A few examples of what it was like:

quick handles for the sharpening files. (Did a better job on the flat file handle)

Spraypainted the heads of my sledge & axe. (Tools are easy to lose on any jobsite, urban or rural)

My 3rd cutting attempt. This is why seeing how the tree leans is the most important step. I tried to free it with my axe...no go. On the bright side, my first two attempts were successful & quick, I'm still pretty good with an axe, & nothing fell on me. I learned a few things that day.

My G00gle Maps review for where I stayed a couple nights. (The rest of the time I laid down in the van)

On to planning the next trip there. I wanna do two before the end of the year, if possible. You read a few thoughts on that in a previous entry. I've been doing cutting exercises on the wood piled up from past treasure hunting expeditions around town...got pics but you're probably not interested in those. (I make a mess every time. Chainsaws are not for neat freaks) Yesterday I split the lame handle off the round file & made a new one for it:

I have three more round files...they're consumables, since they wear out. Gonna make handles for all of 'em this week.