Maple Syrup

Discoveries: Snow, smoke, sap, wood, buckets
Companions: Family

When hauling wood or eating pancakes, you can get a little messy. At least that's how I was after completing both of those tasks. During the Spring, my family makes maple syrup. Once the temperatures are above freezing during the day and below freezing during the night the sap starts to flow and that means maple syrup season has started. For the past four years, we have ventured out into the woods during Spring and tapped maple trees, collected sap, and cut wood. It's a lot of work, but it only lasts a few weeks at most.
First, we drill holes in the trees. The sap drains out of these holes, through hoses, and into buckets.

After collecting the sap, we boil it. It takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup. The boiling process takes a very long time, but that is because there is a lot of water in the sap. To make the best of all that time, sometimes we'll roast hot dogs or marshmellows while we're out there. 

What better way to celebrate the end of maple syrup season than with a pancake breakfast? Have a good day and good breakfast everyone! Peace.

Morals: Do things yourself, go out and do some physical labor for once rather than sit inside on the couch all day. The fresh air, workout, and the taste of accomplishment once you're done is very rewarding.
Hint: Next time my adventure will come from my book of ideas.