Found a bunch of oak!

[revdocjim]

We live on a mountaintop and the road up to our place has 75 curves (yes, they're numbered), and it's all part of a prefectural park. I noticed a work crew cutting trees on corner 18 last week. They've been working below that earlier this fall and I got some wood but almost everything they cut was cedar. Well, corner 18 had several large oak trees that they cut down and have just left the wood there. I got a couple loads in my tiny little van today and will keep going back for more since the weather is supposed to stay warm and clear most of this week. A very nice Christmas present

 

[MaintenanceMan]

Awesome. Oak definitely trumps cedar...

 

[redyute]

This thread is useless without pics

 

[revdocjim]

This thread is useless without pics

OK.

This is what I hauled, cut, split and stacked yesterday and today.


I ran out of steam about an hour ago and still have these waiting to be split and stacked.


I'll try to remember to take some photos of the stash next time I go down there. Probably tomorrow.

 

[HisTreeNut]

OK.

This is what I hauled, cut, split and stacked yesterday and today.
View attachment 190861

I ran out of steam about an hour ago and still have these waiting to be split and stacked.
View attachment 190862

I'll try to remember to take some photos of the stash next time I go down there. Probably tomorrow.

That is just a simply sweet score!

 

[redyute]

Wood porn

 

[gzecc]

OK.

This is what I hauled, cut, split and stacked yesterday and today.
View attachment 190861

I ran out of steam about an hour ago and still have these waiting to be split and stacked.
View attachment 190862

I'll try to remember to take some photos of the stash next time I go down there. Probably tomorrow.

Nicest wood racks ever seen.

 

[Easy Livin’ 3000]

Yep, that woodrack is a real good 'un.

 

[revdocjim]

My wife posted this on facebook today... I didn't even notice when she took it.

 

[sportbikerider78]

I want pictures of the road. As a sport bike rider...living off a road with that many turns is a dream come true.

 

[bboulier]

Looks great. Fine score.

 

[revdocjim]

Here are a few shots of the site where I found the wood. As you can see, I haven't even scratched the surface.
The big pieces in this shot are 18" to 24" across.



This is the biggest tree they cut down. The stump is at least 4 feet across! And that's my tiny little Honda Vamos van in the background.


These pieces are about 8" to 18" across.


I'll probably be making a lot more trips to this site in the coming months. It is far enough down the mountain that they probably won't get buried in the snow. Where we live on top of the mountain is about 4,400 feet in elevation and things stay frozen for about 3 months here, but this site is at about 3,600 feet and it's on the southern side of the mountain.

 

[revdocjim]

sportbikerider78, you might enjoy this video! It starts from the parking lot just below corner 17, so the second corner you see is where I found the oak. He races his car up this section in just over 5 minutes. The fastest I've ever done it is just over 10 minutes and that is much, much faster than my wife lets me drive when she's in the car!