The weekend before Easter five of us headed back up to Lake Louise. It was a sunny but fairly cold weekend with temps running just above 0 at night and up to 15 above during the day.
Chuck Ardizzone, my brother Ed, Tom Kron, Tom Pelfrey, and myself were the crew. Tom P and I headed up to the Lake on Friday morning. Ed worked at the uncle's cabin all week and also cut bracing blocks, rafters, and puttered around getting things ready and all cleaned up and sorted out. It was a big help to walk onto the site and just get to it without having to look for materials or tools.
On Saturday Chuck A and Tom K along with Tom P laid out sill and top plates and started nailing walls together. We went to work about 1 P.M. and by 7 we had 2 walls up and one built and ready to raise. On Sunday we got started about 9 A.M. and had the fourth wall up before noon. We stored the materials and tools then fired up the snow machines and headed back out the trail 6 miles to the road. Now I have to get back up quick as possible and get the roof up. Tonight we leave at about 6 P.M. for Lake Louise. We will haul in a 100 amp panel and a bunch of other small materials for the wiring. The cabin will have 115V AC and 12 V DC throughout. A solar panel and batteries will produce the DC, a gen set will produce the AC.
This will probably be the last week we will be able to access with the sleds. The snow is going fast. In about 2 weeks the trails up north will be mushy and have bare spots. This summer will be walk in or 4 wheeler.
I will upload pictures as soon as I get the digitals from Tom and from a roll of film I am getting developed.
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