Unless Matt or Nikolay are still there, it's over for today.
So here's where I was last weekend.
http://www.jriver.com/~jriver/2003/nebraska/august21/DSC01249.JPGThat's a cabin I bought from a guy named Alan, who built it. He lives in Ainsworth, Nebraska. It's about dead center east/west in the state, and around 30 miles south of the South Dakota border.
When I saw it first, the cabin was still being built 15 miles south, along the highway, on Frank Williams' place. Here's a picture of it back in July, before it was moved.
http://www.jriver.com/~jriver/2003/nebraska/july/DSC01006.JPGIt took Alan about 6 weeks and probably 50 phone calls to find someone who would move it, but then, bam, it was up on a "hay sled" and driven north to the ranch a week ago Sunday.
I went down to see whether they'd put it in the right place this weekend. I was glad to see they found the right spot. Here I am and you can see I'm relieved:
http://www.jriver.com/~jriver/2003/nebraska/august21/DSC01280.JPGThe cowboy hat was $20, made in Guatemala, and it does a darn good job of keeping the sun off the old balding head.
The boots cost around $100, but they're worth it. The place has a couple of rattlesnake dens, so you want to watch where you step. Especially in the middle of the night when you have to creep out of the cabin to "answer nature's call".