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

B.E.L. # 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. I had Melissa and Leo working on irrigation and chop-and-drop while Jesse and I continued making progress on the junkpole fence panels. It was another productive day with a good mix of land stewardship, maintenance, and construction work.

I wrapped up the evening by relaxing with Chapito and reflecting on another day of learning and getting things done.