It's February and so far we've had a mild winter here. Freezing rain about 3 times so far and temps above zero about once every two weeks. Just a few days of -20C weather. At this rate my 1 year wood supply should last me an extra year!!!
We've been opening new trails this winter. I was able to do quite a bit of trail maintenance, cutting down brambles and brush on a couple of new trails. Lucy has a new groomer behind her snowmobile and she's been keeping them nice and flat. We've been indulging in riding the trails on our snow machines. The troll bridge lets us connect to the trails across the creek at two points now. I broke the trail to the cabin from the yurt. A mess of trees down just before the cabin but otherwise it's open. How decadent and fun.
Our big tent is holding up very well. I clean the snow off just in case and I've broken three Costco snow shovels so far. I find I drive the atv beside the tent on either side, stand on the machine, and have just enough reach to clean the snow completly from the top. I've only fallen off the Quest twice!
Speaking of which, I have the tracks on (first time) and that machine goes anywhere. I've already dragged a couple of trees out of the woods, nothing big, but you hardly notice there is anything behind you. You know how some pines grow two trees out of one base (two leaders that both grew). Well there is one across the lake from the cabin and one half split off and fell knocking down a big cedar. With the butt still attached and the top resting on a birch, the tree was horizontal about 30 feet up in the air. I limbed the cedar and was cutting the base from the upturned roots when I looked up and saw this huge tree right above me. I cut that base and got out of there in record time. Once I dragged the cedar out I started to cut the birch the pine top was leaning on. I the birch notched and cut but it it just leaned over a few more feet resting on a smaller tree. I cut a block off the birch, it fell to the ground and I heard a huge thump as the big pine fell to the grould. I had been quite aware of what I was doing and was safe all the time, but the thought of that tree falling gave me the willies. I measured it when it was down. Seventy feet long and twenty eight inches at the base. Now how am I going to get the damm thing out with Sid not working??? I'll cut it upinto
We've been opening new trails this winter. I was able to do quite a bit of trail maintenance, cutting down brambles and brush on a couple of new trails. Lucy has a new groomer behind her snowmobile and she's been keeping them nice and flat. We've been indulging in riding the trails on our snow machines. The troll bridge lets us connect to the trails across the creek at two points now. I broke the trail to the cabin from the yurt. A mess of trees down just before the cabin but otherwise it's open. How decadent and fun.
Our big tent is holding up very well. I clean the snow off just in case and I've broken three Costco snow shovels so far. I find I drive the atv beside the tent on either side, stand on the machine, and have just enough reach to clean the snow completly from the top. I've only fallen off the Quest twice!
Speaking of which, I have the tracks on (first time) and that machine goes anywhere. I've already dragged a couple of trees out of the woods, nothing big, but you hardly notice there is anything behind you. You know how some pines grow two trees out of one base (two leaders that both grew). Well there is one across the lake from the cabin and one half split off and fell knocking down a big cedar. With the butt still attached and the top resting on a birch, the tree was horizontal about 30 feet up in the air. I limbed the cedar and was cutting the base from the upturned roots when I looked up and saw this huge tree right above me. I cut that base and got out of there in record time. Once I dragged the cedar out I started to cut the birch the pine top was leaning on. I the birch notched and cut but it it just leaned over a few more feet resting on a smaller tree. I cut a block off the birch, it fell to the ground and I heard a huge thump as the big pine fell to the grould. I had been quite aware of what I was doing and was safe all the time, but the thought of that tree falling gave me the willies. I measured it when it was down. Seventy feet long and twenty eight inches at the base. Now how am I going to get the damm thing out with Sid not working??? I'll cut it upinto
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