Goats vs Tree

Five old goats went up Campaign Trail.  It would be goats vs a very large tree that fell across the trail.  First we had to walk through Peter Bigfoots place.  It was very sad to see what the fire and floods have done to his little nirvana.  Several of his building were burnt down and the amount of sand that has migrated into his stream is amazing.  Still his spirits don't seem to be dampened.  Instead of going into Peter Bigfoot just look him up on the Google. 

After passing through Bigfoots we soon came to the large tree five engineers all over seventy were going to move.  A very large tree fell across the trail and the plan was to use a hand operated winch to remove the tree.  It was not a simple process.  The tree caused a rock fall when it fell and it turned out to be a dangerous undertaking. The possibility of being involved in a rock slide and going into a steep ravine were part of the program.  The entire process was an exercise in physics.  Using levers, and pulleys we finally managed to move the tree.  It was about a three hour process.  In the end the old goats actually said they enjoyed the challenge.  The adventure was a nice change from the usual process.  The fire damage and water damage along the trail is very bad and it will take massive amounts of work to restore the trail.  The trail has probably been in use for centuries if not longer.  Many ancient Indian sites are in the area and no doubt it was in use by them.  Hopefully the spirits of the ancients were with us today.