!! In the quiet hours of the bootcamp grind, I found myself: Esteban's Bootcamp Experience

B.E.L. Post # 194

After the morning meeting, Melissa, Jesse, and I got started with irrigation, making sure trees and plants were getting the water they needed. Once that was wrapped up, we moved on to some chop-and-drop work and spent time improving trails around basecamp. Before lunch, we also did some chainsaw maintenance to keep the saws in good working order.

After lunch, Melissa, Jesse, Leo, and I focused on bucking, splitting, and stacking firewood. It felt good to see the woodpile continue to grow and get ready for future use.

Later in the afternoon, we headed out to the Abbey. Melissa and Leo worked on irrigation and chop-and-drop while Jesse and I tackled a section of junkpole fencing that had started leaning. We disassembled two fence panels to investigate the problem and discovered that one of the support posts had rotted off at the bottom. After removing the failed post, I set two new posts using a gravel sock method to give the fence a solid foundation for rebuilding the panels. It was satisfying to uncover the cause of the issue and start putting the fence back on solid footing.