Report from the mountain

Well, we went up on the mountain, we did not bring back any tablets.  Did not see any burning bushes.  Matt 26, Emily 38,  Mrs Kadizzle 67, and Kadizzle 68 did some serious trail work.  Matt is like a mule and he hauled the chain saw up and down some powerful steep slopes.  On Thursday we made the long drive way, way back into the heart of nowhere AZ.   Deep in the Mazatal Mountains we decended into the canyon.  As we did we cut logs off the trial with the chainsaw, and Kadizzle did some work on the tread of the trail  The ladies with loppers  did what they could to make the trail passable.  The Deer Creek trail is steep.  By three we made it out.  Old Kadizzle needed all the steam he had to get out of there. 

Back up on the ridge we set up camp. We found a spot with a great view and it was a nice place to camp.  A few drops of rain fell, but not even enough to settle the dust.  Kadizzle decided to sleep in the back of the Forest Service pickup truck.  Mrs Kadizzle kept talking about bears, but they never showed up.  Emily strung a hammock between two trees and Mrs Kadizzle set up her tent.  Matts set up his tent.  After a nice dinner Emily and Mrs Kadizzle sat around the fire.  The men went to sleep.  The night was warm and a decent pillow would have been a blessing for Kadizzle.  About four in the morning hunters went by in their zoom zoom machines. 

Up at first light the crew had coffee and a rudimentary breakfast.  Now back down that steep trail.  Since we had left tools and the chain saw there the day before there was no choice but to go down and back once more.

The trail goes through a designated wilderness area. You cannot use a chainsaw in the wilderness so we cleared what we could up to the wilderness.  Again today we had to make the hard hike out.  The youngsters had no problem.  Matt with a heavy pack and the chain saw beat Kadizzle out.  Kadizzle is just too old and fat for this work.  Moving Little Joey up many contour lines is taxing to say the least. 

Well we had a good time and feel like we got some serious exercise.  We made American Great Again the old fashioned way by doing our share.   Experiencing the remote land we all own is an experience.  There are places you own so remote and still pristine.  You need to protect them from Trump and his thieves.