I was mowing our front lawn this evening and a passerby stopped to ask what it was we were building next door. He had been carefully studying the numerous footings which to him seemed to go at all angles and levels. He had quickly surmised it wasn't a typical building and he was correct in his observation. The first pour of concrete happened today and as we go vertical in the next weeks we have no doubt the curiosity of those going by will increase dramatically. As the walls begin to rise it will be much more evident this is going to be an unusual project in every way imaginable. When we lift the themed pieces into place about a month from now it should stop traffic! It's going to be fun!
Officially underway!
We've all heard it said that a job isn't finished until the paperwork is done. When you are building a project like Hazelnut Inn the reality is that the bulk of the mountain of paperwork had to be done before we could actually start construction. After fourteen months of rezoning, engineering and permitting we actually received the building permit today. As soon as that bright orange card was in our hands we called for the first two inspections for tomorrow. The concrete will begin flowing into the forms on Wednesday morning, bright and early! The construction of Hazelnut Inn is officially underway!
Four wheel quick adventure
We were pleased to welcome guests from Colorado this weekend. Jeff and his wife Donna are business associates and long time good friends. Since the weather was so perfect Jeff and I decided to go on a quick little adventure to the top of Vedder Mountain. We live at about 30 feet above sea level. Vedder Mountain is about a mile away and is about 3,000 feet in elevation. To get to the top we drove about a half hour around the side of the mountain and then up a steep logging road. It's an easy two wheel drive for the first half and then gets dramatically steeper as you approach the top. The last couple of miles is first gear, low range territory and a whole lot of fun. The road ends at the edge of a long drop to the valley below with spectacular views! On the photos below I show the view from the top (red circle is our place) and a view from our yard with the red circle showing about where we were. We had a whole lot of fun!
