Leveling The Back Yard

As we continue the DIY construction of the home-base drive around for our Airstream, our current project is leveling the back yard so that a shelter can be installed.

There is a gradual slope in the drive that will have to be leveled

The moving of earth will be done with pick, hoe, and shovels

Laid an initial line of pavers which I later had to reposition

Two dump truck loads - coarse gravel on left, finer gravel on right in photo above

Decided we need to dig a french drain to run under the shelter platform

Drainage ditch

Perforated pipe

Gravel covering drainage pipe

Lots of digging in the highest area

Lots of wheel barrow loads of dirt and gravel on this lowest corner

Making progress

Almost ready for the shelter

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Tux, Sprite, and Slick

Our three traveling cats enjoying the view somewhere in Texas.

Leaving Yellowstone National Park

Leaving YNP was an adventure. There was snow and some ice on the ground, but there was no indication that any of the roads through the park were closed or particularly hazardous. I checked the YNP and the Wyoming DOT websites, and no road closings noted. In hindsight, I should have called the park hotline as well. Turns out that the south exit was indeed closed. After a 50 miles or so trip from north to south, we had to turn the rig around (quite the challenge) and back track some miles to find the west exit into Utah. Just thankful we made it safely out of the snow and ice. The truck really came through for us. Here is a VIDEO LINK of our drive through Yellowstone up to the point where we had to turn around.

Icelandic State Park near Cavalier, North Dakota. We are in site number 49, reserved four nights, September 23-27, 2020.

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