Monthly Archives: October 2017

Living in a 289 square foot cabin.

As we wait for storm season to pass in Mexico, we are dividing our time between our cabin in the Columbia Valley in British Columbia, and various family and friends in and around Calgary.

Our cabin is very rustic. It is 289 square feet, 60 or 70 years old and of douglas fir construction. It was salvaged about 16 years ago from Kootenay Nat’l Park near Radium Hot Springs when the Addison Cabins’ land lease was not renewed.  We used it for years without running water or electricity.  Then for awhile we had both.  Currently we are again without running water due to burst pipes that we have decided not to repair. It is hard to keep them from freezing in winter.

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