Back on the property at Forked Meadow, great stacks of sugar pine and white pine lumber are laying around. The pine beetle infestation and drought have killed off almost all of the stately pines in the area. To reduce fire danger, we cut them down and turn them into lumber for building projects.
At one of the landings where we stage the wood. The blue stain from the fungus that the pine beetles carry makes pretty wood but also kills the trees.
Just look at that beautiful wood.
Heading down with another set of corral boards.
These big slabs will make great countertops.
There is that blue stain.