Our farm is not just for sheep, it seems. The woods contain excellent tipi poles for harvesting! Two years ago, our son, Tyler, cut and finished Cedar poles for a tipi, shown here: On his most recent visit this past week, Tyler and friend Madison, trekked up the hill to find Douglas firs for a new, larger tipi. Hatchets in hand, they cut down 20 trees and brought them down the hill. This tipi will seat 24 people around the inside, and be comfortable for 4 or 5 people to sleep in. Five days of skinning and smoothing! They made it look easy, but I know it was hard work. Cross-training for rigging, they said, as they both work for Rocky Mountain Rigging, whose season starts up soon. Tyler and Madison also chopped oak for our next winter's woodstove, raked an incredible amount of leaves for fire safety, and helped us fix our sheep shed. They earned their keep! And the beer ;-)
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