Beenthere,
Ya...interesting summer. Hot, humid, and when the dog-gone ticks finally faded away, the horseflies got vicious—I hate those things. I am looking forward to things cooling off some.
Over July 4th we got some nasty storms with big-time straight-line winds. There are a couple of pine plantations on the way to the ranch with every tree broken off about 15 feet up. Guys were logging trying to salvage what they could. Winds broke and pushed over tress all over the place.
A week before this, I just cut 15 to 20 trees so that I could mill them for projects. Now, I have probably 50-60 trees for cutting, hauling, and milling. The downed trees are mostly Aspen with a few smaller Red Oak.
The Stump Ranch was fine, my equipment was fine; however, every path into my place was blocked. Initially, I couldn’t get an ATV in, so I was walking and cutting. It took 2-3 days, but I managed to clear a path for my ATV. Now I just need to cut, haul, and mill.
This spring my trips to the cabin have been to cut and haul beams for the timber framed shed I am working on at home. This project is nearing completion and I should raise the shed in a month or so (only 4 or 5 months beyond my initial schedule).
I also continue to cut beams and planking for a few projects. I am ready to start the sauna, the flooring is drying, and as an after-thought I will probably put a porch on the Stump Ranch.
Logging road into my place.
