Diamond Mtn

I drove down to Diamond Mountain (a Buddhist spiritual center) near Bowie AZ (SE corner) to help build with the flexible form rammed earth method (and gain experience). I didn't actually get to fill any bags, but I did mess around with looking at the soil, and made some mud-straw plaster and plastered the finished parts of a dome, and kicked around a lot of ideas. I also helped pour a concrete foundation, and set up the rebar for another foundation. (for a bathroom and a temple). I looked at a number of books and plans, talked to lots of interesting people, and went on some hikes... Anyway, the purpose of this page is for pictures, so here they are...

**The dome when I got there**

**The dome when I left - all plastered**

**Expert mud squishing**

**one day dried plaster and fresh plaster**

**distant lightning at night**

**obligatory insect close up shot**

**smoke from a forest fire**

**thunder head building at sunset with yucca stalk**

The Diamond Mountain web page