Over the years that we have been in Puerto Madryn, some of the trees have not been able to survive the harsh conditions. Not only is there little water, lots of wind, and harsh winters, but there are also a lot of nasty borer-type bugs that burrow into them and kill them off slowly. As a result there were a number of trees that were actually starting to become dangerous, so it was time to bring them down. Pulling the trees down one by one The first tree took out the power lines to our main building. Cleaning up the fallen tree. Cleaning up the felled tree. Preparing the next tree for felling. Preparing the next tree for felling. After felling comes the cutting into pieces. After felling comes the cutting into pieces. Felling trees in more than one place. Felling trees in more than one place. Cutting a poorly felled tree. Cutting a poorly felled tree. Miguel leading the pulling-over team. Miguel leading the tree-pulling-over team. Jake working on cutting down another tree. Jake working on cutting down another tree.