BEFORE CHAINSAWS

Freedom Is Just Another Word...

I’ve cut wood, many cords of wood. With a chain saw..
I’ve drug it out of the woods, through deep snow…
I’ve split many a cord by hand and with a splitter..
But to do something like this?
Not quite..

Logging Monster TreesToday’s post is an amazing look at a period of our history that wasn’t that long ago involving the challenges loggers faced every day to earn their wages. Remember this the next time you think your job is demanding.

Before chainsaws were invented, the logging industry in the United States & Canada was a seriously challenging occupation and we are only talking about 125 years ago. In the Pacific Northwest there were forests full of monster trees and cutting them down was done by hand. A friend sent me these photos and I had to share them with you.

Look at the length of the…

View original post 256 more words