Thursday, February 26, 2015

"Blow the Man Down"

As I was snow shoeing across McNaught Island today, I was singing my usual refrain.....



All of a sudden I reach the south rim of the island, and at the top of a 50 foot precipice is the base of a mighty oak that has been blown down.   This picture is from the base where it has landed horizontally on a mighty pine.................Way, hey, blow the man down.............
 
 
 
Note that the above picture does not do justice to the vertical steepness of the hill.......Way, hey, blow the man down.............
 
I then went half way down the hill and took this looking up:
 
 
Well, it's time to head back.......