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You can see where the ford has washed away. We can still drive around the hole, but no one wants to be there when the side gives way any further.

Heavy Rains Damage our Temporary Repairs

Despite more damage from heavy rains, work on the homestead continues. If we are going to be stuck at home, we might as well get some chores done.
Two truckloads, about 35 tons, of ballast, a large kind of gravel, were spread on our private road. We are delighted to see work starting on the road repair and rebuilding project.

A Month of Wind, Water and Sun on the Homestead

march was a busy month on the homestead with road repairs, solar power, water issues, and wildfire preparation all underway.
This muddy hillside isn't pretty looking, but it is a big improvement over what was there immediately following the landslide, when the mud was four feet thick. You can see where a section of the hill just slide away, leaving a muddy scar. The row of rocks at the bottom were too big for us to remove, so we pushed them up against the hillside.

More Post-Helene Repairs get Done

A break in the winter weather led to a big thaw during which we got plenty of work done, including more Hurricane Helene clean up.
We had a load of red oak delivered are are stacking it on pallets to dry. This is intended to burn next winter, but if it continues to be this cold, we may need it this spring.

Fire, Water, and Chickens

The road thaws out enough to become passable, the pipes are no longer frozen, and we take the opportunity to stock up on some critical items.
Seeing the fellow at the top of the landslide in Samaritan's Purse orange T-shirt helps put into perspective how large our landslide is.

We Tackle the Landslide and Make other Repairs

Twelve weeks after Hurricane Helene tore up our mountain, we continue to make progress with the cleanup. This time, we tackle the landslide.
This is a cluster of three intertwined fallen trees that were knocked down by Hurricane Helene

Eight Down, a Few Hundred to Go

Hundreds of fallen trees litter our land, making parts of the mountain impassible. We got some help removing some of the trees that blocked our access road.
our wood stove.

Cold and Colder with More to Come

Snow and cold weather sweeps across the Unite States and not everyone is prepared. Plus updates on Hurricane Helene damage and FEMA claims.
This is the exterior portion of our heat pump after we dug it out, straightened it out, and the service technician used a stiff brush to clean off the enclosure.

Six Weeks After Helene, the Recovery Continues

Now that we have resolved the big problems that affected us post-Helene, we are able to tackle some of the smaller ones.
The DOT took a quick and dirty approach to repairing our ford -- just fill it in with rocks. At least we are able to get across it.

Big Improvements on the Homestead

Thanks to friends and helpful volunteers, we made huge strides cleaning up the homestead and getting a little closer to "normal" post Helene,
A building on the edge of the flood plane damaged by Hurricane Helene.

Five Weeks After the Deluge

It's been five weeks since Hurricane Helene roared ashore and dumped somewhere up to 30 inches of rain on the Appalachians. We still aren't over it, but we're moving on.
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