This is how I got to work today.... Options

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For real.
Since my business caters to a niche market (log home industry), I get to see, bid, and work on some very interesting properties. Today I was looking at an extremely remote ranch complex owned by some of the rich and famous to which I'm not at liberty to mention (or even hint). Followed the guy about 40 miles, got out of the Jeep and into this thing for another 6 miles of unplowed FR, then a sketchy private 2-track road for about another mile to access the ranch. Safe to say no paparazzi are going to find this one. The property has great lore... originally a mining camp in the late 1800s, it gained enough traffic to earn a Post Office for a short time. Later as the mining fizzled out a party purchased the property and owned it for many years running it as a private lodge of sorts. The new owners (whom I am bidding for) have very elaborate restoration plans. Cool little ghost town, maybe 6 log structures operational and in very good condition, one modern and another in the works. I'm bidding on chinking restoration for three of the structures, wish me luck! This is a biggun.

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Holy jeez, another yooper.
Denise,
oh yeah... I nailed the bid and got the job, second week so far - plugging away
So far/so good on the ranch chinking restoration. My crick runs right through the massive property so I've been looking at it from the corner of my eye while I work. Since this was an old mining camp there are many really interesting buildings including an old Post Office, bunk house, trappers outpost, and some structures of unknown use. Turns out they weren't mining gold there but something else (which I'd rather not disclose as to respect the privacy of my client and project location). I may sneak some pics of the historic structures and post them. The road there is totally private and remote so I don't think I'll catch any "oh, I've seen that building... I know exactly where that is". It's very well hidden.
anyway... no water, no power, and no cell service have made things interesting, I swear it's haunted but I'm cool with that. GB has been helping me on occasion and will attest that this is a dream property for outdoorsy folk. The property is well off the grid so they create their own power by use of massive solar panels and some kinda high-tech hydrogen conversion dealy-bob?? I'm not sure but it's supposed to be some cutting-edge green technology. It's not working now because a power inverter thingy failed (plus ghosts) and a replacement part is on the way (fingers crossed).
all in all... I like it!