Stuart's office :) pics...

Some pics from where my hubby is working for the next few months.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...muskwahome.jpg
His summer home. He took our camper and Blackie the truck. He could stay in a wall tent with the other staff, but he wanted his own space. Since he's the boss of many of the workers, he didn't really want to live with them too! Plus Muskwa is more comfy in the camper. Muskwa is apparently being a very good boy out at camp. There are other dogs to play with, rabbits to chase and unlimited digging spots. It's a mine site so digging is encouraged! A tired husky is a good husky!
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The first big project was building a bridge so that the other workers and big equipment could get in safely. Bridge had to built without disturbing the creek below!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...egoldcreek.jpg
A view from the "office". Stuart is the maintenence manager of the entire property, which covers close to 20 square miles of land!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ukonsunset.jpg
As close as we get to a sunset this time of year. Taken at about 11:30 pm.

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Originally Posted by Glacier

** His summer home.
He took our camper and Blackie the truck.
Plus Muskwa is more comfy in the camper.

** A view from the "office".
Stuart is the maintenance manager of the entire property,
which covers close to 20 square miles of land!

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wow! :)

Home Sweet Home ... be it ever so Humble! :p

He musta furgot to pack the Front Steps ... gotta *watch* that FIRST Step in the morning! :eek:
What days does the Maid come?
The Guard Dawg looks ever-vigilant. :rolleyes:

*NICE* view from the "Office".

Just how "primitive" is it?
* Any "running" water - as in running IN a Pipe, not running in the Creek?
* Any HOT water?
* Does the potty *flush* ... or is it the outy-house :eek: style?
* Is there a Kitchen & Dining Room ... or a chuck wagon and cookin fire?

Hope The Boy doesn't regress back to a Cave Man before he returns to civilization!

:D

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Originally Posted by Cinder & Smoke

Just how "primitive" is it?
* Any "running" water - as in running IN a Pipe, not running in the Creek?
* Any HOT water?
* Does the potty *flush* ... or is it the outy-house :eek: style?
* Is there a Kitchen & Dining Room ... or a chuck wagon and cookin fire?

Hope The Boy doesn't regress back to a Cave Man before he returns to civilization!

:D

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No, no running water. They have a couple holding tanks, one at the "shower tent" and one at the cook shack. Water is pumped from the creek into those for cooking and washing. I think they have set up a woodstove boiler unit in the shower tent so they have some warm water. Porta-Potties and outhouses only.

There is a camp cook who uses propane powered appliances to prepare meals. The kitchen is a wall tent and the dining room is another tent nearby! There is a generator for some electricity.

They finally found a brand of satelitte phone that gets reception there so he can call home occasionally. It's a couple bucks a minute to talk on a sat phone though so calls are rare and short!

He wasn't far from a cave man before! If Stuart had his way, we'd live like that all the time! When he used to guide in the summer/fall, he'd be completely "bushed" when he got home. Almost got ran over the first time he went to town; he had completely forgotten about traffic!

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Originally Posted by Glacier

** He wasn't far from a Cave Man before!

If Stuart had his way, we'd live like that all the time!
When he used to guide in the summer/fall,
he'd be completely "bushed" when he got home.

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:D
:D
:D

WHY have I secretly thought this all along? ;)

I guess this means they're still *waiting* for the Maid?

Hope he adjusts to not having his sheets *ironed* every night.

:)

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Originally Posted by Cinder & Smoke

:D
:D
:D

Hope he adjusts to not having his sheets *ironed* every night.

:)

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LOL, I don't think that will be much of an adjustment. I have trouble convincing myself to iron my work clothes; I've never ironed a sheet in my life! It's a rare day that I actually make the bed!

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Originally Posted by Glacier

I have trouble convincing myself to iron my work clothes;
I've never ironed a sheet in my life!

It's a rare day that I actually make the bed!

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:eek:
You guys HAVE an *Iron*???

Gowrsh ... ya got an Ironing BOARD, too?

Iffin it's not "Wash 'n Wear" ... then it's Wash an Wear WRINKLED! :p

Be Careful with that "makin the bed tail" ... if Your MOM reads that,
your Phone's gonna <ring>!

:D

PS: Tell The Miner we all said "HI, Stuart!"
:)

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Originally Posted by Cinder & Smoke

:Be Careful with that "makin the bed tail" ... if Your MOM reads that,
your Phone's gonna <ring>!

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Ah, Mom is well aware of my aversion to making the bed. Just a couple days ago she told me that my neice is just like me. Mom had made Hannah's bed and then Hannah was mad at her cuz she'd "just got the blankets comfy" and Grandma had ruined it by making the bed! :p

I need a vacation... got an extra room? :D Looks lovely up there! Muskwa looks like he's enjoying a nice snooze there too ;)

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Originally Posted by Glacier

... cuz she'd "just got the blankets comfy"
and Grandma had ruined it by making the bed! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/tongue.gif

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Nice Line!

Wish I'd thunk of that back in the Good ole Daze when I couldn't get
breakfast till I'd swear to Mom I HAD "made" my bed.

Of course she always RE-made it after I'd left for school. http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/rolleyes.gif
She just couldn't handle a "lumpy" bed!

(And often she'd find little Mutt Dawg "Lady" being the primary "Lump" ... she having been
ON the bed when I threw the covers & bed spread more or less in place.)

Oh ... and Mom *ironed* all the sheets & pillow cases! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/wink.gif http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/biggrin.gif
(Even the "permanent press" ones!) http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/biggrin.gif

Wow that's extreme! Good thing he likes it though or it would get a little rough! It looks gorgeaus there! :eek: :)

Wow, very pretty place! Hey, if he's comfortable enough....and the pay is good enough....home is where you hang your hat, or where your huskie sleeps, or something like that! :p
Muskwa must be in heaven with no-limits digging and free-range squeeky toys hopping around! (He looks very cozy with his butt on the ground and his head on the bed!)

I think it looks like fun.

You guys live an adventure every day. It's amazing. Stuart is like no one I've ever met--actually, I've never met anyone like either of you. You two really enjoy life and you live it to the fullest. Thanks for sharing it with all of us. The pictures are great. Muskwa is really guarding the place isn't he?(Good one Phred). :D It looks like he's in his element too :)

The pictures are just breathtaking! Like others have said - I also am fascinated by the life you live. I am glad that you share pictures. Thank you! :)

I'd be afraid to cross that bridge but it's good that they're trying not to disturb the environment too much. And that is an interesting office. I think it looks like fun, actually. I love that cute Muskwa sleeping. Looks like he's got it made. What a comfy pillow to rest his head.

That's a gorgeous "office". I would love to work there, and I am glad to hear Muskwa is having fun, he's so cute sleeping there. :D

What a beautiful office! What a beautiful Muskwa resting underneath the camper ledge!

Amazing pics and view! :D I love the mountains. :)

And look how cute Muskwa is! :D Awfully cozy, isn't he? :D

That looks absolutely gorgeous! I thought my job was "rustic" lol, but nowhere near that!

I'd gladly trade my job as a road cone for that view (and the guard dawg too ha ha :D )

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Originally Posted by Cinder & Smoke

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Nice Line!

Wish I'd thunk of that back in the Good ole Daze when I couldn't get
breakfast till I'd swear to Mom I HAD "made" my bed.

Of course she always RE-made it after I'd left for school. http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/rolleyes.gif
She just couldn't handle a "lumpy" bed!

(And often she'd find little Mutt Dawg "Lady" being the primary "Lump" ... she having been
ON the bed when I threw the covers & bed spread more or less in place.)

Oh ... and Mom *ironed* all the sheets & pillow cases! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/wink.gif http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/biggrin.gif
(Even the "permanent press" ones!) http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/biggrin.gif

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Yeah, well my mom used to iron undies of both genders. :eek: We finally "talked" her out of it but for sure she found something else that needed doin'!

What's an iron???


Great pictures!!

Looks like a vacation home to me! :p

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Originally Posted by Cinder & Smoke

PS: Tell The Miner we all said "HI, Stuart!" http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/smile.gif

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HEY ~ Musher Girl!!!

We haven't seen a Cave Man/Miner & Muskwa Tail in http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/eek.gif WEEKS!! http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/frown.gif

What's The Boy been up to??
Any GOLD in them thar Hills??

How's he holdin up Out in the Boonies wiffa Boys?

Did'ja tell him we sed "HI, Stuart!" ??

Stuart's office looks perfectly OK - for a few months. ;) You guys live a fascinating life, and you have such breathtaking views always. I bet you never get stressed. :)

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Originally Posted by Cinder & Smoke

What's The Boy been up to??
Any GOLD in them thar Hills??

How's he holdin up Out in the Boonies wiffa Boys?

Did'ja tell him we sed "HI, Stuart!" ??

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Well, he was home for ten days to deal with Richard's death, help the family, attend the funeral, all that stuff. He went back to camp today, probably won't be back for a month. He was supposed to go yesterday, but after Beau died, he decided to stay home for another day. The Wandering Spirits Ranch hasn't been a very happy place lately.

The only good thing to come out of Richard's death is that Stuart shaved off that gawd-awful beard for the memorial.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...milingstue.jpg

He loves being out in the boonies. He'd live out there year round if he could or rather if I would! I prefer a few more creature comforts.

Not all boys though! Several of the geology students are cute young girls! The boss seems to be happy with his work and is talking about sending him to Arizona for the winter to work on a gold property he owns there.

I'll pass along another HI for you!

thats' a nice photo, mysterious smile and all that possibility there

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Originally Posted by Glacier

Stuart shaved off that gawd-awful beard for the memorial.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...milingstue.jpg

He loves being out in the boonies. He'd live out there year round
if he could, or rather if I would! ~ I prefer a few more creature comforts.

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Not sure just how ta say this ... but Your Boy looks a HE!! uvva Lot BETTER
wiffOUT all that Furry Stuff onna face-bones! :p :D

Did he ever try *TRIMMIN* the face-fuzz?
I just can't say I'm a fan of the Wild, Woolly, Shaggy, Scruffy Look ...
But short and trimm would look GOOD on the Cave Man ... any hope of him trying that look?

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Originally Posted by Glacier

Not all boys though! Several of the geology students are cute young girls!

The boss seems to be happy with his work and
is talking about sending him to Arizona for the winter
to work on a gold property he owns there.

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CUTE Young GIRL Geology Students!!! :)
Ask Muskwa if he'll share his bunk inna Kampur with ME??
Tell Stuart I won't *snore*!

Arizona for the winter???
Dunno iffin I'd be too *thrilled* about THAT! :(
Long way to hafta drive for a {{{Hug}}} when ya need one!

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Originally Posted by Glacier the Evening of 7/16/2007

I'll be listing a few more things tomorrow, after Stuart heads back to camp!

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Safe Trip, Stuart!!

It's a shame you can't get Stuart to "post" ...
bet he'd have some GREAT "Stuart Tails" to share. http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/wink.gif

Hey Muskwa ~

You ever tried *pawin* onna 'puter PawBoard??
Maybe YOU could keep a journal of Cave-Dad's Life as a Miner.

Good Luck *Diggin fur Gold* --- are you going to pass out "samples"?

/s/ Phred
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Originally Posted by Cinder & Smoke

Safe Trip, Stuart!!

It's a shame you can't get Stuart to "post" ...
bet he'd have some GREAT "Stuart Tails" to share. http://petoftheday.com/i/our_smilies/wink.gif

Hey Muskwa ~

You ever tried *pawin* onna 'puter PawBoard??
Maybe YOU could keep a journal of Cave-Dad's Life as a Miner.

Good Luck *Diggin fur Gold* --- are you going to pass out "samples"?

/s/ Phred
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Get Stuart to post! I can't get him to read his emails more than once a month, even when he's home!

Muskwa left me some pictures of his life in camp. I need to resize them and will post them later.