A Blast From the Past

 

There is continual progress at Big Canyon.  Nothing I have taken pictures of or anything big that might be noteworthy.  Mostly just digging of a trench for the water and electric to the Yurt and covering other trenches from this summers projects.  SO....

Let's take a ride into the past and peek at what has happened at Big Canyon in the last year and a half.

~April of 2007~

Creekside Christian Fellowship put together a group of men and a few of their sons to come help clear the area for the lodge.  It took quite a crew all doing different jobs with team effort.

 

The Cutters

       

 

 

The Haulers

         

 

         

 

         

 

The Chippers (sending the trees through the woodchipper.  Noisy and dusty.)

         

 

                                       

 

 

The Firestarters (of sage brush and other unchippable (not a word) debris)

      

 

 

The Workers (taking a  well deserved break)

        

 

       

 

Looks Great!!  Job well done.

Clearing Accomplished!!!

(stay tuned for more "Blasts from the Past")

A Yurt! The Construction part 3

Let me guess, you have not been sleeping at night because you do not know what a Yurt is and you are still very curious.

Some of you geniuses already knew and others "googled" it.  Way to go smart people!  For those of you who are waiting for me to feed you the information - this is your lucky day!  Your curiosity will be put to rest.  Read on.

Welcome to Big Canyon's YURT!  Come on in.

 

This was the fun part.  Caleb, Mike, and Michael held up the center ring of the yurts roof while Brian and I stuck in the rafters.  One end went in the ring and the other hooked into the cable on the lattice.

 

The ring became stable on its own.  Michael helped with getting the rafters into their holes as Brian hooked them to the cable.

 

Caleb and Mike carried the rafter beams to us.

 

Done with the installation of the rafters!

 

 

 

 

 

This is a Yurt!  Now you know.

Yurt! part 2

Still curious?  Dying to know?  Anxious to see what we people on the mountain are doing next?

The forms were put down, radiant tubing and plumbing were laid.  Next...

CONCRETE!  Doesn't that look like fun?

 

Joe, Brian and Caleb spreading the stuff.

Brian and Tony getting it spread evenly.  (Go Chiefs! Just had to throw that in there b/c of Brian's sweatshirt)

 

I am not real sure of the terms but I believe Tony is "floating" in this picture.  No, silly, not in the air.  Floating the moisture to the top.  Question: Where does a concrete guy where his tools?

Ahh! Nice and smooth.  Almost done.

 Tony is awesome.  If you are in the area and need concrete, Tony is your guy!!

Thanks Tony!

 

A Yurt!

A WHAT!?!
(very slowly) A yu u r r rt. Pronounced - yert.
Yep! We are building a yurt. Big Canyon's Aspen Lodge is winterized and ready to go. However, we don't really have an indoor dining area or kitchen. Since we don't have the money to build the Big Ranch House (dining hall), we decided to build a yurt. It will serve as the dining hall and kitchen for now.
Today's work was getting the forms in for the 30' (in diameter) concrete pad. The yurt will sit on the pad. Still don't know what a yurt is - do ya?

Mike took a day off (of his paying job) to come help for a day. He is digging the ditch for the forms.

Tony (concrete guy) and his young son, Anthony, took a day off (also from their paying job) to put the forms in.

Half-way done.

Finished! Ready for concrete. Great Job!!

The "Box Man" (that's what my little ones call the UPS truck) delivered the yurt. Brian is pulling the mysterious crates off the truck.

Still Curious! Stay tuned.

Grace Community

Another Great Weekend

With awesome leaders, fun group of kids, and snow!

The radiant heat was hooked up and ready to go when the campers arrived. Good thing because we needed it. Brrr!

When they arrived Friday evening, they played night games outside. Next morning the snow came. They still wanted to play paintball - so that is what they did!

Thanks Grace Community for an awesome weekend!

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Creekside Christian Fellowship

Women's Weekend Together '08

This last weekend we had a group of about 30 women for a retreat. Christina G. from Southeast Baptist in Salt Lake was the guest speaker. She did an awesome job. The women were encouraged in their walks with the Lord.

We pushed the couches to the side and brought in tables and chairs. It worked well. It was a great weekend!

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Friday Evening Music Fest 08

Unplugged - Music Fest '08

This took place Friday evening, in what we call the Aspen Grove. Surrounded by trees and a big Victory Ring (firepit), it made for a more intimate time of fellowship and worship. We had two different worship teams play. The first group was Zach Roper (and his band) and then there was Ricky Stroud. They all did a great job.

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