Our wonderful friends, Steve and Linda Nuss offered to come to the family cabin in Allenspark, CO to cut down trees marked by a state forest ranger. As most of you know, the pine beetles have ravaged the Grand Lake area, on the west side of the Continental Divide. We are all working hard to try and fend off the devastating effects on our side.
The two Tree Dudes - Chet under the masterful
tutalege of Dude Steve – felled over 125 trees Friday afternoon and Saturday, May 30 & 31! Very few of them actually had pine beetles. Part of their mission from the ranger was also to thin the forest. They did not have to cut branches and chop the trees, nor wrap and stack them. The National Forest Firefighters offered to come by and chip them with their huge machines.
I am going to attempt to post a brief video shot of Chet felling one of the larger beetle trees behind the cabin at the end of these photos. It was the first time I’d ever taken video with my new Sony digital still photo camera, and had no idea if it would work, or even if I would be able to get the tree in the shot! But I think you will enjoy the Tree Dude Victory and the Victory shout!
(I have run out of time and can’t get the video posted – will have to do so at a later time – come back and watch the Big Fall!!!)
