When all the rafters were in place it was time for the roof and time was running out. It was late September and winter comes early to the mountains. With the help of many friends I put up almost 2300 square feet of 2x6 Tongue in Groove fir planking.  We finished the underside of the planks while they were still on the ground.  

I called everyone I thought I could beg or trick to come out and we worked in two crews on each side of the structure.  There are actually very few times that having a lot of people is really a good idea.  Most of the time they just get in the way.  Spudding the bark, making shakes (if you use wooden shakes), nailing seams to hold the chinking and putting on roof boards seem to be the times you can use all hands.   Make it a party.  But don't hand out the beer until all the hammers have been turned in.

And what is better than a wife who's actually willing to go up on the roof and pound on planking with her husband? We finished the planking and put up a layer of tar paper to protect things until we can begin work again next summer. Next year who knows, maybe even a floor and a door?