Will Koch does not like to cut down trees.
Let me rephrase that:
Will Koch does not like to cut down tree
It’s against his nature. He wants as much shade as possible in the park. And the beauty of the old hardwoods is part of his family’s heritage. He’s the third generation to run this lovely playground and he doesn’t want to be the one to mess it up.
The popular “S curve” at the bottom of the last drop on The Raven actually came about because Will didn’t want to lose any more precious trees. The initial design skimmed along the edge of the forest, creating the need to cut down an entire row.
“Can’t we zig-zag it into the woods and save some trees?” he asked the engineers at Custom Coasters.
They made it work.
Whenever we do have to take out a tree, I think about that wonderful old Keep America Beautiful ad. Remember it? The one with the Native American sadly looking out over the polluted, trashed river? With that single tear slowly sliding down his weathered face.
I picture Will that same way.
Well, when I saw this on my way to work this morning, I felt compelled to run by the store to pick up a box of those man-sized tissues for Will:
What’s going on? Who would do this?
Does Will know about this?
To give you a bit of perspective, gentle readers, I risked life and limb and stood along Highway 162 to take this photo from up near Holidog’s FunTown:
I can’t tell exactly where on the property the trees originated. It’s certainly not a clear-cut operation, as the forested area beyond Splashin’ Safari is still there.
It looks as if the trees have been removed very precisely. One by one. As few as possible. Making room for … could be just about anything!
Well, whatever it is, it’s big.
Really big.
