| As of September, the trees downed in the huge wind storm had yet to be salvaged |
Some of the smaller trees that fell over |
A particularly unfortunate direction for this tree to fall |
Right onto our well. Ironically, when the well was drilled Pete had to pick one of two trees to cut... |
...so the drillers could get their truck in. Of course, the one he left was the one that fell on the well. |
With the loggers finally on the property for the salvage, they picked the tree up off the well |
| With the stump having already been cut off, it was an easy "pick up, set down" |
The impact of the falling tree shattered the cast iron well cap |
If you look carefully, you can see a piece of the cap that fell into the well |
The well, with a new cap and flagged so that the loggers don't run it over with their equipment |
There's really a chipmunk in there, inspecting the well repair job |
The impression the well left on the tree. Not quite the same as the impression the tree left on the well, but impressive nonetheless |
| The forwarder picking up logs that the harvester has already processed |
Picking up sticks |
Unloading the forwarder, stacking logs |
Special-purpose machinery is always interesting to look at |
Loggers on break |
The processor-harvester. Note the huge dent in the side of the engine compartment |
| Steel tracks on rubber tires |
The business end: a hydraulically powered processing head, with jaws, powered rollers, and a chain saw |
The "office" (yes, that's Windows) |
Joysticks and plenty of buttons on both arm rests |
It's difficult to get the whole machine in frame |
A wider shot |
| The forwarder parked at the landing |
About half-done stacking logs |
The harvester working in the woods |
Down to the smaller end |
A log this small gets cut almost instantly |
All done, ready to haul |
