Foggy Morning View of The Green Mountains in Vermont From My Deck on September 20th, 2006

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Photographs of my solar powered, off grid home in the Washington County woods of upstate NY. Earlier images were taken with a digital Sony Mavica MVC-FD95. From September 2006 I've been using a Canon 30D, and most recently (9/09) a Zenta Bronica ETRS medium format film camera.

Rebuilding in the Spring of 2001

New Red Cedar Shake Siding

This very private property is situated a 1/2 mile off the main road and although it's only 7.25 acres +/- in size, it's surrounded by almost 1,200 acres of pasture, woods, ponds and mountains! The red outline is the property, and the green one shows the 1,200 acres surrounding it, with no other homes inside the green line.

The property is located in picturesque Washington County, NY, roughly 18 miles SE of Lake George, and overlooking the Green Mountains on the Vermont border. It's also on a club sponsored ATV trail system with over 60 miles of groomed trails.

Before the work began in the Winter of 1999

Original Structure in the Winter of 1999

My off grid home a few months after
I bought it in the Winter of 1999.

Back Side

Inside Home Before Rebuild

Inside Before Rebuild

Beginning reconstruction in the Spring of 2001

Off Grid Home Construction Started With Deck.
It really was a wonder the place hadn't burned
down before we had a chance to rebuild it.
Check out the condition of the wall that
was behind the exterior chimney!!

Office, Porch, & Roof Frame Taking Shape

New Roof With Hips on Both Ends

Living Room Wall Opened To Begin Stove Alcove
My son Lou Jr on right & life-long friend Carl Schilling on left

New Roof Papered, Lathed, and Ready for Metal

New Metal Roof

Interior Gutted and Reframed

27 New Bonneville Windows & 4 Exterior Doors Hung

New Red Cedar Shake Siding

Carl Doing Some Finishing Work on Front Porch

Did I mention being pretty happy about
switching from burning wood to coal??

Solid Maple Kitchen Cabinets with
Corian Counter Tops and Double Pot Sink

New Kitchen

Xantrex Power Panel above Washer & Dryer

My Son Lou by the Vermont Castings Woodstove which has
Since been replace with a Kodiak Coal Stove from
Alaska Stove Company.

Front-end loader digging a trench for the solar panel conduit.

6 AstroPower Solar Panels.

Here are the solar panels I'm currently using:
6 AstroPower AP-120 Solar Panels (now GE Energy) on top, and
6 Evergreen 115 watt, 12vdc Solar Panels on the bottom.

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