The beach has never been cleared, according to David Schwartz, who admitted that one twisted pile of iron and steel buried the underbrush was the remains of a boat hoist that landed on the shore when a high wind picked it up and flung it, perhaps 30 years ago. Note that sentence is written in the past tense. We dug up all of the stuff and stacked in on the cliff.
Here's a photo of the beach as it looked last year, before we started cutting it back.
Seneca Lake beach in 2006
This year, the brush and weeds have been cut back to the cliff, with three piles set for great bonfires, when everything dries out.
Piles ready for burning
The project did require a chain saw for the big chunks, and sometimes to get down the get the roots loose, too.
Capt. Dan Olsen ably handled a chainsaw lent to us by brother-in-law Dan.
Capt. Dan hunts for roots
The only remaining questions are:
1. Did we get too close to the poison ivy on the cliff?
2. How long does poison ivy 'poisoning' take to show up on the human body?
Oh, and the third question:
Is that bottle of Calamine Lotion from last year still good?
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