Doug gone, on my own!!

I'm sorry to say I'll have to skip the vids about hauling wood by hand at 40 below. While battling some software issues with my computer something happened to the vids and they won't play. I also apologize for not putting up a post for a while but there is a good reason for that. While I was staying at the lake cabin, waiting for Doug to leave on his trip, I spent very little time up at his place on the hill. And any time I did spend up there I was usually getting lots of info on how to manage his place during the winter. At this point I have now moved up to the hill side cabin for the rest of winter, or at least until Doug gets back from his trip. I am starting to get into a rhythm, as far as everyday chores go, and I will have a lot more time to work on the blog from here on out.

I've only taken a handful of pics the last few weeks but now that I know what I'm doing I will start using the camera a lot more.

Winter lifestyle is quite a bit different than summer months and one of the main changes is how you haul loads and get around. I have a couple pics of the snowmachine I get to use. One shows it by itself and the other was taken while I was hauling 2 sleds of wood from the lake shore. You will notice that on the front of the machine Doug built a rack for additional space to haul stuff. The rack also has another purpose. When loaded it helps keep the front of the machine down while hill climbing, forcing more of the track to make contact with the snow, giving you additional traction to prevent from the track from slipping and tearing up the trail. It sure is nice to haul wood with this machine versus pulling a few chunks on a sled by hand.

I have already started shooting some videos of my daily routine and as long as I don't destroy them in the editing process I should have lots of material pretty quick for ya.