Camp property found, now updates.

[dodge man]

That third picture is a keeper!

 

[civilian]

Arly, just found this thread and have read since you looked at this cabin and property. A few questions. Do you no longer volunteer on trail rolling, etc back at home? (Seeing you are now retired) Do you leave roller and groomer at the camp? What is the reason for pushing/clearing snows away from buildings? Just for better winter access and for less melt off in the spring? I know you two enjoy the winter season so much more than people can understand. Myself, I would much rather have snow in the winter than have to deal freezing rain and ice build up on trees and everything else. We left Cleveland, OH back in '71 because of their crappy winters and came to northern lower Michigan and would not go back. I enjoy reading your threads about your life style and location. Keep up the good work and I will keep following you along.

As a side note, I have a friend that has a cabin off grid in northern lower MI, 80 acres, surrounded by state land. A mile access trail that they can drive theirs car and truck in there. So I can imagine you wanting to get to that point also. Jon

 

[ArlyA]

Arly, just found this thread and have read since you looked at this cabin and property. A few questions. Do you no longer volunteer on trail rolling, etc back at home? (Seeing you are now retired) Do you leave roller and groomer at the camp? What is the reason for pushing/clearing snows away from buildings? Just for better winter access and for less melt off in the spring? I know you two enjoy the winter season so much more than people can understand. Myself, I would much rather have snow in the winter than have to deal freezing rain and ice build up on trees and everything else. We left Cleveland, OH back in '71 because of their crappy winters and came to northern lower Michigan and would not go back. I enjoy reading your threads about your life style and location. Keep up the good work and I will keep following you along.

As a side note, I have a friend that has a cabin off grid in northern lower MI, 80 acres, surrounded by state land. A mile access trail that they can drive theirs car and truck in there. So I can imagine you wanting to get to that point also. Jon

Jon, we are still keeping up the locale trails near Houghton, but we are trying to give them away for someone else to do.

The Boundary Road trails club did buy some implements so we have ours at Camp C.

We have to doz the snow back at camp or we won't be able to open doors etc, etc. The snow coming off the roof takes up much space.

The road in needs drainage dug and corduroy added but we can get in and out today. When a tractor is purchased, the drainage will get added asap.

 

[ArlyA]

Yesterday I was chatting with our JD dealership about there late model 4066r demo they have there. Tractor sales must have slowed down since they have it discounted and they have more than one in stock. This would of course be located at camp, along with backhoe and root grapple, plus back blade of sorts

 

[dodge man]

Yesterday I was chatting with our JD dealership about there late model 4066r demo they have there. Tractor sales must have slowed down since they have it discounted and they have more than one in stock.

There you go, snap that baby up.

 

[ArlyA]

Weekend forecast looks 1/2 dry for a camp adventure.

 

[civilian]

Arly, thanks for the update. A couple of pictures ago was of a small hut like with what looked like a chunk of siding out of it. Is that a deer blind? I know you showed a deer blind picture in the fall up on a stand. Is my assumption correct? If so that is a lot of snow in the back country. Jon

 

[ArlyA]

Arly, thanks for the update. A couple of pictures ago was of a small hut like with what looked like a chunk of siding out of it. Is that a deer blind? I know you showed a deer blind picture in the fall up on a stand. Is my assumption correct? If so that is a lot of snow in the back country. Jon

There is one tower blind and three on the ground. Here is the three ground ones

 

[civilian]

Last picture was the one I was thinking of. Thanks, Jon

 

[Rockbadchild]

holy Arly your snow is already melting.... ours hasn't even started yet