22nd, mostly sunny 63 degrees

PHASE II

We pulled the forms off of the first section. It turned out pretty good. The plastic worked well to make it easy to separate and left a smooth finish. There were a few wrinkle marks here and there though.
Pepper doing what she does best:
The 3/8 plywood on the form bowed out a little between each stud on the first pour. I took the forms back over to the shop to add another stud between each of the other studs. Now the studs are every 6 inches around the curve instead of 12 which should keep it from bowing again. The form pressure will be a lot higher on the next two pours since the height will be 54 inches. (The first pour was only 36)

Look at the old bridge foundation. It's in pretty bad shape.

We set up the form again for the second pour:
Last time, Joe and I poured this little curving slab. This was to set the form on for the second part. It makes it alot easier and it won't settle when the 15000 lbs of concrete is placed.

I will have to make another one of these to use for the last pour.

19th - Snowing

Here are some pictures of a herd of elk we saw on the way to work Monday morning.

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.