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When it comes to that institution some things are better left unsaid. Out of sight out of mind, so to speak.

All the old growth left here is protected, Butch. Though there is some on private lands that gets dabbled in. But not very much anymore But as far as spring boards go they are still used here. the ground is just as steep as it was in the old days. Though the trees are smaller.

I never seen an OSHA man in the woods, ever. In the day you did what you had to do. None of it was safe.

That one I took in 1980. Stihl made the poster in 81. There's only three people in the tree. It's 3 pics stitched together. Stan Richards and Keith Anker, in the top and middle, changed shirts and hats, and saws. Stan died before the poster came out. Sad. Oh, that tree is in Big River...

The continuing saga of my adventures in the trees will be presented in the up coming book, Coast Redwood, Tree of Dreams and Fortune. Which will portray my life and adventures hiking through the groves of old growth, searching for and climbing the big trees for fun. It will be as extensive and...

With Fundamentals I was in hot pursuit to complete it. It was such a long project I really didn't have the time to think of doing anything else. The climbing section is so far outdated. The good thing is the updates and revisions are already in the works. And so many good things have come...

The truth of the matter is, when I was taking most of those pictures it was the last go around for the big trees on the timber lands, and after that it was all history. I knew it too, and that's why I took as many pictures as I did, and when I could. Though while it was all going on the...

If was off the ground. you could walk under it at the stump. The bind kept the first two logs up in the air and they didn't drop until I made the third buck.

Mike was a strong man alright, but I don't recall saying he could hold up a pro saw by the pistol grip. Page 272? In high climbers that's of John Ciro and me in Salmon Crk. In Fundamentals it's me sitting on a springboard. Those were the days, boy. And yeah, there's a story behind every...