Tom Lake Cabin

Tom Lake Cabin
Cabin at Tom Lake

Friday, May 1, 2009

Back Up To Cover The Structure



Tom and I returned two weeks after the second floor went up and jerry rigged a couple tarps over the top walls and over the floor above the bathroom. The tarps won't last long. We intend to get back in by 4 wheeler as soon as the lake is open and we can float to the head of the Tom Lake trailhead. I hope the winds don't get to frisky. I would like to keep the floors as dry as possible.

This is going to be a busy summer. Lots of friends and family coming up to visit and fish. The cabin needs the rafters installed and a pit dug for the outhouse. I would like to mark a 4 wheeler trail in around the north side of the lake and up my property line too. With travel for work, visitors, fishing, clam digging and dip netting coming up, this may come down to only having a couple weekends to get up and put the roof on. I will be happy to get rafters, sheathing and 30 pound felt up. Getting the tin roof on would really be nice but does not look doable for the summer months unless I can find another 4 or 5 man crew to go in. Travel is much more difficult in summer though. Bogs, mosquitos, bumpy trails and slick mud all make a trek into the cabin an adventure. A winch on the ATV is pretty much mandatory. Ten minutes by snow machine or several hours, after a boat ride, by 4 wheeler.Summer is nice and warm but just like Winter, it has it's own seasonal difficulties.