September 30, 2025
Day 1,460 of the Adventure
When a tree falls in the woods, does it still make a sound if no one is there to hear it? The age-old question still unproven. It's possible that very large percentage of people have never actually heard a tree falling in the woods on its own. I can assure you that it happens far more frequently than you would probably think. It's not like it happens every day, but this year so far, I've either heard or physically witnessed five large trees simply come crashing to the ground. Oddly enough, unless you knew it happened, you may never know it happened. Occasionally one will fall in a conspicuous enough location that when you walk out and see it, you're like...... "Hey, that tree wasn't laying there yesterday was it?" Most the others just blend in with the forest landscape and begin their slow decay to replenish the organic matter of the forest floor. Food for the next batch of trees coming up. When we're here, we hear them all. It begins with a crack of wood, a pop or two, a few more creaking and cracking sounds. Then the big breaking sound of wood tearing itself apart, followed by the rush of limbs ripping their way through the nearby canopy. Finally, the heavy crush of everything impacting the ground. It's all very dramatic..... and noisy. The question is, would it still make all that noise if we were not around to hear it? I'm pretty sure it would. Last night at about 5am. a tree down the hill behind the cabin went through its death throes. I am very certain it did not know we were there nearby close enough to know that anyone was there listening. We were both awakened by the initial snapping and popping sounds of wood breaking that we could easily hear through the open cabin window. It came crashing down with all the enthusiasm of a tree putting on a show for an audience. I'm sure it could not have known we were quietly sleeping in the cabin just up the hill. Did it know we were there? Present to hear it? Or did it think it was all alone in the darkness of the early morning? I'm guessing it was oblivious to our presence and proved once and for all that a tree does indeed make a sound when it falls in the woods whether anyone is there to her it or not.
Of course....... I could be wrong!
Adventure Quote: “If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there to hear it, doesn't it just lie there and rot?” ― Chuck Palahniuk
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