Was great to see Treeman at Treestock '08, he was 100% in the spirit. Unfortunately but fortunately I was kidnapped Saturday morning by J~Bird and TreeGal for a hike and climb, and missed climbing with Treeman in the awesomely nasty leaning black oak.

Had some fun with tree measuring gear (rangefinder and clinometer) after Rob pointed out how to change degree/rad modes on my calculator (Duh! No wonder my measurements had been screwed up lately), the big oak where we all descended out in a Bob Wray choreographed tree ballet was 101.12 ft. The Willow Oak by the pavillion came in at 96.4'. Never did get a chance to measure any of the big tulips, they looked to be 125+, maybe one or two in the high 130's.

Was chased out of 4 different trees by incoming weather, but not before some good climbs happened. Had some fun removing two stuck ropes in the dark with lightning bearing down, yipee! Great lesson in staying calm to get things done. Monday morning I got up to see that a river had been running under my tent. All dry inside.

Some good music sessions, next time we got to bring it up into a tree or two.

Was fun cooking for the masses (on Saturday or Sunday morning?), I sent eggs over easy and french toast via Treegal to J~Bird still snoozing in his semi-mobile Tiki Lodge (dude stays up later than I do!)

Thanks to Treeman for making that nice toss into the Willow Oak on Friday night so I could rig my boat. I was pretty much toast after climbing hard all day. Did my first sleepover in a tree, so sweet waking up in the treetops Saturday morning.

Good times all around!
-moss