This is what the lot looked like at 10 am.
This is what it looked like 3 hours later!!
The sections are 10' tall and weigh several tons.
With Clifford.
Enjoying the birds eye view.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
July 2010. Drilling the well.
We received two estimates for the well. One was an estimate for 400 feet (considered a best case scenario) and the other was for an estimate of 800+ feet (considered a worst case scenario).
It was a possibility that we might not hit water at all since we are on a mountain.
Well thanks to Clifford, we hit water at 200 feet!
December 2009.
Our friend Randy drops in for a check of the property.
Thawing out a bit a few weeks later.
October 2009. Where to drill the well?
Initial excavation to help us visualize cabin placement.
But where should we drill for water!?
This is Clifford. He is a renowned "Dowser" in the community. We heard about him through the local grapevine and were lucky enough to track him down and meet him. At 83 he is as interesting and spirited as they come! He has located water for hundreds of people over the years and did the same for us. We are fortunate to have he and his wife Juanita as our friends.
Clifford getting down to business. After just 5 minutes, Clifford told me to get a stick
to mark the spot that he had found. He said, "I believe I'd put your well right here!"
Clifford's hat says it all!
Clifford and Juanita's property. There's a swimmin' hole, just above the falls.
November 2007. Flight to Lake Lure.
The best way to see the Biltmore Estate...in just one minute from 500 feet!
Lake Lure
The beach area in downtown Lake Lure.
The bluff I never knew we had until I saw it from the air!
This explains why our address is Ridgecrest Drive.
Chimney Rock
Sean and Bill at Rebel Field with new N.C. Patrol Car, Rutherfordton, NC
My friends Randy and Pat Patterson (North Carolina Highway Patrol)
The beautiful flight back home over the Smokey Mountains!
Fall 2007. Visit property.
Property lines were marked, once the summer foliage had dropped.
We wanted to see the winter view and the work our surveyor had done.
June 2006. Purchase land.
The view that sold it.
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