Wednesday, May 27, 2015

ARC DOME WILDERNESS, Nevada, May 2015

JayFlight's home for a few days in the campground

Peavine Campground and Sandy

hiking Peavine Canyon

Peavine Mountain in the distance

Lots of springs in the mountains

The rain has been coming for two hours

Walking the road back to the campground, the Sequoia is stuck in the mud

Peavine Campground with Bill and Matt Karren

Hiking Tom's Canyon to Trail Creek 




We encountered rain off and on

That didn't stop the dogs

Looks like an old warming shed

Old trough in the foreground and the ridgeline in the background

Climbing up to the ridge




Just one of many snowcapped peaks in the area

The wind was howling on the ridge

The southern end of Arc Dome Wilderness


Lunch finally

The weather clears and what a beautiful afternoon




Sunday 5/24/15 hiking Horse Canyon



Again the rain comes to keep us cool


"Hurry up, Kylee!"

Remains of a mercury and gold mine


We guessed this was food storage for the miners

Inside the food storage structure

Lunch break. It started to hail when we finished

This tin shed was really dry inside

Old pipes leading from a strip mine

Bricks made in the area with old mortar still attached

Horse canyon

Walking back through the thickets in the springs

One...

Two...

Three tired dogs!

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

THE MAKING OF A SWIMMING POOL AND SPA


Demo of the block wall took 10 minutes

Breaking ground



Starting the form of the pool





The pool takes shape



Trenching around the house for gas and electrical lines


The plumbing goes in



Next is rebar



Shotcrete finally for the pool shell


The jacuzzi takes shape




Now we need to water the shotcrete three times a day to cure

Forming the concrete deck




We have a deck


And the wall is put back together again....

Tile and stone are done

Love the stone wall on the jacuzzi; the water will flow over and down into the pool


Time to clean the shotcrete for plaster

Plastering is the last step



And finally...water

And more water

And more water--24 hours of filling the pool and spa





The end result, what a transformation of our backyard!