Mountain Extension - Official Work Thread

[Mike Fox]

Jasons pictures.

Before lunch..



After lunch

[Duncan Mackiewicz]

Great shots one and all but it looks to have been bitterly cold. I can't fault that dozer for not wanting to start without some extra warming. I hope you had a fire nearby to give you all a place to warm up a bit although I don't see one in any of the pictures.

[Mike Fox]

No fire. We were too busy..but we got the pile closer to the Trout Brook parking lot, so maybe one can be had on a cold Saturday..

[John Kokas]

Looks like you could use a Lombard to help drag all that timber out of there.  Any good hardwood to go to the sawmill?

[John McNamara]

One of the great things about these pictures is that they are reminiscent of so many pictures from many years ago - pictures of places where we now run trains.
-John M

[Fred Morse]

When we were younger John!

[ALAIN DELASSUS]

 Working in such a cold (- 17 C)  goes to show your dedication to that two-footer once more . It will take the line and the trains  far away northward .

[Jeff Schumaker]

I agree with Duncan, it looks terribly cold in those photos. How large of a crew was there?

Jeff S.

[Mike Fox]

7 in the morning, 6 in the afternoon, unless I am forgetting someone.

[Bill Reidy]

That sounds balmy compared to what's forecast for this Saturday.

[Mike Fox]

We started at about -10. We will be making an attempt at something Saturday. I would like to at least burn or attempt to burn what we have cut, and maybe cut a few more trees..

[Jeff Schumaker]

How's was the wind on Wednesday? We've been having wicked overnight windchills in the -15 to -20 range.

Jeff S.

[Mike Fox]

Meanwhile, up at the Brook...

With warm weather predicted this week, and an expected inch of rain on Friday/Saturday, I was real concerned about the ice on the brook. While it was still somewhat solid, I wanted to remove the necessary trees on the south side of the brook. Steve Z. joined me, and the first picture is of what he and I accomplished. Reinforcements arrived shortly after he left, and helped me cut the branches off and stack the brush from this tree. We then did 3 EASY ones, because I was about done.



And here we are at the end of today..

[Jeff Schumaker]

Nice photos, Mike.

Jeff S.

[Chuck Watford]

I keep thinking it would be fun to come help, but -10...holy cow!! I'm in Alabama! Anything below 32 and we stay inside by the fire!