Tales of the Trapline: A Romance of Old Alaska Reviews
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Monday, July 23, 2012
Building a Log Cabin in Alaska in Four Months: Using the trees from two acres of land For Sale
Building a Log Cabin in Alaska in Four Months: Using the trees from two acres of land Reviews
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This book should prove most helpful as a “how to” guide for a man working alone to build a strong, yet simple log cabin made to last. It can be a log cabin that a man can be proud to call his home or for a getaway home away from home on the weekend. I built the 13 by 41 foot cabin shell, including cutting down the trees and peeling off the bark, in three months while camping out in a tent. Cutting down the trees and peeling off the bark took more than half of the time in completing the shell of the cabin. It was hard work, but by using the trees on my property I saved money and it gave me a more satisfying feeling of accomplishment as I lived my dream. After about three months work the cabin was up and we moved from our tents into the cabin, however, the electrical wiring, well and plumbing, septic system, interior walls, chimney, and 8 by 28 foot add-on, which are covered in varying details (less on the wiring and plumbing) in this book, were worked on as I got the time and money. Overall, to complete the cabin, it took about four to five months time. The 757 square foot cabin was completed in about four months by working long hours, six days a week. The long camping experience was an ordeal for my wife, but my son and I enjoyed it. We thank God for His help and guidance through it all. The plans contained in this book are designed to allow a man working alone to build a cabin in a short time that will last a life time. I include an additional chapter about building a pergola type patio cover out of red cedar. 48 pictures are included in this book. Happy trails!
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Friday, July 20, 2012
Tales of the Trapline: A Romance of Old Alaska For Sale
Tales of the Trapline: A Romance of Old Alaska Reviews
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"Sylvia, will you go out on the trapline with me this fall?" Vernon asked. "Well, don't you think we should get married first?" she asked, not wanting him to think that she was that kind of girl. His reply was quick in coming, "I already asked you to do that. That hasn't changed." "Well, in that case," she blushed, "the answer is Yes. Yes, I'll go out to the creek with you." Vernon wanted to get married right away, but there was one difficulty. . . . They were both young, adventuresome, and accustomed to hard work, hardships and depending on their own resources, as they made their plans that summer of 1937. Two months later, they began their trip to an isolated trapline cabin on Alexander Creek, 40 miles from Anchorage, which was to be their new home. But would they be able to face the challenges of traveling up a swift, winding stream in a 14-foot rowboat, of spending the winter alone without seeing another human being for weeks at a time, of making a living by trapping, raising mink, and fishing out of the stream in front of the cabin, of cutting trees and building a log cabin for their growing family? Would they escape the dangers of breaking through the ice during freezing weather, of crossing the frequently stormy Cook Inlet in an open dory, of accidents and illnesses with no way to call for medical help? Then there were the frustations of having four children in five years while living in a tiny one-room cabin, the tensions of the war years when all of Alaska was a war zone, the pain of losing Sylvia's younger sister to cancer. . . .
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Friday, April 20, 2012
When the Water Runs: Growing Up with Alaska For Sale
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When the Water Runs: Growing Up with Alaska Reviews
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Audrey Purkeypile was born in northern Alaska in 1927 during a remarkable era of Alaskan history. Surrounded by the wondrous beauty of untamed land, Audrey s parents raised their family alongside the affable Eskimos, daring bush pilots, and rugged trappers and gold miners. They contributed to the development of the Territory of Alaska in their diverse roles as teacher, postmaster, health officer, and reindeer superintendent. In this poignant memoir, author Cheryl Schuermann has captured the delightful stories of her mother s childhood in When the Water Runs. Audrey s memories and life lessons learned will provide readers with an inside look at a young girl s experiences as she grows up with Alaska, America s last frontier.
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
Tales of the Trapline: A Romance of Old Alaska For Sale
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Tales of the Trapline: A Romance of Old Alaska Reviews
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"Sylvia, will you go out on the trapline with me this fall?" Vernon asked. "Well, don't you think we should get married first?" she asked, not wanting him to think that she was that kind of girl. His reply was quick in coming, "I already asked you to do that. That hasn't changed." "Well, in that case," she blushed, "the answer is Yes. Yes, I'll go out to the creek with you." Vernon wanted to get married right away, but there was one difficulty. . . . They were both young, adventuresome, and accustomed to hard work, hardships and depending on their own resources, as they made their plans that summer of 1937. Two months later, they began their trip to an isolated trapline cabin on Alexander Creek, 40 miles from Anchorage, which was to be their new home. But would they be able to face the challenges of traveling up a swift, winding stream in a 14-foot rowboat, of spending the winter alone without seeing another human being for weeks at a time, of making a living by trapping, raising mink, and fishing out of the stream in front of the cabin, of cutting trees and building a log cabin for their growing family? Would they escape the dangers of breaking through the ice during freezing weather, of crossing the frequently stormy Cook Inlet in an open dory, of accidents and illnesses with no way to call for medical help? Then there were the frustations of having four children in five years while living in a tiny one-room cabin, the tensions of the war years when all of Alaska was a war zone, the pain of losing Sylvia's younger sister to cancer. . . .
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