Paul Hawkins selected a pretty spot, all right.  But as you can see with your calibrated eyeball, there isn't a level piece of land anywhere in sight!  Hmm...looks like we got some serious landscaping to do!

 

Paul's Homestead

 

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But with a good shovel and a sturdy

wheelbarrow, we ended up with a nice,

flat 2600' airstrip...

 

 

 

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And of course his new cabin.  Sure hope I get an invite to that first cookout!

 

 

 

 

 

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Hopefully those campers won't bother Paul

too much...

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...And a hangar.  Don't know who that

visitor is, though.