Power line score with pictures:

[bogydave]

Went back today. Log jack worked well.
Didn't get as much, was getting wet, over dressed too, 42° & sun melting the trail.
All spruce, had to dig & move around the cotton wood logs to get to the spruce.

 

[bogydave]

Few more pics

 

[Locust Post]

I had my suspisions you would be back at that today.

 

[bogydave]

Had a helper today . Granddaughter came along.

 

[Locust Post]

Had a helper today . Granddaughter came along.

Sounds like your day went better than Swags...awful but happens quickly as we all know. He just posted if you haven't seen

 

[tfdchief]

BD, I have NO idea how you get anything done with a view like that.

 

[bogydave]

BD, I have NO idea how you get anything done with a view like that.

Always looking at the Mts.
This scrounge was close , made for a nice picture

 

[HDRock]

Looks like a really good score

 

[Ralphie Boy]

My hero! Nice work and beautiful country. I wanna come visit!

 

[Woody Stover]

Looks like you've been making the rounds.

 

[bogydave]

It is amazing how I can see (maybe smell) fresh cut trees.
Can't really see this from the highway but
I saw them loading up one of the brush whacking machines.
Went the next day & looked around. Mostly all spruce & cotton wood.
Keeping me out of trouble (mostly anyway).

 

[CageMaster]

BD, I wouldn't care if you posted another picture with firewood in it, its hard to even notice the rounds or stacks with the beautiful mountains in the background, your living my dream!

 

[nate379]

They gave you the ok to get the wood? The last job I caught them working on, they ran EVERYTHING through the grinder, said I couldn't have it since if I got hurt on the easement it would be on them.

It is amazing how I can see (maybe smell) fresh cut trees.
Can't really see this from the highway but
I saw them loading up one of the brush whacking machines.
Went the next day & looked around. Mostly all spruce & cotton wood.
Keeping me out of trouble (mostly anyway).

 

[Shane N]

Dave, if I ever decide to take a trip up to Alaska, can I just stay at your place? I'd help CSS as long as I get that kind of a view.......

 

[bogydave]

Dave, if I ever decide to take a trip up to Alaska, can I just stay at your place? I'd help CSS as long as I get that kind of a view.......

Sounds good. But my view is just one of many.

 

[bogydave]

They gave you the ok to get the wood? The last job I caught them working on, they ran EVERYTHING through the grinder, said I couldn't have it since if I got hurt on the easement it would be on them.

Didn't ask.
I "assumed" since they post signs free firewood when clearing ROWs,
this wood was free for the taking like other places just tougher to get to.

They figured no one would go to this extreme to get the wood out, so no signs.
"They" don't know about the folks on this forum & the wood addiction. HA HA LOL

2" of wet snow last night, I'd split & partially stacked over 1/2 of it. Now covered in snow

 

[bogydave]

Split & stacked. Used the blower to get rid of most of the snow covering the wood.
Left the frozen in spruce there to stack more wood on.
Separated the birch & spruce.
No mts. today, clouded over .

 

[nate379]

That view exists for nearly anywhere in the state

Dave, if I ever decide to take a trip up to Alaska, can I just stay at your place? I'd help CSS as long as I get that kind of a view.......

 

[nate379]

I dunno, probably depends on who the contractor is doing the work.

Did you get any wood from when the Eklunta power plant land was cleared? They had several hundred cords of tree length in stacks not far from the highway, free for the taking.

Didn't ask.
I "assumed" since they post signs free firewood when clearing ROWs,
this wood was free for the taking like other places just tougher to get to.

They figured no one would go to this extreme to get the wood out, so no signs.
"They" don't know about the folks on this forum & the wood addiction. HA HA LOL

2" of wet snow last night, I'd split & partially stacked over 1/2 of it. Now covered in snow

 

[WellSeasoned]

Looks awesome Dave! Good to get out eh? How much wood have you hurned through so far, and what is the end of a typical burning season?

 

[bogydave]

Good to get out eh? How much wood have you hurned through so far, and what is the end of a typical burning season?

Thanks
Yea, feels good to be cutting, splitting & stacking with the mild temps (20s to mid 30s)
With what I've got this week, I gotta be real close to 3 years worth of wood stacked & seasoning.
90% birch.

The spruce I'm getting will be ready by next fall. Good to have for shoulder season.
Don't have to baby it like the birch & keep it under cover & drier. Just keep spruce off the ground & it'll last a long time.

Gone thru about 4 cords, have bit over a cord left. May have to tap into the 13/14 wood if we get a cold snap.

Burn season ends mid April I guess. Variables though, like any where else.

 

[bogydave]

Did you get any wood from when the Eklunta power plant land was cleared? They had several hundred cords of tree length in stacks not far from the highway, free for the taking.

Got some spruce last spring.
They had mostly cottonwood.
The contractor got most of the birch. Him & his son stashed out of site & would cut on weekends.

 

[bogydave]

Found some more spruce but about 1/2 mile by ATV to get to it.
Need to check with DNR to see if I can get to it with an ATV.
Rules say after Nov 15 with frozen ground & snow cover,
vehicles under 1000 lbs OK.

 

[chvymn99]

Found some more spruce but about 1/2 mile by ATV to get to it.
Need to check with DNR to see if I can get to it with an ATV.
Rules say after Nov 15 with frozen ground & snow cover,
vehicles under 1000 lbs OK.

Better be a small ATV... My Polaris 500 weighs in around 800 lbs dry and 880 lbs wet so that means with me I'd make it over 1000 lbs. LOL