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[slowp]

I heard this weather is supposed to last till June. No sawing for me for a few days. I went to the woods to help with unit layout, broke my rule of No Jumping, jumped, landed on what turned out to be a punky old log which broke and I took a header, which I turned into a sider, head hit stob on a blowdown, hardhat stayed on so no problem but I put wrist down to break fall and it is a little bit sore. I had to spring up quickly in order to look like it was all controlled. I'm hoping I got my big tumble out of the way for the year. We did see the sun today but it was drizzling while it was out. The trilliums were bloomed but soggy, and the nettles have started to grow. We also ran the boundary for a stream buffer. A week or two later and it would be the land of nettles and salmonberry brush. Tomorrow we go up into patchy snow but it'll be flatter and a skidder unit and I'll not jump.

 

[chowdozer]

I heard this weather is supposed to last till June. No sawing for me for a few days. I went to the woods to help with unit layout, broke my rule of No Jumping, jumped, landed on what turned out to be a punky old log which broke and I took a header, which I turned into a sider, head hit stob on a blowdown, hardhat stayed on so no problem but I put wrist down to break fall and it is a little bit sore. I had to spring up quickly in order to look like it was all controlled. I'm hoping I got my big tumble out of the way for the year. We did see the sun today but it was drizzling while it was out. The trilliums were bloomed but soggy, and the nettles have started to grow. We also ran the boundary for a stream buffer. A week or two later and it would be the land of nettles and salmonberry brush. Tomorrow we go up into patchy snow but it'll be flatter and a skidder unit and I'll not jump.

That's no good.



So you're not Superman?

 

[Trinity Honoria]

I heard this weather is supposed to last till June. No sawing for me for a few days. I went to the woods to help with unit layout, broke my rule of No Jumping, jumped, landed on what turned out to be a punky old log which broke and I took a header, which I turned into a sider, head hit stob on a blowdown, hardhat stayed on so no problem but I put wrist down to break fall and it is a little bit sore. I had to spring up quickly in order to look like it was all controlled. I'm hoping I got my big tumble out of the way for the year. We did see the sun today but it was drizzling while it was out. The trilliums were bloomed but soggy, and the nettles have started to grow. We also ran the boundary for a stream buffer. A week or two later and it would be the land of nettles and salmonberry brush. Tomorrow we go up into patchy snow but it'll be flatter and a skidder unit and I'll not jump.

Big ole OUCH!!! no more of this stuff-- you need to be able to get to the GTG!!!

 

[Gologit]

I heard this weather is supposed to last till June. No sawing for me for a few days. I went to the woods to help with unit layout, broke my rule of No Jumping, jumped, landed on what turned out to be a punky old log which broke and I took a header, which I turned into a sider, head hit stob on a blowdown, hardhat stayed on so no problem but I put wrist down to break fall and it is a little bit sore. I had to spring up quickly in order to look like it was all controlled. I'm hoping I got my big tumble out of the way for the year. We did see the sun today but it was drizzling while it was out. The trilliums were bloomed but soggy, and the nettles have started to grow. We also ran the boundary for a stream buffer. A week or two later and it would be the land of nettles and salmonberry brush. Tomorrow we go up into patchy snow but it'll be flatter and a skidder unit and I'll not jump.

That's what you said last time. We're back in the woods. I'll catch up on the PNW threads this week-end. For now it's early to bed, early to rise...you know the routine. Bob

 

[Spotted Owl]

don't know if you caught it earlier in the thread, but if you're arriving Friday night, Haywire has suggested we gather for dinner... a bunch of us are staying at the Super 8...

I read SugarShack in The Dalles. Is that easy to find? What time is everyone thinking about meeting up?


Hows the snow? 4:30 this morning to walk the dogs and we had abt 6" right now just a hair less and 28*.



Owl

 

[flea]

We're looking at the possibility of driving down the 101 to see the redwoods that week too. How's the drive down the coast?

Ian

If your still going to drive down 101 honk as you pass and I'll wave. or better yet stop in and cut some of this $@$!& mess out of my back yard.

Down 101 is a great drive. I drive a truck down to Eureka CA when I'm lucky. Awesome drive, great scenery. If you do, run down 101 to CA199 and go up towards the OR state line again. Truly awesome trees growing right on the Fog line picture it 300' trees growing with the road weaving in between them. Much better than what you see from 101.

Any way I honestly didnt read this whole thread. too long so if it has been resolved already then my apologies, but if you might be coming this way I'll be listening for the tell tale KY accented honk and I'll be ready with a wave. Hope you can make that drive it is something worth doing.

 

[Haywire Haywood]

Yep, that drive is still on the schedule. Thanks for the scenic tour tip. I'll see if I can find it on the map.

Ian

 

[raycarr]

The drive from Crescent City to Eureka is very nice, lots of big trees, rivers, lagoons and of course the ocean is close to the highway in many places.
Once you get past Eureka, Humboldt county has lots of good stuff, don't miss the Ave of the Giants, the north half is the best, if you have time, turn west at Dyerville and cruise Rockefeller Forest.

Ray

 

[flea]

I get to go to Eureka this weekend all the way down 101. And its supposed to be a nice weekend weather wise. ahh I'm gonna enjoy this.

 

[Gologit]

If it makes you boys and girls feel better we actually got rained on today. Not much rain by your PNW standards but enough that 12 trucks had to be pushed out...up hill and around three miles of switchbacks. Everybody was a little grumpy by the end of the day.:censored: :censored:

The push-cat skinner is now totally convinced that all log truck drivers have room temperature IQs and all the drivers think the cat skinner is an evil tempered high gear SOB.

Just another day in the life. We'll try it again tomorrow.

 

[flea]

I literally can't remember when we had more than 36 hrs without rain/snow. My memory goes back to last fall.

 

[Lakeside53]

I literally can't remember when we had more than 36 hrs without rain/snow. My memory goes back to last fall.

Yep.. we get a mud slide every day too:greenchainsaw: .

 

[slowp]

And don't forget the volcanic eruptions!

OK, I have something to admit. Today, it did not rain or snow on us. We went up to the snowline and worked, I wore the rubber calks and sauna pants.
We're putting in obscenely large stream buffers. I am the creekwalker. This afternoon, we went to a lower elevation unit and I boldly ditched the rainpants and put on the leather boots expecting the sky to open up. It was just cloudy, dark, and chilly. Tomorrow: More creek*walking and yelling, "I can't hear you cuz the creek is too noisy!"

*Creek is usually pronounced crick. But if you spell Creek -- Crick, your 7th grade english teacher will use the red pencil liberally on your paper.

 

[Haywire Haywood]

I say creek... a crick is what you get in your neck if you sleep crooked.

Ian

 

[Lakeside53]

I suggest you practise "crick"... a lot... One slip and you'll be swiming to oregon....

 

[Haywire Haywood]

That's a river, not a crEEk between Washington and Oregon. LOL

Ian

 

[slowp]

That's a river, not a crEEk between Washington and Oregon. LOL

Ian

That is not a river. That is THE river. Now, if you go down the Oregon Coast, you should practice pronouncing....Yachats.

 

[Gologit]

That is not a river. That is THE river. Now, if you go down the Oregon Coast, you should practice pronouncing....Yachats.

Yup...and if you're driving through California work on pronouncing Tuolome, Mokelumne, Gasquet, and all the hispanic names left over from the former Mexican ownership.

 

[Dennis Cahoon]

Yup...and if you're driving through California work on pronouncing Tuolome, Mokelumne, Gasquet, and all the hispanic names left over from the former Mexican ownership.

Hey Bob, not hard to pronounce but, aren't you from Rough and Ready?.....or was that Drain, Oregon?

 

[slowp]

Then there's the secret of the Yreka Bakery. Ooops, that is down.........................there.