Walking bridge

[Sam Hopkins]

I built a walking bridge for my pond yesteday:

http://www.tiversa.com/bridge

[Lee Brouillet]

Your very first??? Congrats! I have mixed feelings about handrails: on one
hand, it's a lot safer. On the other hand, it sure does hinder sitting on
the side and dangling toes in the water! Your project is coming along
nicely. At the cost of things these days, you must have won the lottery!

Lee

"Sam Hopkins" > wrote in message
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> I built a walking bridge for my pond yesteday:
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> http://www.tiversa.com/bridge
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[Nedra]

Wow!! Not only on the bridge but the Lake in the Background!
Is that all yours???
The bridge is looks great. Looks like it is really needed.

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Sam Hopkins" > wrote in message
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> I built a walking bridge for my pond yesteday:
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> http://www.tiversa.com/bridge
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[Sam Hopkins]

Yep all mine. I've been slowly developing it. I built the big pond/small
lake this past winter/spring. It's been a learning experience to say the
least.

"Nedra" > wrote in message
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> Wow!! Not only on the bridge but the Lake in the Background!
> Is that all yours???
> The bridge is looks great. Looks like it is really needed.
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> Nedra
> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
> http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118
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> "Sam Hopkins" > wrote in message
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> > I built a walking bridge for my pond yesteday:
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[Nedra]

I'm (almost) speechless ... how big is the lake?
What are the dimensions of the lake?
How much water do you have to deal with?

I don't recall you ever posting this!

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Sam Hopkins" > wrote in message
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> Yep all mine. I've been slowly developing it. I built the big pond/small
> lake this past winter/spring. It's been a learning experience to say the
> least.
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> "Nedra" > wrote in message
> link.net...
> > Wow!! Not only on the bridge but the Lake in the Background!
> > Is that all yours???
> > The bridge is looks great. Looks like it is really needed.
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> > Nedra
> > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
> > http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118
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> > "Sam Hopkins" > wrote in message
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[Nedra]

God Bless You, Sam... !!! We need more people like you.

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Sam Hopkins" > wrote in message
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> The area is 6 acres or so. It includes a pond which has 4.5 acre of
surface
> water, a wooded wetland, a submerged wetland, a marsh, and adjoining
> woodlands. The pond contains open areas, a crayfish area, a turtle area,
and
> a man made reef system. There are bird houses on the trees, protected
> woodduck boxes on trees left in the water, and bat houses in some of the
> trees that get a lot of sunlight. I have mineral blocks set out for the
> larger wildlife like deer. The 6 acre area is beaming with wildlife. You
can
> not believe how much wildlife benefits and how much wildlife comes in when
> you have a big pond with different wildlife areas specifically for them.
>
> The entire entire area is 38 acres of which contains high grass pasture,
low
> grass pasture, the pond/wetland area, woodlands, brush piles, large
bushes,
> downed trees, and tree lines. Wildlife is sustained from what the pond
> produces, droves of cherry trees and rose bushes, acorns, raspberries, and
> other food items.
>
> I love wildlife so I've been developing the area to be a wildlife reserve
> and to house my future home. This is why there's so many different
habitats.
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> Sam
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> "Nedra" > wrote in message
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> > I'm (almost) speechless ... how big is the lake?
> > What are the dimensions of the lake?
> > How much water do you have to deal with?
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> > I don't recall you ever posting this!
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> > Nedra
> > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
> > http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118
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> > "Sam Hopkins" > wrote in message
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> > > Yep all mine. I've been slowly developing it. I built the big
pond/small
> > > lake this past winter/spring. It's been a learning experience to say
the
> > > least.
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> > > "Nedra" > wrote in message
> > > link.net...
> > > > Wow!! Not only on the bridge but the Lake in the Background!
> > > > Is that all yours???
> > > > The bridge is looks great. Looks like it is really needed.
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> > > > Nedra
> > > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
> > > > http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118
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> > > > "Sam Hopkins" > wrote in message
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> > > > > I built a walking bridge for my pond yesteday:
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[K30a]

Sam wrote >>The entire entire area is 38 acres <<

That's it.
I'm moving in ;-)


k30a

[Sue Walsh]

Hi Sam,
If you would be so kind as to include either a very small guest house
on the property or even just a tiny spare room in the main house, I
would love to rent it from you!!! What a great place you're creating
there.

Sue W

"Sam Hopkins" > wrote in message >...
> I love wildlife so I've been developing the area to be a wildlife reserve
> and to house my future home. This is why there's so many different habitats.
>
> Sam

[John Hines]

(Sue Walsh) wrote:

>Hi Sam,
>If you would be so kind as to include either a very small guest house
>on the property or even just a tiny spare room in the main house, I
>would love to rent it from you!!! What a great place you're creating
>there.

Add Paddleboat built for two.

Heck even a trailer hook up would be cool.

[Sam Hopkins]

I got a paddleboat! They suck because my helpers spend they whole day
paddling around the pond while I do all the work. =)


"John Hines" > wrote in message
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> (Sue Walsh) wrote:
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> >Hi Sam,
> >If you would be so kind as to include either a very small guest house
> >on the property or even just a tiny spare room in the main house, I
> >would love to rent it from you!!! What a great place you're creating
> >there.
>
> Add Paddleboat built for two.
>
> Heck even a trailer hook up would be cool.
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>

[REBEL JOE]

WOW!!! Your pond looks more like a lake, nice pond


http://community.webtv.net/rebeljoe/POND

[Gregory Young]

Hi Sam:
First question is how fast does it (your walking bridge) go? Sorry.. very
bad pun I know, but I just couldn't resist it!
Second.. you did a great job with your mini-lake! I like the way you
integrated wetlands, etc.
4.5 acre pond.. way to go! In our region anything greater than 1/2 acre has
to go through yards of DEC tape, so most of us stick with 1/2 acre. I went
with 2 nearby, but not connected 1/2 acre ponds to avoid DEC issues.
Also have the woo houses, but mounted mine on 1.5 inch pipe, cemented in the
ground, to avoid predator issues.
Do you have any families residing in your houses yet?
Could you also clarify your man made reef a bit?
Thanks,
Greg


"Sam Hopkins" > wrote in message
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> I built a walking bridge for my pond yesteday:
>
> http://www.tiversa.com/bridge
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