by "gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
Published 05/01/2017 at 00:53
by "gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
Published 05/01/2017 at 00:53
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I like my truck. So like there’s some automotive content.
I encountered an exciting-seeming road the other day, but I had an ice cream cake in my passenger seat and didn’t want to get too far out of the way before it went into the freezer, so I went back today. But just when the road was starting to get really interesting I came around a corner and encountered this:
I think I could’ve got around it but violating road closures in a national park is a great way for me to lose my job. Signage indicated the area’s probably opening up in a few weeks so I’ll have to come back.
But on the way back I stopped at a historic site where I encountered another case of the mind-boggling things that often go into heritage conservation.
This building has recently had its roof replaced in order to preserve its state of being as a falling-down building.
It’s one of the better preserved (or less unpreserved) buildings remaining on one of the many Métis homesteads that were expropriated when the land was turned into a national park. It’s a fairly unique style of log construction that was common in the area during that period, where the square-hewn logs were joined together by a pretty cool dovetailing technique, without the use of fasteners.
Some might question the value in having gone to the expense of reconstructing the roof with period materials and techniques, but in my mind it’s important to hang onto examples of cultural heritage like this. It’s definitely a good thing to be able to acknowledge where we’ve come from as a society, even if in some ways it reveals a darker part of our history. I don’t know how the Moberly family was treated in the removal from their home, but in many cases in the establishment of national parks it wasn’t always gentle, and the Métis in general were an often horribly mistreated group of people, shunned by the native Americans because they weren’t native Americans, and shunned by the European settlers because they weren’t European. But yet they played a huge part in the history of western Canada, and represent a coming-together of many different cultures and languages, with lots of unique elements appearing as a result.
And also that log-joining technique is friggen genius in its simplicity and efficiency of materials. I love it.
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
05/01/2017 at 00:56, STARS: 2
If you just post your Comanche once a day with no context, it should get 30 stars every time.
"gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
05/01/2017 at 01:02, STARS: 0
Meh. I’m not here for the stars.
"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
05/01/2017 at 01:04, STARS: 0
I can’t imagine how long it took to cut those dove tails. I hate making them.
"gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
05/01/2017 at 01:11, STARS: 0
With no power tools either.
With some rough stencilling it probably wouldn’t be too bad, but yes, it’s a ton of crazy angles. And by the looks of it they weren’t stencilled, given the variation between them. Looks like each one was cut just to fit. It’s definitely some intricate work, and I can really appreciate the DIY-craftsmanship involved.
"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
05/01/2017 at 01:15, STARS: 0
Being larger, there is probably more space for error. It still suck to cut them.
"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
05/01/2017 at 01:39, STARS: 0
That log technique is too cool. The whole area looks beautiful.
That said you’re making me feel bad. I came across a closed section miles deep on a forest service road and put the ROAD CLOSED sign in my trunk, and drove under the gate... Only to come to a collapsed bridge another mile in
"gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
05/01/2017 at 08:27, STARS: 1
I don’t know what the US forest service is like or how they behave around road closures. But violating area closures can be a pretty steep ticket in a Canadian National park, and off-roading (which I would needed to do to get around the gate) is a good way to not have a truck any more. Would I have gotten caught? I don’t know. But I had to drive past a warden station on the way in, and there always seems to be a helicopter or two in the air, so really not worth chancing it.
"jasmits" (jasmits)
05/01/2017 at 11:02, STARS: 0
No idea honestly, I don’t fuck with it if it’s closed. They leave enough forest roads open to do some good exploring and usually if they close one it’s for good reason(a collapsed bridge, washed out trail, impassable snow etc). I can only imagine retrieval from a closed road would be a nightmare, not even considering the fine potential. Also if you end up in really deep shit chances are that road is not going to be getting any kind of patrol.