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	The private cable car runs along a river-spanning cable, using special wheels. Here Eric and Doug replace the worn wheels with new ones.		This powerhouse building contains the current electric system's controls and bank of storage batteries.		Although there is no time for boredom for Jessica and Doug, sometimes one of their cats has to make its own entertainment. This one is pretending to be a fire log... perhaps not the best choice of games.
	The cable car was built by the previous owners of Snowslide Gulch out of a golf cart. Doug has plans to replace it someday with a sleeker, more modern version, with remote controls to send it back and forth across the cable.		Once a year for a few days, the state allows Doug and Jessica to ford the river to bring in items that are too big for their tram to carry safely. Doug bought this beauty of an RV for that purpose.		After moving to their new home, Jessica and Doug discovered a stray dog in the neighborhood. They took it in and made it a very happy pup. Here G'narl tries to pay back the kindness by helping Jessica fill in the trench for their satellite dish connection.
	Here's Doug is hauling a new riding mower across the tramway. That's the only way to get groceries, hardware, and other supplies home except for a short period during the year when river fording is allowed.		Here's Doug at the controls of his RV, which is actually an army surplus vehicle.		Until everything is complete for the new generating system, Doug still has to keep the old system running. Here he's trying out a chain drive instead of the original belt drive. Unfortunately the chain kept stretching and he had to go back to belts (they just wear out fast).
	When Jessica and Doug moved in to their new "Snowslide Gulch" home, there were a couple of metal cacti. Jessica's repainting job has greatly enhanced this one from its original rusted state.		Currently the Snowslide home receives heat and hot water via an interior jukebox-style wood-burning stove. Doug is installing a new stove and boiler in an outside building to provide radiant, in-floor heat in the future.