We’ve had Devon Stratton and his crew, our favorite tree guys from Climbers Tree Care, working at the cabin this last week.  They have been kind enough to let us use their splitting machine, so today was the first of 2 Saturdays we spent at the cabin working through piles of cut trees.  To meet the fire codes, we regularly have to remove any dead trees, or trees that grow too close to the buildings.   Devon left a huge pile for us to work on.  Aaron and Graham invited their strong buddies to join us for a day in the mountains.

We will soon be saying good by to the wood shake shingles covering our walkway and garage here at Sundance.  Like at our home in the valley, insurance will no longer cover shake shingles.  Everyone worries about fires.  Here’s a last look before this roofs are covered in metal roofing.

I had never seen or used a wood splitter.  It was really fun to watch the hydraulics at work.  With a push of a lever, the power drove a wedge into the hardest logs and split them like a bale of hay.  It was incredible to watch.  I thought of lots of metaphors as we worked, how small things, good or bad, can have great consequences.  Take a look at the power:

We came back on the 28th to finish our work.  Look at all this beautiful stacked wood!