Friday, May 15, 2009

Sept 25, 2008

We built an 8' tall, 5' wide structure in the middle of the yurt with shelving on both sides and ladders on the end. The ladders are used to climb up into the sleeping loft (pictures of that later). The bookshelves face the loft and the office under the loft on one side, and the kitchen on the other. The bottom shelf on the kitchen side is a wood box with divided sections for kindling and newspaper for fire starting. You can sit on the top of the shelving unit with your head up in the dome - great for looking out for black bears prowling around the yard.
Here's a picture of the solar charge controller, battery disconnect, and meter and fuse panel. It's a small system, but it seems to be all we will need for a long time.
The third photo is looking up the hillside at our yurt, with the 900 gallon water tank in the foreground.
Here's the bottom of the canyon with dirt road winding it's way up through. If we ever get goats, they're going to love this hilly land!

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