Woodcutting with a TC report. Naches WA

1mtnman wrote:
And they say you should never do these things alone!

Yes, I was apprehensive being so far from help should something bad happen up there. A bad chainsaw accident or a falling branch could be terminal up there.

PapPappy wrote:
Heat you while you're splitting it, and again when it's in the wood-stove!

OK, but if I wasn't tough enough up there in the hills to do it I don't think I'm much better at sea level.

mockturtle wrote:
Chinook Pass is one of my favorites. Nice report. Don't kill yourself up there!

Yes, and it's right out my back door which makes it easy for me.

Raften wrote:
Once I put on LT tires I never had a problem again with tires.

I asked to do that but Les Schwab will not mount LT tires on a 15inch rim. They will on a 16 inch rim with 8 lug centers. Must be a liability issue, I don't know.

Jfet wrote:
The burned trees were sad.

Sad yes, but what a striking photo.

recycler wrote:
And those little bees hurt no doubt..

Yep, still have red splotches on my arm, little buggers!

mckirsch wrote:
Prorated, not full, I'd imagine.

Yes, they were prorated, and that's only fair, I did get 5 years of service.

Camper_Jeff_&_Kelli wrote:
The bug infestation and management are an odd bird it seems.

Yes, and I also wondered if it was a good idea to bring this stuff back to the west side of the mountains. We have a lot of trees on our farm and would hate to be harvesting them in couple years because I brought hitch hikers home in my wood. I did not see a single bug or beetle though. But that doesn't mean they aren't in the wood.

profdant139 wrote:
Really good writing!! Very interesting.

Thank You, and when I go back I will bring my snatch block and my 100' cable to ease extraction methods.

kohldad wrote:
Nice trip report on a bright idea.

Thanks, and I'll take it a bit easier next time. And thanks for you trip reports, I believe I've read some of yours in the past and enjoyed them.

I've written journals of all our family camping trips and my business trips for 20 years, I have quite a stack of printed versions as well as burned to a CD. Started with a hand written diary, then progressed with computers and digital photography. Some of my stuff is on my web sight linked in my signature. We roll with a Suburban and a 30' travel trailer as well as what you've seen here.

Thanks everyone for the kind words if you have subscribed to the thread. Hans