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Catalog Moat Creek Web Images

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P1010016-FlatSpotSouth.JPG
Trailer goes here! This is another cleared area very close to the powerline road and the gate. We'll put the trailer here temporarily.
0000:00:00 00:00:00 PC160043-MollyGenerator.JPG
A friend sold us this 6.3 KW generator, which they bought for Y2K. It runs on propane, but had never been used so we ran it in our driveway in San Diego with 3 space heaters for 4 hours to break it in!
2003:12:16 10:22:04 PC280002-PickupPackedToGo.JPG
We bought a used 1999 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 pickup truck, loaded up the generator and saved $500 freight costs by driving to Point Arena ourselves.
2003:12:28 09:55:26 MoatCreek-TrailerDelivery.jpg
For temporary living, we bought a 30-foot fifth-wheel 3-season trailer. La Mesa RV delivered it for us so we didn't need a monster truck.
2003:12:30 13:11:22

MoatCreek-TrailerOnSite.jpg
The pickup truck, trailer, and generator on the property.
2003:12:31 09:48:33 PC310007-TrailerNearFence.JPG
The trailer is located close to the fence gate, which is great for avoiding the powerline road in messy, rainy winter weather!
2003:12:31 09:47:58 P1190001-ChippingTrailer.JPG
Chipper and the chips spread over the mud at the trailer site near the fence gate
2004:01:19 11:08:48 P1190002-DRChipper.JPG
DR Chipper will handle 4-1/2 inch logs like those at bottom left
2004:01:19 11:09:07

P1190004-ChipsAroundTrailer.JPG
Chips spread around trailer site to keep down mud; note different kinds of tree limbs produce different chips -- darkest are redwood, green are pine boughs, whiter chips are madrone
2004:01:19 11:10:06 P306A-TowWalkerTowing.JPG
Finally, a sunny break dried up the land allowing us to get a tow-truck to move the trailer down the half-mile driveway to the home site
2004:03:06 13:32:45 P306B-TowTrailerSite.JPG
Off and towing . . .
2004:03:06 13:33:11 P306F-TowBumpsDownhill.JPG
Some parts of the road are not smooth, but hey, that trailer suspension works really well, eh?
2004:03:06 13:37:05

P306G-TowBahrTurn.JPG
The tightest corner . . .
2004:03:06 13:38:55 P306J-TowPositioning.JPG
Positioning the trailer on the home site, not too close to the brush piles, on a somewhat level spot and leaving enough room for delivery trucks to turn around and space to build a view home
2004:03:06 13:43:53 P306-GeneratorPositioned.JPG
Trailer, generator and truck at the home site as the fog starts to roll in and obscure the sunset
2004:03:06 17:25:20 P306-MovingDayPanorama-1500.jpg
Panoramo of first evening at the home site with trailer positioned; that's fog obscuring the ocean and some of the trees (scroll horizontally to view entire panorama)

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P1010016-FlatSpotSouth.JPG Trailer goes here! This is another cleared area very close to the powerline road and the gate. We'll put the trailer here temporarily. 0000:00:00 00:00:00	PC160043-MollyGenerator.JPG A friend sold us this 6.3 KW generator, which they bought for Y2K. It runs on propane, but had never been used so we ran it in our driveway in San Diego with 3 space heaters for 4 hours to break it in! 2003:12:16 10:22:04	PC280002-PickupPackedToGo.JPG We bought a used 1999 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 pickup truck, loaded up the generator and saved $500 freight costs by driving to Point Arena ourselves. 2003:12:28 09:55:26	MoatCreek-TrailerDelivery.jpg For temporary living, we bought a 30-foot fifth-wheel 3-season trailer. La Mesa RV delivered it for us so we didn't need a monster truck. 2003:12:30 13:11:22

MoatCreek-TrailerOnSite.jpg The pickup truck, trailer, and generator on the property. 2003:12:31 09:48:33	PC310007-TrailerNearFence.JPG The trailer is located close to the fence gate, which is great for avoiding the powerline road in messy, rainy winter weather! 2003:12:31 09:47:58	P1190001-ChippingTrailer.JPG Chipper and the chips spread over the mud at the trailer site near the fence gate 2004:01:19 11:08:48	P1190002-DRChipper.JPG DR Chipper will handle 4-1/2 inch logs like those at bottom left 2004:01:19 11:09:07

P1190004-ChipsAroundTrailer.JPG Chips spread around trailer site to keep down mud; note different kinds of tree limbs produce different chips -- darkest are redwood, green are pine boughs, whiter chips are madrone 2004:01:19 11:10:06	P306A-TowWalkerTowing.JPG Finally, a sunny break dried up the land allowing us to get a tow-truck to move the trailer down the half-mile driveway to the home site 2004:03:06 13:32:45	P306B-TowTrailerSite.JPG Off and towing . . . 2004:03:06 13:33:11	P306F-TowBumpsDownhill.JPG Some parts of the road are not smooth, but hey, that trailer suspension works really well, eh? 2004:03:06 13:37:05

P306G-TowBahrTurn.JPG The tightest corner . . . 2004:03:06 13:38:55	P306J-TowPositioning.JPG Positioning the trailer on the home site, not too close to the brush piles, on a somewhat level spot and leaving enough room for delivery trucks to turn around and space to build a view home 2004:03:06 13:43:53	P306-GeneratorPositioned.JPG Trailer, generator and truck at the home site as the fog starts to roll in and obscure the sunset 2004:03:06 17:25:20	P306-MovingDayPanorama-1500.jpg Panoramo of first evening at the home site with trailer positioned; that's fog obscuring the ocean and some of the trees (scroll horizontally to view entire panorama)