Up Nash's Cabin Way

[MarkBNJ]

Finally made it out to Nash's cabin today. Nice day all around, with the rain letting up and the sun coming out after noon. The roads were a little sloppy but nothing out of the ordinary. A certain buck-toothed resident of the pond at the cabin site has been very busy. There was one large (8" or so) cedar felled right at the water's edge. It fell the wrong way so I guess he gave up on it. We spotted many other small cedars that had been gnawed through in the vicinity, but he had hauled all those off to make his impressive domicile.

 

[Ben Ruset]

That's pretty impressive. The last time I was there it looked like the beavers hadn't been around in ages. Glad to see they're still active there.

 

[Teegate]

Finally made it out to Nash's cabin today. Nice day all around, with the rain letting up and the sun coming out after noon. The roads were a little sloppy but nothing out of the ordinary. A certain buck-toothed resident of the pond at the cabin site has been very busy. There was one large (8" or so) cedar felled right at the water's edge. It fell the wrong way so I guess he gave up on it. We spotted many other small cedars that had been gnawed through in the vicinity, but he had hauled all those off to make his impressive domicile.

Was that a new looking cut? That seems like it was there years ago. Maybe wrong.

Guy

 

[MarkBNJ]

Was that a new looking cut? That seems like it was there years ago. Maybe wrong.

Guy

Well, it's gold with red heartwood, so it looks pretty fresh to me. New-cut cedar should grey in about a season I think, and this didn't look very weathered at all. There were a number of examples of earlier cuts in the surrounding wood and they were all weathered gray. The ones we assumed were new-cut were all gold/red.

I'm bugging my friend for a still from his video. If you stand at the cabin site and face the water, the tree is right at the water's edge to the right. It is still attached to its stump, and fell onto the shore pointing almost directly away from the water. There were green needles on the tree as well, if I recall correctly. We marvelled at the size of some of the tooth strokes. They looked to be better than a half-inch across. I don't know much about beavers, but this one must be pretty good sized.

 

[Frolickin]

Interestingly, it is because of the felled cedars at Nash's Cabin that I am here. Someone saw a post I made about what I saw and introduced me to this site nearly five years ago.

 

[bobpbx]

There was one large (8" or so) cedar felled right at the water's edge.

I just realized that I have never seen a cedar felled by a beaver. Anyone else notice that?

 

[MarkBNJ]

Received a couple of stills from my friend. Here is the better of the two, so you guys can get a sense of the size of the tree and the freshness of the cut. Thumbnail links to full-size in the gallery.

 

[Teegate]

Looks quite fresh for sure. And it is a cedar. Nice find.

Guy

 

[Ben Ruset]

I just realized that I have never seen a cedar felled by a beaver. Anyone else notice that?

You should spend more time in the woods instead of lollygagging around like you are oft to do.

 

[Frolickin]

I photographed the same tree today. There was another nearby too.

 

[MarkBNJ]

Yeah, we also noticed that one he gave up on . He certainly doesn't mind tackling large trees. We decided he was just working his teeth down.

 

[Sue Gremlin]

Must be such a bummer to work all that time and have the tree fall the wrong way!

 

[bobpbx]

I love smelling them when they are fresh cut like that. That is odd though.