We had a great first hitch!
The week started out very cold. It was snowing when we arrived at our campsite and pitched out tents. By the time we got to the worksite, it had turned to a cold rain, which sounds miserable but was actually fine. Sawing is hot work, so the cold was not an issue.
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| Our campsite. |
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| Road in front of our campsite. |
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| Lots of interesting plants in the area. |
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| View from campground |
There was wildlife to be seen. We saw several deer from the truck as we drove from the campsite to the worksite. I also saw a female sage grouse. Insect activity went from non-existent to swarms of flies and mosquitoes after the first mild night.
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| Female sage grouse. |
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| Cows at our worksite. They were not at all wary of chainsaws. |
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| A day's worth of gear to haul: chainsaw, chaps, 4 liters of water, lunch, raingear, dolmar (the gas and oil container), and sawbag with tools. |
I was impressed with how hardworking my crew was. Working 8 ten-hour days in a row is no easy feat.
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| On a break. |
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| Posing with gear. NOT about to saw through the gas can. The ground seen here has already been cleared of juniper and pinyon. |
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| The foreground has been cleared, but you can see the edge of the treeline where we were working. |
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