Boggs Mountain – Nullius in Verba

Weekend Postcard: In a meadow at Boggs Mountain

I snapped this picture several summers ago. I like the lighting and the lush feeling. Who could believe so many variations of green could exist in nature?

Weekend Postcard: Boggs Mountain State Forest

Winter is on its way in the northern hemisphere. Make sure to clear all those things that are meant to channel water: culverts, ditches, eaves, and the like. An ounce of prevention saves a ton of rock fill. If memory serves, this damage happened on Boggs Road 400 above Spikenard Creek near John’s Trail. (seeContinue reading “Weekend Postcard: Boggs Mountain State Forest”

Short Logger

This is logging on Boggs Mountain State Forest around 1975. The forest manager a that time say this is probably called a short log log truck pulling a short log trailer. There were not too many of these around (nowadays log forks are added onto a flatbed trailer). The operator liked it since it gaveContinue reading “Short Logger”

Copter 104

Yesterday was a pretty quiet and relaxing Sunday. The flock of pubescent girls that had been squawking Friday and Saturday, migrated back to roost elsewhere and we were allowed to listen to the lake lapping at the shore once more. Around 1:30 PM, we got a visit from my former neighbors. I used to workContinue reading “Copter 104”