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[RC] weather, trees, and My-Endurance.net - rides2farEric, Nice photos. I had my own experience with a tree blocking the road this week...was a little less prepared. Josie and I followed my friend June hauling our trailers 6 miles up a twisting 1 1/2 lane gravel road with a drop off on one side headed back into the Cherokee National Forest, just praying we wouldn't meet a rig or a logging truck on its way out. Instead we came around a curve and an oak tree had fallen blocking the road. No cell service. Nobody else likely to happen by. NO place to turn around and NOOOO chance of backing out of there. Between us we had June's 12" folding camp saw (you know, the plastic handled ones you can carry in your saddle bags) and my mountain climbing rope and a long tow chain (until now I'd always thought it was *too* long). I ended up having to use the rope to get up on the tree which was about 10' off the ground horizontal across the road. scooted out as far as possible but the tree was still about 10" in diameter. Started working on it with that little saw (hard to saw sideways when you're straddling the tree) and just worked my way as deep as I could all the way around. Finally doubled my rope around the tree and hooked it to the chain and the chain to the hooks on June's bumper. Started backing the truck (steering rig around curve in road) and the rope held, tree broke. Still had a huge treetop blocking the road so we had to repeat process on lots of big limbs before we got it where we could all three heave the trunk over the side. From now on there WILL be a bow saw in my backseat with my fire extenguisher, hydraulic jack, tools, compressor, etc. etc. Maybe a come-along too! P.S. If any of you haven't discovered John's new offering...the endurance "My Space" www.my-endurance.net (I've been surprised nobody's mentioned it) you can see my tree photos for proof of my whittling skills at http://www.my-endurance.net/profile/AngieMcghee (oh boy, I'll bet you guys are going to waste your weekend setting up your page now. >g< Angie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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