Hart Hill; One for the Ages
Trip Date: October 1, 2020
I have been going up to the property just about every other week for most of the summer. This has been an epic year and we have stayed on schedule with getting the trailer up on top, getting the cover built over it, adding the decks on both sides of the kitchen and the stairs…
Hart Hill with my Oldest Brother Mike
Trip Date: September 21, 2020
This was definitely one of the most frustrating trips, yet still a very productive one. Bob and I had raised the cabin in August, but at the end we ran out of gas with only one layer of half inch plywood on the roof. We knew we needed more than that so we figured we…
Hart Hill; One Fox, Two Bald Eagles, 543 Wildfires
Trip Date: August 17, 2020
I knew this was going to be a great trip. Bob was coming to help build our first cabin, having been able to get the foundation and the beams in last trip up. This time, it was actually going to look like a cabin. Despite the warm temperatures in the mid-90’s, and the constant smell…
Hart Hill; A Child’s Gift
Trip Date: August 6, 2020
Two previous trips to the property had been scuttled do to virus concerns and then because of the Gold Fire. I thought I had a good chance of getting Kristen up there until both the fire and Haley getting sick and not able to watch Beth while we were gone, doomed the effort. However, my…
Packsaddle Pass III, El Dorado National Forest
Trip Date: July 29, 2020
It has been a while since I did actually camp out in the woods on public land. Since buying the property with my brother, I have camped there almost exclusively. I expect that to continue to be the case, and quite frankly, see myself in the cabin my friend Bob is building up there. However,…
Hart Hill; Two Frogs, One Eagle, One Fox
Trip Date: July 6, 2020
This was set to be another historic trip to the property, following the last trip where we had the fence and gates installed and the trailer came up. I had ordered a steel carport structure weeks ago and it was finally time for it to be installed Tuesday afternoon. We arrived Monday and unloaded and…