Let's visit..... (lawnmower, puppies, district)

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by Wurzig

Sounds like you are writing from Pennsylvania!

Nope. Although some might think it because we do have an Amish buggy. But we're in Wyoming. The wago we pulled last night was an entirely Oak 12 passenger wagon. Couple times last night we had it full.

[MTSilvertip]

Ok, I pulled these especially for Mt-7...


My father's big work gelding Cody



Left to right are Sara, (Cody's mother) Cody, and his teammate Jody. Not real imaginative names I know, but the ones they came with.



Finally, the man himself and Cody. This picture was taken 2 years ago while we were working on the cabin.

That cabin is now named "Pappy's Dream" as it was something he has wanted since he bought that land in 1960.

Can't wait for the snow to melt so we can get back up there.

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by MTSilvertip

Ok, I pulled these especially for Mt-7...

Attachment 60145
My father's big work gelding Cody

Attachment 60146

Left to right are Sara, (Cody's mother) Cody, and his teammate Jody. Not real imaginative names I know, but the ones they came with.

Attachment 60147

Finally, the man himself and Cody. This picture was taken 2 years ago while we were working on the cabin.

That cabin is now named "Pappy's Dream" as it was something he has wanted since he bought that land in 1960.

Can't wait for the snow to melt so we can get back up there.

Those are some beautiful horses. We run Percherons. They do what we want and they are heavy enough to apply.

[Reziac]

Now those horses look like they are ready to go out and do real work!!

So how did Pappy's Dream turn out?

[Mt-7]

Originally Posted by ElkHunter

Still getting things ready. Trip won't start until the middle of April. And then we're hoping for no late Blizzards.

Yep I was thinking it might be a little early.
Although this nice 56 degree weather has me looking a flower catalogs....
You should think about journaling this trip into a book. Or putting stuff on a blog so we can travel with you.

[Mt-7]

Originally Posted by MTSilvertip

Ok, I pulled these especially for Mt-7...

Attachment 60145
My father's big work gelding Cody

Attachment 60146

Left to right are Sara, (Cody's mother) Cody, and his teammate Jody. Not real imaginative names I know, but the ones they came with.

Attachment 60147

Finally, the man himself and Cody. This picture was taken 2 years ago while we were working on the cabin.

That cabin is now named "Pappy's Dream" as it was something he has wanted since he bought that land in 1960.

Can't wait for the snow to melt so we can get back up there.

I can't rep you anymore but those are just wonderful! Thanks for sharing with us who have to carry our pop as an angel on our shoulder.
I especially like the room with a "view".

[Reziac]

Originally Posted by Mt-7

I especially like the room with a "view".

Haha, now that's a great caption for that photo!!

On the angel-on-the-shoulder note, here's a nifty comic -- read the whole thing, you'll see:

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.c...alcrossing.jpg

[Reziac]

Originally Posted by MTSilvertip

Left to right are Sara, (Cody's mother) Cody, and his teammate Jody. Not real imaginative names I know, but the ones they came with.

Ha, better than my dogs that are called Loser, Roundhead, and Elbow Grease!!

Okay, so Elbow Grease also gets called Bogie (elbowgrease, get it?) but still...

[MTSilvertip]

Hi Elkhunter,
Percherons are fine animals, we have never used them but have had quite a bit of exposure through other teamsters.
We have had primailly Belgians for the last 40+ years. Dad likes them because of their intelligence, ease of training, and the fact that when you hook one onto something, either what you hook to moves, or something breaks.

He has a log chain that when he was pulling a huge tree with first team, was so heavy and they pulled so hard, that chain is almost a solid steel bar. The links were stretched to the point that the center section of the chain won't bend anymore.
They did get the tree out by the way. Those two, Eagle and Angel were powerful beyond reason. He was working them full time in those days, and those horses were basically trained athletes. He could hook them to logs and send them to the bunk by themselves. Then someone would unhook the logs and the horses would go back to Dad by themselves. They were for all intents, his skidding crew.

Cody is a very strong and large horse. He was only used for pulling a wagon load of dudes for most of his early life, so he isn't as knowlegeable about the timber as most of Dad's horses, but he won't quit.
Jody is a little flaky and doesn't do well in the timber, but pulls a wagon fine. He uses them as a team in parades pulling floats.

We tried Clydsdales, Shires, some crossbreeds, but for what we do, day in day out, Belgians are the best fit with the most heart.



MT-7, windows go both ways LOL!!
I have received a lot of comments on that picture of my father and Cody, that is a great title for it!

Pappy's Dream is still a work in progress. We have the walls up, windows in, roof on, but I have a lot of stone work to do for the wrap around screened in porch.
We have the underlayment down on the floor, but still have to lay tiles.
I am going to install the knotty pine cabinets my grandfather made, and a chandilier made from a buggy wheel. The lights are 6 small kerosene lanterns.
Kerosene wall sconces will provide most of the rest of the light.

We use it now, but it isn't finished. In fact, I really doubt it ever will be. My mother keeps coming up with ideas of what she would like, (hence the woodrange we got last weekend. I was going to install propane ), and as the familiy grows, people visit, ideas keep coming, we will probably have it as a hobby for the forseeable future.

I still have to build the stone fireplace as well, and some picky people want a bridge over a seasonal seep to the outhouse. It is only wet for a few weeks in the spring, I don't see what the problem is???

Since it is just dad and I doing most of the work on weekends, I don't see a rapid completion in the near future.
Allmost all of the materials, logs, lumber, stone have come from the property, just like the old days.

I have posted a picture of Pappy's dream on one of my other posts, and for some reason can't get the stupid program to let me post it here. I will try again later.

It is my little slice of heaven, and it is a super place to get away from everything down below.

Oh and Reziac, I won't disclose what I usually call my wife's dog, suffice to say it has something to do with his predilection for previously ingested foodstuffs!!

[popcorn247]

Originally Posted by MTSilvertip

Hi Elkhunter,
Percherons are fine animals, we have never used them but have had quite a bit of exposure through other teamsters.
We have had primailly Belgians for the last 40+ years. Dad likes them because of their intelligence, ease of training, and the fact that when you hook one onto something, either what you hook to moves, or something breaks.

He has a log chain that when he was pulling a huge tree with first team, was so heavy and they pulled so hard, that chain is almost a solid steel bar. The links were stretched to the point that the center section of the chain won't bend anymore.
They did get the tree out by the way. Those two, Eagle and Angel were powerful beyond reason. He was working them full time in those days, and those horses were basically trained athletes. He could hook them to logs and send them to the bunk by themselves. Then someone would unhook the logs and the horses would go back to Dad by themselves. They were for all intents, his skidding crew.

Cody is a very strong and large horse. He was only used for pulling a wagon load of dudes for most of his early life, so he isn't as knowlegeable about the timber as most of Dad's horses, but he won't quit.
Jody is a little flaky and doesn't do well in the timber, but pulls a wagon fine. He uses them as a team in parades pulling floats.

We tried Clydsdales, Shires, some crossbreeds, but for what we do, day in day out, Belgians are the best fit with the most heart.

Attachment 60178

MT-7, windows go both ways LOL!!
I have received a lot of comments on that picture of my father and Cody, that is a great title for it!

Pappy's Dream is still a work in progress. We have the walls up, windows in, roof on, but I have a lot of stone work to do for the wrap around screened in porch.
We have the underlayment down on the floor, but still have to lay tiles.
I am going to install the knotty pine cabinets my grandfather made, and a chandilier made from a buggy wheel. The lights are 6 small kerosene lanterns.
Kerosene wall sconces will provide most of the rest of the light.

We use it now, but it isn't finished. In fact, I really doubt it ever will be. My mother keeps coming up with ideas of what she would like, (hence the woodrange we got last weekend. I was going to install propane ), and as the familiy grows, people visit, ideas keep coming, we will probably have it as a hobby for the forseeable future.

I still have to build the stone fireplace as well, and some picky people want a bridge over a seasonal seep to the outhouse. It is only wet for a few weeks in the spring, I don't see what the problem is???

Since it is just dad and I doing most of the work on weekends, I don't see a rapid completion in the near future.
Allmost all of the materials, logs, lumber, stone have come from the property, just like the old days.

I have posted a picture of Pappy's dream on one of my other posts, and for some reason can't get the stupid program to let me post it here. I will try again later.

It is my little slice of heaven, and it is a super place to get away from everything down below.

Oh and Reziac, I won't disclose what I usually call my wife's dog, suffice to say it has something to do with his predilection for previously ingested foodstuffs!!

It sounds like an absolutely fabulous place