You know when you have those plans and you can see them of
in the future, they feel good and you are ready for them. And them bam it all
changes in a matter of minutes. But first it’s all about a road trip.
Off to Idaho Falls and our first snow of the season!!! It
was a great visit and on the way home a stop off at the Suski Ranch!!!
But first Shaggy Bill had to get a haircut!!!
But first Shaggy Bill had to get a haircut!!!
The drive to Idaho Falls is always fun, so many sights to see.
We even got to see our first snow fall of the season!!!
The Suski Ranch!!!
Allen and I testing my rocket stove….
We had a good time and toured the area and looked at some properties for sale. One stood out for Lisa!!!
It was then off to Portland for work and on the way home we stopped at Suquamish Casino to see our friends Home Free.
Meanwhile back in Washington our friends had asked a realtor about a property Lisa was interested in.
Got home and with in days Lisa wanted to go back to the Suski ranch to see the property and house with the agent.
Back we went for the weekend plus at our place it was nothing but rain for the last few weeks.
And when you have solar as you power source you don't have power.
So we drove Maggie (Motor Home) back to the Suski Ranch and the toured this lovely property.
Lis in the back 40.
The garage/pole barn.
The house!!!
We met the agent on a Friday and toured and toured and toured.
Lisa asked me my thoughts and I said "Hell No!!!" and "This is to much work for me it is a dump" and "I don't want to live here in the woods, were is my view"
We stayed and walk the property many times over the next two days and on Sunday I called the agent and made an offer.
Then we drove home!!!
And all HELL hit us as we pulled into the driveway!!!
Mud Hell
All 12,000 pounds of Maggie decide to sink in to our gravel driveway.
That first night I just tried to get her level and stop the sinking.
Morning was bad and it took many hours to get he on wood to keep her stable.
What a mess....
Weeks later with dealing with real-estate agents, mortgage brokers and home inspectors, and trips to home depot for plywood, we finally got Maggie were she was suppose to be.
Slow and Steady moving, so that wood was always under the tires.
Our plywood road.
Almost to the upper pad and then we have to turn her around to back in.
And than hours to slowly back her into her spot.
Finally we made it!!!
Well because it took us so long to get Maggie out of the mud and back up on the upper pad we had decided we had to fly home. We had a cruise books for the week of Thanksgiving and this is now the first week of November. But could we drive Maggie out or do we leave her here.
All this time it is raining every day, they had more rain in one month than the normal for the year so the ground was mush.
In the end we decided to drive Maggie to the Suski Ranch and leave her for the winter with our friends, because by now it was becoming clear to me that I was moving sometime soon.
Packing the barn for our departure.
Jeeps all snuggled for its winters nap.
Last night at Rim Rock!!!
The slow drive out our plywood road.
We had about 60 feet of plywood that we had to place, drive forward than pick up from the rear and move forward, this took hours to do. We have a long drive way.
But we made it out and back to the Suski Ranch.
