 |
| Laying out and nailing Gazebo rail pickets |
I was traveling the last couple of days so I have some catch up posts to do. I cut and attached the last of the log gazebo pickets. The concrete post footers cured up nicely.
 |
| Loading the boat at Jackson Lake, under the Tetons |
 |
| Launching the "Compensator" in Jackson Lake |
After finishing this job I headed up to Jackson Hole to meet up with some friends up there before I went to Idaho. They had purchased a ski boat the previous season and we worked on getting it ready for its maiden launch. I brought a pretty good portable shop and we used a few of my tools to get the thing up and running. This involved pulling the anti-freeze from the manifolds, flushing the bilge, running out the fog oil from the winterization of the engine, and properly resetting the drain plugs before running.
Jackson Lake is amazing. It is in Teton National Park but they allow motorboats on the lake. The lake sits underneath the mountain range much closer than any of the road view points. As night fell, the shadows of the mountains covered the lake and dominated. This is one of the most beautiful lakes combined with a mountain view that I have ever seen.
 |
| Rob doing a bit of water skiing in 45 degree waters |
On the way out we had a close encounter with a cow elk.
No comments:
Post a Comment