This past Monday was the first day the forest service started selling tree permits. We weren't sure if it was going to happen this year due to the Waldo Canyon fire. The cutting area was unaffected so we got our permit ($10.00) and drove to Woodland Park. We decided to drive all the way in to the end of the cutting area (15 mi.) since the weather was beautiful and there was no snow. We found a beautiful Engleman spruce (the same species that the White House has this year from Colorado) and had it cut and on the top of the car within about 30 min. Since the weather was great we decided to have an adventure and drive home over Mt. Herman Rd. We back tracked about 10 mi. and then drove about 45 min. toward Monument. It is beautiful up there but has some messy areas due to 'shooting spots' and 'drinking camps'. It was great trip over the mountain. The tree is up but not decorated. We thought we were going smaller this year but it looks pretty tall (12 ft.). Another perfect tree and we helped the environment by thinning the forest.
Mt. Herman Rd was in great shape since it was used so much during the fire and it looks like they have been doing lots of thinning up there for fire prevention.
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