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- February 17, 2010 at 7:23 pm #41433
Traveling Woodsman
ParticipantCheck out my new website, http://www.sinkingcreekhorselogging.com
Let me know what you think.
February 17, 2010 at 8:13 pm #58268Carl Russell
ModeratorLooks great. Nice to know more about you, Carl
February 17, 2010 at 8:41 pm #58275dominiquer60
ModeratorIt looks nice and gives some well explained information. Did you do it yourself? What software did you use? I am currently getting text and pictures together for a site for our farm, but I don’t care for the restrictions of my mac iweb program so any suggestions would be appreciated. I definitely like the way yours is put together and it is easy to navigate.
Good work,
Erika
February 17, 2010 at 9:10 pm #58276Participant@dominiquer60 15812 wrote:
It looks nice and gives some well explained information. Did you do it yourself? What software did you use? I am currently getting text and pictures together for a site for our farm, but I don’t care for the restrictions of my mac iweb program so any suggestions would be appreciated. I definitely like the way yours is put together and it is easy to navigate.
Good work,
Erika
I did do all of it myself, and it probably wouldn’t have happened if I had not been forced by my doctor to sit all day. It was engaging in certain ways though, just different than skidding logs all day with my team. 🙂
I actually did all of it on iWeb on my MacBook Pro. The templates are highly modified (mostly used “blank” templates). As you can see I came up with my own color scheme and layout, I pretty much retained just the navigation bar from the template. I know iWeb is not the most flexible or powerful software out there, but for me it works good because it’s easy to use and is seamlessly integrated with the rest of my computer, making it very easy to modify/update the site. Once I get mobile again (start walking) I probably won’t be as inclined to spend hours on my computer, so it needs to be easy to use for me to get around to it.
I found out everything I needed to know from google searches. There are actually a number of good iWeb related sites with tips and such on using it.
So there’s some of my thoughts….
February 18, 2010 at 1:02 am #58269Scott G
ParticipantGreat site, Ben!
I added your link to my site and the DAPF contact site.
One suggestion, you may want to make it so that your outside links open in a new window. Otherwise when people start visiting the other links and start exploring from there they navigate away from your site and can get lost. If a link is opened in a new window and they close it, you’re still there! A bit of marketing…
Take care,
ScottFebruary 18, 2010 at 1:18 am #58277Participant@Scott G 15820 wrote:
Great site, Ben!
I added your link to my site and the DAPF contact site.
One suggestion, you may want to make it so that your outside links open in a new window. Otherwise when people start visiting the other links and start exploring from there they navigate away from your site and can get lost. If a link is opened in a new window and they close it, you’re still there! A bit of marketing…
Take care,
ScottThanks for the tip, I’ll do it.
February 19, 2010 at 5:12 pm #58273Rick Alger
ParticipantWhat I saw looks great, but it wouldn’t fuuly load. I’m on dial up so it’s probably my problem, but anyway I thought I’d let you know.
February 19, 2010 at 5:13 pm #58274ParticipantWhat I saw looks great, but it wouldn’t fully load. I’m on dial up so it’s probably my problem, but anyway I thought I’d let you know.
February 19, 2010 at 5:23 pm #58278Participant@Rick Alger 15881 wrote:
What I saw looks great, but it wouldn’t fully load. I’m on dial up so it’s probably my problem, but anyway I thought I’d let you know.
Good to know, thanks.
February 19, 2010 at 5:40 pm #58270J-L
ParticipantNice job Ben. I wish I had known you were out here in Wyoming. Would have been fun to visit you. I have wandered around in the Hoback area a bit. It can be steep in places. Did you enjoy it?
February 19, 2010 at 7:42 pm #58279ParticipantI had a lot of fun living and working in Wyoming. I actually lived in the Green River Valley, near Pinedale. Our work took us up toward the Hoback quite a bit. It’s such different country than back here, there’s things I like about both. The mountains out there are so cool, I did get to climb several while I was out there, including Gannett Peak.
I worked with an experienced horse logger there named Doug Strike, who has logged with horses in WY for about 35 years. He’s knows his stuff. He lives near Pinedale too.
Where are you at J-L?
February 19, 2010 at 9:40 pm #58271ParticipantI live down by Ft. Bridger, Lyman, Mtn. View area (very south west corner). We all travel to the Pinedale, Big Piney, Jackson area a lot playing sports and hunting and fishing. I really liked the Hoback country and love to visit the Wind Rivers. I used to swing up through that country shoeing horses for the dude outfits as well. I’ve been doing a little thinning for private landowners around here to keep down the fire danger, similar to what you have pictured (but with mules). I’ll bet it’s been interesting going so far and wide working like you do. Makes for some good reading and love the pictures.
February 19, 2010 at 9:47 pm #58280ParticipantWow, I just bought a horse trailer from a guy in Mountain View. That’s a cool area with the Uinta’s in the distance. I almost did a big dam overhaul job for the Forest Service up in the Uinta’s, but politics and other junk ended up getting in the way. And I really love the Winds too, they are a very unique range.
I wouldn’t rule out the possibility that I’d end up back out there at some point, if I do I’ll have to look you up.
February 20, 2010 at 1:42 pm #58272ParticipantPlease do feel free to look me up. I have a small ranch here and am home pretty much all the time (some where on the ranch) and if you need to lay up with your horses I have corrals and hay.
Most people don’t know about the Uinta’s. Pretty cool little mountain range that gets to near 14,000′. I live south of Mtn. View on the way to the mountains. - AuthorPosts
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