Building our dream home in the NC mountains

It's almost mid August 2011 and the love of my life and I are getting ready to begin a year long adventure building our dream cabin in the mountains of North Carolina. We're actually in Oregon, as we speak (8/11/11) wrapping up a glorious 10 day vacation with my wife's sister and brother-in-law at their cabin in the mountains.

Why the title "The Maple Tree Adventure"? Our property is on Maple Tree Lane at an elevation of 4200'...sounds like an adventure to us.

We've talked about this for a long time and now that it's a reality, we are excited to start the process. The process should take about 10 months. The build should be completed by next fall 2012.

Our goal is to offer up a blog entry daily. Some posts might include a photo, others may not. The adventure takes my wife and me in different directions for awhile. She teaches school and will finish out her career in June 2012 in Raleigh. I, on the other hand, will head to the mountains to get the cabin rolling in the next week or so (8/16/11).

Keep us in your prayers, leave your comments and plan to visit us next spring 2013.

Kent & Darlene
210 Maple Tree Lane
West Jefferson, NC 28694

(828) 406-4823

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Little better today


After dropping a wad of moola down a dark, deep hole. I decided to give dowsing a shot. One of my new friends, Maurice introduced it to me. We walked an area and identified several places where water might be. I know what you're thinking...don't go there, I'm desperate!

Maurice made a call to a friend, an 80 year old friend, who has a high success rate for finding water AND can hit the nail on the head for how deep. I know what you're thinking...

I'm waiting for a call to see when his friend can take a peek.

Here's a short summary of the process: minute recoverable to the surface; for example, is it greater than one gallon per minute, tw
Dowsing For Water ...
To start, choose a dowsing tool that seems most comfortable for you to use.  The dowser is usually seeking flowing, underground, potable water suitable for drilling and pumping.

To begin, assume the search position.  Start walking across the area of interest.  Mentally ask the dowsing tool to indicate when you cross a vein of potable and palatable water which, for example, is less than 300 feet deep and would deliver currently, year round, five gallons per minute from a well to the surface.  Therefore, you have limited your search to exactly what you are searching for; excluding other targets of all kinds.
You should indicate to your dowsing tool that you wish it to indicate when you are over the center of greatest flow and a suitable location for developing a well.  To determine approximately the depth in feet, with your dowsing tool in the ready position, ask if it is greater than, for example, 10 feet.  If the answer is yes, then ask about 20 feet, etc.
Using the same system, ask about the gallons per minute recoverable to the surface; for example, is it greater than one gallon per minute, two gallons, etc.  This method may be used to determine other qualities or aspects; for example, pH, temperature, etc.


OK, what would your plan be???

More coming,
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