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Bergwiesenheim is German for "Mountain Meadow Home," an
appropriate name for our rugged piece of paradise. This page offers a
pictorial history of discovery and development of our land. Scroll
down to enjoy the photos and descriptions chronologically, or click on a
date below to fast forward through time.
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2012 | 2013
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Discovery
type.
1) September 2003 (between IKE and Italy)
a. Megan’s smile says it all – the moment we
knew. This is the E-W ROW through the center of the property, near the east
edge. This will become the runway.
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b. View from the neighbor’s back porch – the
guy who sold us the property.
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c. Interior of the property
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1) May 2011 (Aerospace Medicine conference
in Anchorage, after I drove pickup and utility trailer from Illinois to
Wasilla)
a. Looking north from near the center of the
property. Yes, that’s Tom “Ironman” Hatley…former S-3 aviator turned Occ
Med Doc, now retired Captain.
b.
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My cousin Chuck and Tom trying to help me
unstick my truck on the ROW – not good for aircraft yet!
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c. Celebrating getting the truck out at one
of our favorite restaurant/bars
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d. Tom and I at another favorite place – the
Talkeetna Road House. One of our favorite towns – lots of little art
studios, and where climbers usually fly out from to tackle Denali.
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2) June 2012 (family trip with my brother
Jim joining us – first real “work” on the property)
a. Note the ROW – this will eventually be
the RW! (Just need to remove the “O”)
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b. Lumberjack brothers
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c. The boys and their uncle behind one of
our favorite restaurants
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d. Denali, some time off from work
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3) June 2013:
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4) September 2013
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June 2015
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