Clearing the Driveway

We got the permit to put in the driveway so we spent Friday afternoon (08/27/21) clearing trees. Next step is to clear the stumps and then call in the big machinery to carve out the driveway. That’ll be a big milestone for us since we’ve been eagerly awaiting being able to actually drive onto our property.

Bob cutting down one of the first trees:



Laura clearing the lower branches to reduce the chance of Bob getting impaled when the trees fall:




Bob got cocky felling trees and tried to cut one down the opposite way it wanted to fall. The result? Not one but two chain saws stuck in a tree! After much hacking away with the axe, we were finally able to work the larger chain saw out and rescue the second.




Location: Pine, CO 80470, USA

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