Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Listening Point - General Discussion :: Isabella Area Winter Photos
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CIIcanoe |
The thermometer was reading the outside temperature in the morning. This style of snowshoe is the Ojibwa style. Here is a little info and here's another photo of mine. I made these from a kit back in 1984. Chuck |
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TomT |
And then maybe throw a big housewarming party with your buds from the forum. :) |
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Jay |
Two quick questions The thermometer....was that inside or out? Is that how snow shoes go on....the pointed part toward the front? I have never had them on. |
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CIIcanoe |
I put this slideshow together to send to my father and step-mother. It's easier and quicker to put the photos in a slideshow to send them than sending individual pictures. Anyways here are 27 more photos. Photos from grand Rapids Chuck |
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Irishstone |
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Maddog |
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Beemer01 |
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izzy |
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Buck47 |
My wife and I loved your pictures. I found the cabins with a quick search of Isabella. My wife is all for going. Thanks for sharing. It is a beautiful winter!! |
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CIIcanoe |
On Friday, 12-14-07 through Sunday evening, 12-16-07, I went up to the Isabella area to do some x-c skiing and snowshoeing. I did more snowshoeing than skiing. I stayed in a small rustic cabin on/ near Sand Lake and snow shoed the general area. I did drive to Flathorn-Gegoka on Saturday to do some x-c skiing. On Friday I stopped at the landing at Gegoka Lake off Hwy One and saw a wolf running across the lake about 100 yards in front of me. Of course my camera was in my case and couldn’t get it out in time. Isabella Area x-c ski & snowshoe week-end slideshow Chuck |
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woodpecker |
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CIIcanoe |
If you and your wife go up to Ron’s place tell him I said hello. Ron rents these small log cabins out year round and he also runs a log building school. He normally runs the log building courses year round but this summer/fall he fell off a ladder and had to have surgery on his right shoulder. I met Ron back in 1980 when I worked for the US Forest Service out of Isabella. I always wanted to take one of his classes and finally 25 years later in 2005 I took two log building courses from him and in 2006 I took a rock course from him. I really like the Isabella area and one reason is because of its remoteness. I should have bought property around there but instead I bought 45 acres in 1993 south of Grand Rapids since my father bought another 40 acres. I hope to build a log home one of these days. I’ll post a couple pictures of my first practice building. In the fall/winter of 2004 I had about an acre cut for a food plot on my property. I had some Basswood bucked up at 100 inches. Instead of buying some pine I decided to practice with these trees. The structure is 53 inches inside. Too small to be a sauna or a shed so it will probably become an outhouse. For the amount of work I should have used longer trees to make a small cabin. Most of the work is in the notches. Here is a couple pictures of my first project: Chuck |
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bloomingtonsteve |
Would you please consider emailing me the picture of the cabin at night? I would LOVE to use it as my desktop wallpaper! sg361@popp.net |
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CIIcanoe |
e-mail with picture sent. I'm glad you like the photos. Chuck |
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TomT |
Very nice with your little structure. Looks like big lincoln logs only nicer. Do you rent the truck for the day to do this? Seems like it could get expensive... |
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CIIcanoe |
Yes, it can get expensive. Besides the chainsaw, generator,other hand log moving tools, other hand and electric tools there is the large Ford truck/knuckleboom loader and the Oliver tractor I bought. I also had to clear some land where I will eventually build the log shell prior to dismantling it and moving it to the actual site. I cut all the trees for the clearing but I had someone come in with a back hoe to dig up the tree roots and a dozer to level the red rock and class 5. I bought my tractor and was using it the move the logs hooked up to a sky line while I looked for a knuckleboom loader. I wanted a knuckleboom loader instead of some sort of crane since I do all the work myself. I bought my tractor in Iowa from “Mr. Oliver” Larry Harsin and I bought my knuckleboom loader in Prentice, Wisconsin. |
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Soledad |
I enjoyed your photos! Looks like you picked a great time to go up there with all that snow. I would have been looking over my shoulder on that Windigo trail! |
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Buck47 |
I will do that. I might look into the log cabin school also. Thanks for sharing... |