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[Trail Bud]

One of the many projects that Cindy has been working on has been to clean up and covert the old stable into a nice hangout patio bar. As you may recall, this is what it looked like when we first bought the place.

And, after a lot of work, we got all the crap cleaned out of it and did some repairs to help ensure it won't fall down.

Now, after a LOT of hard work digging the compacted ground by hand, removing large rocks - by hand and leveling the ground - by hand, building retaining walls and thresholds - by hand and using sand and rocks laying around the property... this is what the stable looked like.

After what seemed like forever or at least, the better part of summer, Cindy could finally lay in some flagstone.

Filling in the gaps. Fortunately, there is an ample supply of the flagstone at the south end of the property. The hard part is getting it up to the stable in a wheelbarrow LOL. Still a bit of a ways to go but this is what it's looked like now or at least, as of this weekend.

She was really hoping to get this done before winter but there's definitely a chill in the air now and we might have to wait till spring. Bummer.

That’s looking really nice!!
Good job!

 

[benatc1]

That looks amazing!

 

[wayoflife]

Looking good

Thank you. Well, Cindy thanks you

Did you guys get the serious wind like we did?

It was windy but not like down there. Mostly rain and a bit of snow. I looked at our Dam house cams and see we've got a bit of clean up to do once we get back down there.

 

[wayoflife]

That’s looking really nice!!
Good job!

That looks amazing!

Thanks! Really wish we had time to finish things up.

 

[benatc1]

Thanks! Really wish we had time to finish things up.

Yea I hear ya, it’s pretty cold up here this morning, dash snow yesterday too. Winter is definitely on its way

 

[wayoflife]

Yea I hear ya, it’s pretty cold up here this morning, dash snow yesterday too. Winter is definitely on its way

Crazy, ain't it! I swear, we were just working out at the ranch on Friday and well beyond sundown in shorts and a t-shirt. I'm pretty sure it was 79-80 degrees out and then Saturday was full blown winter - just like that HA!! Clearly, a northern Nevada kind of thing

 

[AZVAJKU]

One of the many projects that Cindy has been working on has been to clean up and covert the old stable into a nice hangout patio bar. As you may recall, this is what it looked like when we first bought the place.

And, after a lot of work, we got all the crap cleaned out of it and did some repairs to help ensure it won't fall down.

Now, after a LOT of hard work digging the compacted ground by hand, removing large rocks - by hand and leveling the ground - by hand, building retaining walls and thresholds - by hand and using sand and rocks laying around the property... this is what the stable looked like.

After what seemed like forever or at least, the better part of summer, Cindy could finally lay in some flagstone.

Filling in the gaps. Fortunately, there is an ample supply of the flagstone at the south end of the property. The hard part is getting it up to the stable in a wheelbarrow LOL. Still a bit of a ways to go but this is what it's looked like now or at least, as of this weekend.

She was really hoping to get this done before winter but there's definitely a chill in the air now and we might have to wait till spring. Bummer.

Looks like a great place to enjoy tasty adult beverages and stare at the Ranger TV!

 

[benatc1]

Crazy, ain't it! I swear, we were just working out at the ranch on Friday and well beyond sundown in shorts and a t-shirt. I'm pretty sure it was 79-80 degrees out and then Saturday was full blown winter - just like that HA!! Clearly, a northern Nevada kind of thing

So true!

 

[Jsouder53]

One of the many projects that Cindy has been working on has been to clean up and covert the old stable into a nice hangout patio bar. As you may recall, this is what it looked like when we first bought the place.

And, after a lot of work, we got all the crap cleaned out of it and did some repairs to help ensure it won't fall down.

Now, after a LOT of hard work digging the compacted ground by hand, removing large rocks - by hand and leveling the ground - by hand, building retaining walls and thresholds - by hand and using sand and rocks laying around the property... this is what the stable looked like.

After what seemed like forever or at least, the better part of summer, Cindy could finally lay in some flagstone.

Filling in the gaps. Fortunately, there is an ample supply of the flagstone at the south end of the property. The hard part is getting it up to the stable in a wheelbarrow LOL. Still a bit of a ways to go but this is what it's looked like now or at least, as of this weekend.

She was really hoping to get this done before winter but there's definitely a chill in the air now and we might have to wait till spring. Bummer.

That looks awesome! You guys have done a lot at the property!

 

[wayoflife]

Looks like a great place to enjoy tasty adult beverages and stare at the Ranger TV!

LOL - that's what we're hoping to make it

That looks awesome! You guys have done a lot at the property!

Thank you. Still got tons to do but it's coming along

 

[Mike Pierson]

One of the many projects that Cindy has been working on has been to clean up and covert the old stable into a nice hangout patio bar. As you may recall, this is what it looked like when we first bought the place.

And, after a lot of work, we got all the crap cleaned out of it and did some repairs to help ensure it won't fall down.

Now, after a LOT of hard work digging the compacted ground by hand, removing large rocks - by hand and leveling the ground - by hand, building retaining walls and thresholds - by hand and using sand and rocks laying around the property... this is what the stable looked like.

After what seemed like forever or at least, the better part of summer, Cindy could finally lay in some flagstone.

Filling in the gaps. Fortunately, there is an ample supply of the flagstone at the south end of the property. The hard part is getting it up to the stable in a wheelbarrow LOL. Still a bit of a ways to go but this is what it's looked like now or at least, as of this weekend.

She was really hoping to get this done before winter but there's definitely a chill in the air now and we might have to wait till spring. Bummer.

Dang! That looks amazing!

 

[wayoflife]

Dang! That looks amazing!

Thanks! It'd be great to have some of you come visit once it's all done

 

[Dale72]

Crazy, ain't it! I swear, we were just working out at the ranch on Friday and well beyond sundown in shorts and a t-shirt. I'm pretty sure it was 79-80 degrees out and then Saturday was full blown winter - just like that HA!! Clearly, a northern Nevada kind of thing

Nah it's been like that down here also. Need the heater at night and most of the morning, then gotta turn the ac on

 

[Dale72]

If I wasn't delivering this so far away from you and it had the bucket or a clamp on it, I would drop it off for you to use. But I would probably get in trouble

 

[wayoflife]

If I wasn't delivering this so far away from you and it had the bucket or a clamp on it, I would drop it off for you to use. But I would probably get in trouble

LOL - now that is something we could use

 

[Mike Pierson]

Thanks! It'd be great to have some of you come visit once it's all done

Would love to!

 

[CalSgt]

Thats fucking rad... The hard work really shows. Maybe you guys will get lucky & this will just be first Winter and only last a week or two before second Fall arrives & warms things back up again for a month or so.

 

[wayoflife]

Thats fucking rad... The hard work really shows. Maybe you guys will get lucky & this will just be first Winter and only last a week or two before second Fall arrives & warms things back up again for a month or so.

Thank you. Hoping you're right and we get a few more nice days. Unfortunately, between SEMA and the holidays coming up, our time is typically all spoken for this time of year. But, you know we'll try our hardest to get out there if we can

 

[wayoflife]

And then there was none! It took the better part of 2 months (working on and off of course) and about 8 full loads of the dump trailer but... the old barn site is finally cleared of all the debris. As a reminder, here's a shot of what we started with.

Here's a shot of what the site looked like after gathering and stacking all the debris.

Slowly but surely, I loaded everything into our dump trailer and made trip after trip to the dump.

And the pile got smaller...

And smaller...

Until finally, there was nothing.

Now, on to the next project!

 

[Mike Pierson]

And then there was none! It took the better part of 2 months (working on and off of course) and about 8 full loads of the dump trailer but... the old barn site is finally cleared of all the debris. As a reminder, here's a shot of what we started with.

Here's a shot of what the site looked like after gathering and stacking all the debris.

Slowly but surely, I loaded everything into our dump trailer and made trip after trip to the dump.

And the pile got smaller...

And smaller...

Until finally, there was nothing.

Now, on to the next project!

Looks great! Time crack a cold one!