BRK Post 78
Today was all about exploring the lab looking for a plot. I spent the morning hiking, going to each spot and finding the winter sun azimuth. On the shortest day of the year the sun rises less than 20 degrees above the horizon. Both plots I was looking at barely see the sun, the southern hillside is in the way.
I hiked up that hill and from the view I could see open glades on the other side of the valley. Those
should get the most sunlight because they are higher in the landscape.
I was near the path to go to the creek so I went and splashed around a bit. The creek is ice cold and I found more berries to watch.
I took a picture of a big cedar tree that was burned from one side. All that is left is a rind of
wood and bark where the fire was put out.
I went down to basecamp to meet with Orin. He is giving a few of us a linux crash
course. Learned how to change directories, view and edit files in the terminal, find a list of commands, and change the terminal behavior. I'm going to have to practice so I don't forget the lesson.
Had a big meal up at Cooper Cabin, we fired up the grill and cooked about seven pounds of meat. With Jen, Josiah, Nine, Chris, and myself we had about a pound each and it's all gone. I was going to grill peaches but all of us were too full, maybe later in the week.
I'm ending my Sunday up on the sunny side of the hills. I found a flattish spot by the highest, most western boundary. The sun exposure is great, the down side is access and
water. This has the opposite attributes. But it would give me the opportunity to hydrate one of the highest points on the property.....
That is an exciting idea.