Girdling a tree with a putty knife.
Kevin and Andrea, returning to the trucks at the end of the day.
Ian McGoldrick.
A dense section of aspen before the girdlers got to it. Notice that the coniferous trees are hard to see.
The same piece of land, after the girdlers have gone through it. Notice how much more open it is.
An aspen being girdled with a proper girdling tool.
One of the putty knives that some of us use for girdling ... we sharpen the edges, then bend the blade over in a curve with a torch to make it more effective.
The bottom of a caulk boot, with two of the caulks just replaced and sharp. These boots are handy for walking over wet logs on the blocks.
Old caulks on the left, new caulks on the right, and a caulk wrench in the middle.
Andrea Menard, attacking an aspen.
Ian, setting up his tent by the lake. "Sleeping on the block" sometimes works out better than expected.
Lou Dahl.
Brent Stewart.
Ian McGoldrick.
John "Tony" Becker.
Lou and Andrea.
Martial Lemoine, with a bag of marshmellows.
Kevin Blasko.
Sunset at Stony Lake.