October Journal

[Amber Gold]

I went to the tubing seminar today at Bascom's. Even though we didn't go outside because of rain, it was still very informative and learned quite a bit.

Tomorrow, going to finish tying up mainline now that I've spent enough money at Bascom's. Sunday will be stringing more wire and mainline.

[Sugarmaker]

Opening of deer season starts in PA, wood cutting for syrup about 50% along, tending bees last night I gathered 200+ lb of honey.
Hope things are well in maple land

Chris

[3rdgen.maple]

There is just no break from the weather here to do anything much outside. Rained all summer and so far the fall is the same. Salmon River reached a record breaking level today and was running at 7000cfs at the gates plus all the runoff and feeder streams going into it was an amazing site to see. Water was over the altmar bridge at one point. I went to the south trestle parking lot and can you believe there were idiots fishing in it. I sure hope snowfall is easy on us this year. Not sure how much more wet crap I can handle. Would of hated being a salmon this week.

Just went to the USGS water sight for the salmon river and they have peak waterflow at pineville bridge ( that is not there anymore) at 20,000cfs. WOW average for the fall 750cfs. Put some photos up on my picasa picture page for you salmon guys to look at http://picasaweb.google.com/10410555...UntitledAlbum#

[jgrenier]

Hope that water level goes down some be for next weekend. im going to be up to winterize the camp and try to do some river fishing.

[danno]

3rdgen - did you see the vertical crack in the dam on the upper res. Saw some pics on the Salmon Crazy site. Now, that's just scary. I have not been up in a couple of weeks, but wonder how low they brought the res. I heard guys were fishing in parking lots and farm fields. Crazy!

[red maples]

geez rivers only gets that way here in the spring during the thaw/monsoons.

Went to the fair last night. Went to sap house when we first got there and it was packed. So we figured we'd stop by after we got a bite to eat. went back about 1 hour later still packed!!!! Crazy!!! but still got some maple cotton candy when we left at like 945 or so it was still busy in there!!! The best thing about the sap house at the fair is the prices, I love it because the prices are not inflated they are what they are supposed to be!!!! Had all the treats warm apple cider, cider donuts, funnel cake, hot choc, wanted apple crisp but the line was too long!!! only spent about $100 usually its more. So expensive anymore to go to the fairs. the kids were a little chilly but a good time was had by all.

38F this morning with a very light frost in some patches of the yard. that should really get the trees going!!!

Cleaned out the wood stove, got the chimney all cleaned, Found a dead bat in the wood stove. don't know how he got in there, there is a spark arrestor on the cap? usually takes me about 25 minutes to take everything apart and clean it ad get it back together. When I first moved I had a company do it $185 for 35 minutes of work. But I didn't have a choice. paid $40 for brush and pole!!! gotta bring in some wood with some chilly days ahead it time!!!

Love this time of year!!!

[3rdgen.maple]

3rdgen - did you see the vertical crack in the dam on the upper res. Saw some pics on the Salmon Crazy site. Now, that's just scary. I have not been up in a couple of weeks, but wonder how low they brought the res. I heard guys were fishing in parking lots and farm fields. Crazy!

Waterline says the river is at 2000cfs till midnight monday. From what I understand it is water being released out the snow gates. If that is true then the reservior is still very very high. As far as the crack if you remember the last time that happened they drained the reservior so much you could walk across it with hipboots so the could repair it. And in 37 years living here I have never seen such a bunch of idots fishing this river. The desparation to catch a salmon has turned their brains to jello. These idiots are trying to wade out into the river to catch a fish while they are basically intoxicated from drinking to much beer while drowning their sarrow. It was a wild and sad site to see full grown 100 year old maple trees floating down the river.

[220 maple]

Closed up shop at the Old Time Apple Harvest Festival at 5 pm yesterday. Only a two day event. Sales was extremely brisk. Sold out of Maple coated nuts on Saturday and Maple Candy by 1 pm on Sunday. Festivals are hard to judge. I could have sold twice as many packages of coated nuts. Maybe next year. Syrup sales was very brisk also. Customers was shopping for christmas gifts. Met several people who in the past make some syrup for themselves and some who have helped others make syrup. Always meet people that have no idea how Maple Syrup is made. We always give a sample taste of the syrup I have for sale. That helps move product always.

Mark 220 Maple

[red maples]

Got the rest of the mainline branches up still have to put the ladders together and a few more ball valves and then re- direct the laterals put in saddles and should be all set. Hopefully Iwill be building the platform for the holding tank in 2 weeks.

Signed on for a six week class of bee kepping with the seacoast NH bee Assoc. classes start tomorrow. and signed up for the year for the assoc. as well.

Got 6 more chickens and a rooster. got 15 layers all together. so getting plenty of eggs to sell.

Syrup levels very low. but its selling like crazy!!! had about 4 gallons of commercial. decided to bottle it up. sold all but 1 gallon. people love it because you can't get it. and its not bad tasting either. it has just enough off flavors that I won't qualify it as B. and its flying out the door. And got an offer to sell my syrup at an x-mas tree farm starting nov. 27th we'll see what I have left by then.

[Sugarmaker]

Brad,
Love your sugarhouse! Nice web page! I like the pleated sides on the arch!
Regards,
Chris