Managed to be home from work with some daylight left. Took a stroll up the mountain behind the house with the family. Took a few pictures.
First, my toys (DFLE and Buck Mayo) and my daughter's toy for this hike...
The two dogs walking the trail (the old guy's just barely seen up the path)...
That small tree leaning across the trail above was 'removed' by the DF in three strokes, but no photo. At the overlook from the top of the trail, here's the view west (it's much better on a clear bright day as you'll see in a few months)...
Finally, after a bit of work, a large alder across the trail (as seen a few months ago after I removed a particularly annoying spur branch)...
Anyway, after the DFLE was applied to the job, it gave way and snapped in the middle after chopping half way through from the top...
In summary, I really enjoyed the versatility of the DFLE in it's first NW test. I used it as both a light machete and as a chopper on the walk and it was perfect. The sword ferns were cut back easily, the blackberry vines were dispatched just as I had hoped, and any tree falls (including that 10" diameter fellow) were removed without breaking a sweat. I'm very impressed.