This week was a gong show. Everyday was an hour and a half plus drive.
Day 1 - we had a crew replant on a hellish block of stick mat and rookie trees. And then it started hailing.
Day 2 - I was working away through some crazy slash [fallen trees and other rubbish] working on my spin moves to keep speed up. Then I slipped and impaled my midsection on a pointed stick. Luckily my abs are now treeplanting abs and thus enormas so it didn't draw blood. I took a five minute break because I thought I earned it. Then I beat the mess out of that stick.
Day 3 - I was planting by myself, alone at the back of a deep walk in block. and there had been grizzly bear sightings on the block a few weeks early. And there was fresh bear poop on the road in. I spent the morning planting at the tree line, jumping at everything. OH NO! nope thats a squirrel. YIKES! nope thats a creaky tree.
Day 4 - short day finishing up that stupid block were all standing around this muddy road and someone said hey you guys should mud wrestle. Naturally I'm in. My opponent was 70 lbs heavier, had college wrestling experience and the ablitity to see while fighting. I think we called it a draw.
Day 5 - Going to a new block this one had road so badly deactivated that we had to get out and shovel and place logs so we could get across four times! only to be greeted with frozen trees and horribly rocky land.
On of those 'try again next week' weeks.
~CHAD
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Hey Chad! So, you are now 3 days into your "try again next week" week. How's it going? Here's some thoughts for you:
A)I hope the grizzly bear didn't eat you.
B) I hope the stick that tried to impale you dies a horrible death.
C) You're awesome.
D) God's with you always, even on the crap days.
Keep up the good, hard work, Chad. It will DEFINITELY be worth it in the end. And I don't just mean the tree-planting work, either.
Your sister in Christ,
Elisa
hey chad, hoping things are looking up, its warmer now, God always looks out for you even if it doesn't seem like it. I have a feeling that the grizzly bear would have lost the fight. but yah man give me a shout if your near hundred mile or something or if you can get cell service fire me off a text, you'll never know where i might be
JOEL
Day 5 sounds AWESOME. You know you're in the bush when you have to place logs to get by.
I JUST SAW THE MUDWRESTLING VID ON FACEBOOK! That was awesome!
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