I decided to bring my new chainsaw with me when I went home to visit my parents this week (you never know when a good wood cutting opportunity will present itself), and... it just so happens that my dad decided it was time that this spruce bordering the yard (which has been dead for probably 5+ years now) to come down! I'm pretty sure that it is some sort of spruce (possibly Engelmann?), judging by the trees around it, which seem to be Engelmanns. Not a huge tree, but should make for some nice firewood once I buck it later today