Crawford Mountains 

Randolph, Utah 10/18

Getting ready to set up for landing near Randolph Utah a few weeks ago. Got to share the air with some of my best flying pals. Cody, Greg and Steve. Beautiful place. BTW, the time stamp in the left upper corner is wrong.

Fall is always great for flying. Cool temps and amazing fall colors enhance the flying experience!

Life Imitating Art

Here's a series of pictures I recently took.

A downburst close to where I live in Layton Utah. It's been a very dry year so far here in northern Utah! The storms have been few and far between, and very isolated. 

 Greg Billow launching his new T2C at the Point of the Mountain

Cody Dobson on his Millennium at the Point.

I guess It's about time for a few pics of the finished residence, LR3!

The entry is oriented facing north. Some of the finishing touches include, Ipe hardwood (the red tinted siding) which is a Brazilian hardwood. Local sandstone and galvanized deck railing.

The roof design is an all hip roof system. I remember getting the roof design back from the truss company. It looked like a jig saw puzzle from another planet! Luckily I had a great framer that brought a crew out to install the roof trusses and plywood skin. My nephew Josh Judkins and I framed the rest of the house with some help from Steve McGill.

 

Looking from the dining area into the living room. The stairwell leads to two additional bedrooms and a media room.

Living room

The kitchen with all viking appliances. Walnut cabinets with quartz countertops.

Kitchen

Living room

Ruby - one spoiled pup!

A view from the dining room 

Looking west out the dining room. Great sunsets!

More dining room views!

A night time shot looking from the entry to the dining area.

AN EVENING LIGHT

Here's a video I put together of a flight from last Saturday. The site is Randolph, Utah in the northeast corner of the state. It's a site that I fly quite a bit.

I drove up with a few friends from Salt Lake. Initially it looked like it might not be a great day. Earlier two pilots launched and managed just under an hour of airtime before the conditions shut down. Another pilot and myself waited it out till just about 7pm. Our patience was rewarded as the conditions improved and we flew for about an hour in the smoothest air!

The Layton Digs

 Possible heli pad!

And a new pup to boot!

Getting Concrete

Finally getting a driveway!

Today we started the driveway process. It actually
started a week ago with gravel and grading.
To see this come together
creates a little light at the end of the tunnel!

Randolph July 31st, 2016

Cody landing his Millennium in the big LZ at Randolph

This past Sunday Cody and I flew Randolph. It was a great soaring
day as I was able to easily thermal around for a few hours.
Cody schooled me with his rigid wing. He managed about 2.5 hours
and flew to the Idaho border, tagged Wyoming and ended his flight back in Utah.  

And The Process Still Continues

The south side of the house. The deck supports are diagonal braces to allow for the maximum

usable yard area. The slope starts about 20 feet from the house.

 Stucco crew. 

One of the jobs Julie just loves (haha). Picking stuff out.

The Process Continues

Josh and I begin the cabinet building process

S T U C C O !

The Stucco Milestone

                

More Drywall

The Drywall Milestone

From Concept to Form

A view from the west

Looking west

From the south

Fearless Workers

Santa came early in 2015 (Framer) 

Josh putting the finishing touches on a deck gusett

My Nephew And Construction Partner, Josh Almighty

Mid August. The first Section of the house takes shape.

October. The roof trusses are loaded. Viewed from the south. 

Starts With A Concept

Early in 2015 we bought a lot and began playing with different designs that might be appropriate for the land. The lot appeared at first to have limitations, but the more we worked on concepts we realized the limitations were minimal. My goal was a home that flowed with the terrain. Sounds corny, but true! This model is very close to the actual design we used.

The Process Begins

Summer 2015 - CONCRETE!

The Big House

June 2015, we started building a new home in East Layton (pronounced Lay-n for those non-Utah folks). It's been a great process so far. Stay tuned for more pics and updates!

Living For The Process

FORTY YEARS  

part one 

The Back Story of the Title song, Forty Years.

By Bruce Hibbard

Creating music ideas and songs has always been a part of my life. Since my late teens I've had a drive to make music. Most of the time it's a labor of love without too much monetary gain from my efforts. But that's OK, I consider making music an art. As with most artistic
individuals, the creation process is where I thrive. After the process, the release of emotion and sense of accomplishment is the payoff.  Most artists come up short when promoting their own art. This would be true for me as an artist as well!  With that being said, the story begins.

The creation of Forty Years

The project started with a song that had its bones designed back in 2002. Forty Years was bought into existence and roughly crafted just after the world-changing 911 tragedy. The lyrical concept for Forty Years was conceived, mapped, and brought to fruition by this underlying truth - as dark and hopeless our world may sometimes appear, at our core we long for love, healing and wholeness. At one time or another, most of us have been able to relate to the Moses experience. Moses thought he was heading for the promise land when he left Egypt. Instead, he wandered around in the desert for forty years and died without ever realizing his promise. Forty Years borrows this biblical story and applies it to our current life. It reveals one man's frustration pursuing these high held values and goals, and how the pursuit can be an endless circle of disappointment and futility . The silver lining in the song is the hope that we will one day stand together as one, without the hatred and division that keeps our world torn apart.

Musically, Forty Years was no less of a journey. It laid in a dormant demo form until 2009 when I dug it up and discovered its potential.

John Willis originally played guitar, and most of his work remains an integral part of the song. Bass additional guitar parts as well as keyboards were recorded by Bruce Hibbard.  Brandon Fields lays down some amazing soprano sax parts. Lenny Allen returns on this album as percussionist.

Forty Years
Word and Music Bruce Hibbard
Copyright 2014 Vizor Music

Sitting here upon this rock

Contemplating waves of sand

Drinking from a silver cup

Should I go, or should I stand

I swear by the moon

And all the stars that hang so elegantly

I won’t be my father’s fool

Blood stains the city walls

Where bricks once were made from clay

Could have been my destiny

Would have been if I had stayed

Buildings rise, and subways break the silence of night

I feel like Moses in the modern world

Endlessly, round and round in circles

Chasing my sanity, this might take forty years

Endlessly, searching for that enigmatic fantasy

This might just take forty years

Evening falls, time won’t wait

Moonlight paints the desert night

Planning out my big escape

Reminiscent of an ancient night

Crazy thing how just one moment can become

The defining moment of a man’s life

Endlessly, round and round in circles

Chasing my sanity, this might take forty years

Endlessly, searching for that enigmatic fantasy

This might just take forty years

Sometimes you don’t know where you’re going

It’s so hard to see, and when you get there

It’s not always what you thought it would be

Somewhere there’s an answer to our prayers

An end to all the struggle, of war and enmity

One day, we’ll walk together through that door

And when we emerge, we’ll be side by side

Endlessly, round and round in circles

Chasing my sanity, this might take 40 years

Endlessly, searching for that enigmatic fantasy

This might just take 40 Years