Into the woods by 9:30 AM.  Back by Noon.    We started cleaning the evaporator pans today.   While the pans were simmering with cleaning solution we started picking up limb wood.

This afternoon we went to visit two other local syrup makers around the Whitelaw area.  During the season we are all busy and can not get out to see other operations.  They too are cleaning up after the season.    One had 200 taps the other about 300 taps but he was on vacuum tubbing  and made about 200 gallons.   Vacuum systems really make a difference for sap yield.   Hopefully we will get a vacuum system too in a few years.