No drawings, no schedule.

I was recently asked where we found our cabin plans. The simple answer: we didn't have any plans, we only had our dreams. It's been about 3 years since Nic and I visited this site and stepped off what we thought would be a good cabin floor plan. I was thinking 16'x16' but Nic was adamant that this would be too small. As we increased the size by placing sticks at each corner, now satisified, Nic began sharing his 'must have' cabin list; 1) a manly fireplace; 2) a sleeping loft; 3) skylights; 4) a kitchen; 5) a porch; 6) lots of windows; 7) a metal roof; 8) a screen door to slam shut in the summer. His vision was much more elaborate than mine; I was just thinking about a simple, rough, single room cabin. With nothing more to go on but his wish list and vision, we began to build...

Two years ago today, the deck was finished for the cabin.
Nic is checking out our view.

Nic soon learned that it takes a bunch of 3" screws to
hold down deck boards on the porch.

Taking a break and enjoying the view.

Nic and Kuma 'heading for the barn' after a days work
on the cabin

First wall built and set in place