SilverLeaf
03-21-2011, 09:19 AM
Just curious if the flooding in MN is putting a damper on anyone's sugaring?
Because of water over the roads, I have an extra 3 mile detour to get to one group of trees, and in another low spot the snowmelt is now above my waders (I found five buckets bobbing around in the water yesterday), but otherwise I'm unaffected.
But en route to work I frequently cross the MN river valley at Henderson, MN, and there's a batch of absolutely enormous silver maples right off Hwy 19 that I always lust after. Got me thinking, though, those beautiful river bottom trees wouldn't be worth anything in years like this because they'd only be accessible by boat!
Because of water over the roads, I have an extra 3 mile detour to get to one group of trees, and in another low spot the snowmelt is now above my waders (I found five buckets bobbing around in the water yesterday), but otherwise I'm unaffected.
But en route to work I frequently cross the MN river valley at Henderson, MN, and there's a batch of absolutely enormous silver maples right off Hwy 19 that I always lust after. Got me thinking, though, those beautiful river bottom trees wouldn't be worth anything in years like this because they'd only be accessible by boat!