Friday, February 18, 2011

First Day of Tapping 2011



Harvey, Ryan and a crew of 3 other people are headed to the woods to begin tapping today.

45 degrees this morning and rain is predicted.

This is a picture I took last weekend. Our sap lines are usually about 4 feet off the ground, but not this year. It is really hard going in the woods. The men have been digging out sap lines with a shovel for a couple of weeks.

The top picture is of "sap" lines. These lines go from tree to tree.

The bottom picture is one of our "main" lines. The sap lines feed into the main line. The main line carries the sap to the sugarhouse.

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