 2007

4-wheeling trip

Saturday, Terry and I went four-wheeling around the York area. We took along the GPS. I found a website that will put the GPS points into GoogleEarth and make a 3D map. Here is a picture of what it looks like from one angle:











There are some gaps in the trail where the GPS lost the signal. Here is the trail placed on a topo map. The GPS must have recorded a few bad points.

Sunday, April 15, 2007

15th - Drizzle - in the 50's

LET THE STRIPPING BEGIN


Here are the footing forms after Fred stripped the wood off of them. We didn't strip the form off the arch. Fred will probably do that tomorrow after work.Here are some goats (five) on the cliffs across the road from the house.

Friday, April 13, 2007

FRIDAY THE 13TH - NEAR 60 DEGREES

THE DAY OF THE CONCRETE
This is one of two concrete mixing trucks that came out for the pour.
This is Joe (in picture below). He works with Fred and came out to help. He is guiding the concrete chute into the footing.
Here is another angle of the same.
Fred is smoothing out the concrete to make sure it is level.
Here is one that has been poured and leveled out.
I had to work so I got to miss the fun. The last truck was just getting ready to pull out when I got home from work. Fred and Joe were smoothing out the concrete in the curved form that we had built. Fred had also built a curved slab to place the next form on so it will be easier to level up. He had some concrete poured into it. The next installment of concrete will be in a couple of weeks (hopefully). The weather was just right for this pour. Tomorrow will be a day of fun and recreation.