My project for the next year or two...

[Hasufel]

I had a couple dozen hardwood trees dropped on my retirement lot in western NC so now I've got a lot of bucking, splitting, and stacking to do. I've got about three years to go but I wanted to get a head start on the firewood so it'll be nicely seasoned when I move in. Unfortunately it's about an eight hour drive from here and I'll have only brief opportunities to work there, so I guess I've got my work cut out for me. Between the brambles and the poison ivy I may decide to hold off until the leaves come down this fall. At least there's a good slope and big stretches of trunks are up in the air so they shouldn't rot away too quickly...

 

[weatherguy]

Looks like a nice spot to take a few days vacation.

 

[D8Chumley]

That's an awesome view

 

[Felix5513]

Where at in nc?

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[Hasufel]

That's an awesome view

Thanks! I'm really looking forward to moving there. Off camera to the left there's a view that goes well into South Carolina. A great place to scout out scrounging opportunities with my telescope if I ever run out of wood!

The environment is different than what I'm used to in northern VA because it's farther south and gets more rain because of the elevation. From what I can tell by counting rings, trees grow much faster down there. One of the first trees cut down is a red oak that's about 20" diameter--about the size of the ones I have up here. It had huge rings, though, and turned out to be only about 50 years old, compared to 100+ years for ones that size up here. The mountain had been logged so none of the trees there are very old. Looks like basically the same mix of oak, tulip poplar, and maple that I'm used to...

 

[Hasufel]

Where at in nc?

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South of Black Mountain/east of Asheville.

 

[Dantheman300z]

Beautiful view.

 

[Felix5513]

Cool. I live way back in Robbinsville.

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[Hasufel]

Cool. I live way back in Robbinsville.

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That's a beautiful area! I'm looking forward to having a lot more time to explore that part of the state.

 

[Lake Girl]

Early spring or late fall camping expedition since it is a far travel time. I'd say summer but heat and bugs might be a huge disadvantage for that endeavor.