Meeting never happened today. Reps from 2 of the 4 agencies never showed. I'm disgusted.

Well, they did it again. We were scheduled to install the platform today. I was all packed and ready to go when the naturalist from the park called to inform me that they couldn't get the Fish and Boat commission to bring a boat. (No boat? That leaves them with just fish!)

They either need to rethink this whole project, or find a tree that is accessible by land.

I cut the lawn in the a.m. and then went climbing anyway. Today's weather was b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l for climbing. Mid to upper 60's, bright sunshine, and no wind.

We were able to get all of our ducks in a row today. Well, almost. We removed one agency (PA fish and Boat Commission) from the mix and used the park's lifeguard boat instead. Hey, they aren't using it. No lifeguards in PA State Parks this summer, but that's another story all together.

Long story short, we were able to access the spot and get the Osprey platform installed. It's about 40 feet up, atop a nice Fagus grandifolia (I think). The tree is on a very steep bank, putting the platform about 75-80 feet above the water. The bank is right off the water, and is so steep, I had to "clip in" using fliplines from tree to tree to get up. I pulled a tagline with me, and tied it off at the top, so the others could follow.

The climb went well. State forestry guy climbed and rigged overhead. I assembled the platform and rigged at the bottom. No fanfare, no problems, and...no photos . I left my camera in the car. Sorry.

Now all we need are Osprey!

Well, Now you have to go back and take pictures of your good work! so that you can brag about here!