My Dad's Treehouse

I know this has nothing to do with space exploration, but my Dad posted a video of his trip up and down the spiral staircase he built around the outside of a tree on his property (I grew on up

Hornby Island, BC

). The staircase has 99 stairs and goes up for about 75 feet (25 meters). He's built a platform at the top where you can sit and see mountains and the ocean. And I spend my summer visits pulling the kids off the thing. Here's a

link to Dad's blog

(he's a photographer, by trade, so I have a well documented childhood).

P.S. Oh, and Dad made it clear that the bird's nest was old and empty.

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today, founding the website in March 1999. He's also the co-host of Astronomy Cast.