Well, Im hoping the weather is nice this weekend. I’d really like to be able to get up to the Beta Site without needing the SxS. If I can get up there in my truck, then I can really start pre-positioning a few things up there. (Well, more than a few, really.)

Still need to get more cameras set up, another game feeder, and a few other things. It occurs to me that I need to dedicate a game camera to watching the creek so I can track the seasonal flow remotely. Tracking how the water supply, creekwise, changes up there throughout the year is going to be rather important. I’m also going to borrow one of these from work and calculate where along the creek I get the most drop.

And, honestly,  I just want the satisfaction of sitting under a tree, hearing all the nothing, and daydreaming about putting what where.

The goal for this year is, at the moment, fairly simple – build a small little structure to give me a roof over my head and a little security when I’m up there stomping around. Just a place where I can put a folding cot, sleeping bag, some supplies, and be out of the weather. Some place where I can stay on-site when the real building and construction starts.

Its a tricky situation…temper the desire to do everything at once with the need to be careful and strategic. I often say that I can only afford to do this once, so I need to make sure of where I’m placing my feet before I commit to the next step. I’m getting there, but sometimes I also just wanna sit under the trees and indulge myself with just the tiniest little bit of back-patting.

So…we’ll see how the weekend shapes up.