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Dec '05 - Christmas Road Trip

Jim and I traveled in our moving van (a Ford F700, 30 feet long!) to pick up the furniture we'd had custom built in Seattle, to take it to Utah where we are building our new house. The house isn't built yet ... so we delievered it to a storage facility. We decided to do this over Christmas, as my office is closed for the week ... and we had quite an interesting adventure!
Jim buys a moving van for Utah, Cynthia names it Husky
Jim buys a moving van for Utah, Cynthia names it "Husky"		 Jeff and Kathryn provided us with a tiny poinsettia
Jeff and Kathryn provided us with a tiny poinsettia		 We loaded up the new couch, and some wood working equipment
We loaded up the new couch, and some wood working equipment		 The truck is packed pretty full
The truck is packed pretty full		 Jim checks the fluid levels frequently
Jim checks the fluid levels frequently
Looks like a pro!
Looks like a pro!		 We slept in the back of the van, quite cozy!
We slept in the back of the van, quite cozy!		 Our first night, at a rest stop near Shasta Lake
Our first night, at a rest stop near Shasta Lake		 Jim and his toy
Jim and his toy		 Parked with the big boys
Parked with the "big boys"
Morning brought a gorgeous sunrise
Morning brought a gorgeous sunrise		 Breakfast at Pollard Flat
Breakfast at Pollard Flat		 Waiting for breakfast
Waiting for breakfast		 The decorating theme was rather bizarre for Cynthia's taste
The decorating theme was rather bizarre for Cynthia's taste		 Mount Shasta looms
Mount Shasta looms
And is beautiful
And is beautiful		 Especially with lenticular clouds overhead
Especially with lenticular clouds overhead		 I also like the cinder cone next to Shasta
I also like the cinder cone next to Shasta		 On the way into Wilderness Safari (Winston, Oregon)
On the way into Wilderness Safari (Winston, Oregon)		 Ring-tailed lemurs
Ring-tailed lemurs
White-handed gibbon
White-handed gibbon		 Capybara
Capybara		 Ostrich
Ostrich		 Gemsbok oryx (one of our favorites!)
Gemsbok oryx (one of our favorites!)		 Hippo snuggles
Hippo snuggles
American bison
American bison		 Giraffes
Giraffes		 The elephants go out for a walk
The elephants go out for a walk		 All three hanging on to each other
All three hanging on to each other		 An incongruous site in Oregon
An incongruous site in Oregon
Love those elies!!
Love those elies!!		 Look! Another ostrich!
Look! Another ostrich!		 Checking the fluids again ... all is well
Checking the fluids again ... all is well		 Cynthia ready to climb aboard
Cynthia ready to climb aboard		 Sunset on Christmas Eve
Sunset on Christmas Eve
Stopped at a truck stop to get provisions
Stopped at a truck stop to get provisions		 Carrot-head, the mascot that Jim won in an arcade game
"Carrot-head," the mascot that Jim won in an arcade game		 Our Christmas tree!
Our Christmas tree!		 Getting ready to watch Miracle on 34th Street
Getting ready to watch "Miracle on 34th Street"		 Christmas morning slumber
Christmas morning slumber
Jim cleans himself up in honor of Christmas
Jim cleans himself up in honor of Christmas		 Our little home away from home!
Our little home away from home!		 Happy morning at the rest stop along highway 5
Happy morning at the rest stop along highway 5		 Arriving at Cindy and William's house in Seattle
Arriving at Cindy and William's house in Seattle		 Enjoying our visit
Enjoying our visit
One of their kitties
One of their kitties		 All three kitties were dressed for the occasion
All three kitties were dressed for the occasion		 Early morning arrival at the warehouse
Early morning arrival at the warehouse		 McKinnon Furniture warehouse
McKinnon Furniture warehouse		 Finishing up our furniture at McKinnon
Finishing up our furniture at McKinnon
Oiling up the guest room bed footboard
Oiling up the guest room bed footboard		 Here's our wood!
Here's our wood!		 The furniture is GORGEOUS!!
The furniture is GORGEOUS!!		 Guest room dresser and bedside tables
Guest room dresser and bedside tables		 Another angle, guest room furniture
Another angle, guest room furniture
Kitchen table, open
Kitchen table, open		 Kitchen table, closed
Kitchen table, closed		 Bedside table for master bedroom
Bedside table for master bedroom		 Dresser for master bedroom
Dresser for master bedroom		 Blanket chest detail
Blanket chest detail
Inside of blanket chest
Inside of blanket chest		 Rocking chairs! (we got 2)
Rocking chairs! (we got 2)		 Fun to see our name in lights
Fun to see our name in lights		 Rocking chair detail
Rocking chair detail		 Enjoying the comfort!
Enjoying the comfort!
Jim with the guest room bed headboard
Jim with the guest room bed headboard		 Headboard detail
Headboard detail		 More detail
More detail		 Detail of master bedroom sleigh bed
Detail of master bedroom sleigh bed		 The lyptus is SUCH lovely wood (and environmentally green!)
The lyptus is SUCH lovely wood (and environmentally green!)
Master sleighbed headboard detail
Master sleighbed headboard detail		 Further detail of the lyptus ... beautiful
Further detail of the lyptus ... beautiful		 Checking out the kitchen stools (we got 5)
Checking out the kitchen stools (we got 5)		 Kitchen stool detail
Kitchen stool detail		 Stools lined up
Stools lined up
Stools and chairs
Stools and chairs		 Kitchen chairs (we got 4)
Kitchen chairs (we got 4)		 Our kitchen set
Our kitchen set		 Getting all the blankets out of the van
Getting all the blankets out of the van		 The blankets are used to protect the pieces
The blankets are used to protect the pieces
Here we go, getting ready to wrap each piece
Here we go, getting ready to wrap each piece		 First, Jim cleans off the dust with compressed air
First, Jim cleans off the dust with compressed air		 Then, the warehouse manager brands each piece
Then, the warehouse manager brands each piece		 Then, we wrap and duct tape each one securely
Then, we wrap and duct tape each one securely		 Stools wrapped
Stools wrapped
Dresser wrapped
Dresser wrapped		 Rocking chairs wrapped
Rocking chairs wrapped		 Kitchen chairs wrapped
Kitchen chairs wrapped		 Wrapping the master bed footboard
Wrapping the master bed footboard		 NICE!
NICE!
Staging the pieces for loading
Staging the pieces for loading		 We did get help loading the dressers with the forklift
We did get help loading the dressers with the forklift		 Quite a heavy piece
Quite a heavy piece		 Tying every piece in carefully
Tying every piece in carefully		 On the road again, over the Snoqualmie Pass
On the road again, over the Snoqualmie Pass
It was a bit snowy!
It was a bit snowy!		 Quite snowy, in fact
Quite snowy, in fact		 We made it to the other side of the pass; whew
We made it to the other side of the pass; whew		 Had to stay in a motel as the van was full
Had to stay in a motel as the van was full		 And what a lovely motel it was!
And what a lovely motel it was!
With TWO tv's!
With TWO tv's!		 Ice in the morning
Ice in the morning		 Our breakfast diner in Snowville
Our breakfast diner in Snowville		 it was nice and warm inside
it was nice and warm inside		 We'd had a bit of mud when arriving at the motel
We'd had a bit of mud when arriving at the motel
Which was frozen in the morning!
Which was frozen in the morning!		 Beautiful Utah scenery
Beautiful Utah scenery		 Puffy clouds ...
Puffy clouds ...		 Snow in between the rows of grain
Snow in between the rows of grain		 Pretty
Pretty
Lovely snowy mountains
Lovely snowy mountains		 Driving down through Utah
Driving down through Utah		 To the red rocks of St. George!
To the red rocks of St. George!		 Our storage facility in St. George
Our storage facility in St. George		 Lots of protection
Lots of protection
Getting ready to unload
Getting ready to unload		 But first: a beer!
But first: a beer!		 The documentarian also works at loading and unloading
The documentarian also works at loading and unloading		 The room is inside, temperature controlled
The room is inside, temperature controlled		 Our empty storage room
Our empty storage room
Starting to unload the light-weight pieces
Starting to unload the light-weight pieces		 Cynthia organizes and moves all the blankets
Cynthia organizes and moves all the blankets		 The unwrapped pieces look great!
The unwrapped pieces look great!		 They weathered the trip well
They weathered the trip well		 Pieces marching into the storage space
Pieces marching into the storage space
Dinner: beer and peppers with cream cheese and salsa!
Dinner: beer and peppers with cream cheese and salsa!		 Seems like it's going to be a COLD night
Seems like it's going to be a COLD night		 Loading the heavy pieces next morning
Loading the heavy pieces next morning		 Our couch sections
Our couch sections		 Jim orgnanizes everything
Jim orgnanizes everything
Room is starting to fill up
Room is starting to fill up		 The two guys we hired to help with the big stuff
The two guys we hired to help with the big stuff		 The van is getting emptier!
The van is getting emptier!		 Carrying out the table saw
Carrying out the table saw		 And putting the saw in place
And putting the saw in place
A satisfied worker
A satisfied worker		 And workette!
And workette!		 The room fills more
The room fills more		 And is totally full, finally! But it all fit, thank goodness
And is totally full, finally! But it all fit, thank goodness		 Rocks on the way to visit our property
Rocks on the way to visit our property
Some peaks we see from our land
Some peaks we see from our land		 Husky visits Angel's View
Husky visits Angel's View		 Looking back at Kinesava
Looking back at Kinesava		 View of Jim and Kinesava from our lot
View of Jim and Kinesava from our lot		 Lots of rock in our yard!
Lots of rock in our yard!
Driving back out from our property
Driving back out from our property		 Lava rocks in addition to the red rocks
Lava rocks in addition to the red rocks		 Mountains along the way home from Utah
Mountains along the way home from Utah		 Stopping in Mesquite to get champagne for New Year's
Stopping in Mesquite to get champagne for New Year's		 The weather turns a bit scary
The weather turns a bit scary
Lovely mountains just outside of Vegas
Lovely mountains just outside of Vegas		 The wind sent tumbleweeds hurling!
The wind sent tumbleweeds hurling!		 Motel in Baker, Ca, where we celebrated New Year's
Motel in Baker, Ca, where we celebrated New Year's		 It looked cute outside
It looked cute outside		 Inside, not so nice
Inside, not so nice
Not really elegant
Not really elegant		 The aftermath of a fun evening, nonetheless!
The aftermath of a fun evening, nonetheless!		 Interesting view out the back of our room
"Interesting" view out the back of our room		 Breakfast at the Mad Greek
Breakfast at "the Mad Greek"		 Desert mountains in southern California
Desert mountains in southern California
We saw some wild stuff along the way!!
We saw some wild stuff along the way!!

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Guest 06-May-2006 18:35
What a wonderful trip! How fun. I love doing things like this!! Thank you so very much for kindly letting me "hobo" along via the internet. It was especially nice to get a peek at the finished McKinnon products. I only see the drawings I've prepared on my end of things. It's so nice to see what the actual pieces ended up looking like. Jim, the bloodwood detailing is just perfect with the colors of the surrounding landscape. Perfect, perfect, perfect!! Kinesava is just lovely. Congratulations on the beautiful furniture, the stunning property and successful road trip. Please let me know if I may be of any further assistance. I'm happy to help. Sincerely, Lara Petitclerc-Stokes, McKinnon Furniture, Seattle, WA.
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