Chesterfield is pretty high elevation in the foothills, right? Looks like more precip coming between now and Thanksgiving, too.
I've heard that a warm dry summer and then a wet winter means lots of high-sugar sap. We'll see...
Cheers,
GO
2016: First year. Homemade evaporator out of little woodburning stove with steam tray pans. 6 taps on buckets. 1.1 galls syrup
2017: Same little homemade evaporator, but souped up. Still 2 steam tray pans. 15 taps on buckets. 4.5 galls syrup.
2018: Same setup. Limited time (New baby!) Downsized to 12 taps and short season. 2.2 gallons syrup.
2019: Still very limited time, with a one-year-old. Downsized even further to 7 taps and a short season. 2.1 gallons syrup