20 REASONS TO APPRECIATE MAKING MAPLE SYRUP

You can wear your favorite lumberjack outfit.

If there is late season snow, your dog can create a path into the woods for you.

Its a good way to find a quiet place to think.

When you realize you need more professional equipment, you also learn that it is hiding in a shed which is buried behind a snow drift.

You may get to use your snowshoes.

A little exercise never hurts.

Working together is a bonding experience.

Well…

You begin to feel real nourishment coming from the tree.

When the first bucket is filled, there is a great sense of accomplishment (a false one, I might add)

Maple sap tastes great.

Dogs become more camera friendly in the woods.

There are plenty of WWWF matches to watch while you wait.

Warm days in the snow remind you of Spring skiing.

The few mechanical requirements may actually make you feel like you have skills. 

All that sap is so promising once it is collected.

Reducing the sap warms up your house.

You finally understand  - (continued)

Why maple syrup is so expensive.