Today we woke up to the sounds of chain saws and trees crashing to the ground. When you live in the forest you hope and pray that those trees fall the right way. I was in the rig when I heard the cracking of the tree trunk then the Rig shook when it crashed down. The sound was so loud and I had that eerie thought that it was going to crash through the roof. It was then that we decided to sit outside and watch as a huge tree was being cut down. They were working on a tree right behind our place and by looking at the trunk we knew it was gonna be a loud one. It was a pretty cool sight!
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| Benny Watching and waiting for the Tree to fall. |
Speaking of sights, we are blessed with the views we have from our "living room". Every direction you look there are trees. When the temps rise we are thankful for the trees as their shade is about 10 degrees cooler. We have Sugar Pines, Pine Trees, Cedar Trees, Ponderosa Tree, and Dog Wood Trees surrounding our place. The Dog woods are easily distinguished by their Bark! HAHAHA
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| Our Back yard. |
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| variety of trees |
Living in the Forest one has to adapt to the elements. For example, mosquitoes are a nuisance and they love to bite me but it doesn't bother me. I've learned to live with the welts I get almost daily when I forget to spray myself with bug spray. Lately the meat bugs have become a problem but its all part of being in the forest. I guess its worse this year. Yikes!
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| Critters among us |
We've been camp host for 2 1/2 months now and we love it! We've been pretty lucky that we haven't had any rowdy campers or any problems. For the most part our campground has been quiet. We did have a missing camper situation and after 3 or so hours after the report he was found safe. That was a scary situation as it was dark and there was a bear wandering around. So anyway we plan to be in Big Trees til the end of September which will be here before we know it.
We are anxious to get on the road and travel but we are content staying put for a few more months. We are enjoying the peace and quiet of the forest.
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| Trail to the North Grove |
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| Retirement is tough |
Stay tuned for another adventure!
