MY WORLD

[T Bolt]

Great pictures Geo! What a monster! The biggest dozer we usually see on a job is a D-5. Years ago when my son was around 6 I brought him to the job on a Saturday and a friend of mine gave him a long ride in a D-4 and even let him steer it a little. He still talks about it.

 

[fubar57]

Wildlife and stuff from my last trip to work.
Some Canada Geese.

Hooded Mergansers

Mallards

Bald Eagle

Raven on my Duck

Elk

This little fellow, the Mountain Pine Beetle destroyed over 67,000 square miles of British Columbia pine forests from 2003-2008.

The after-math. Notice that only mature pine trees were affected.

Waterfalls

Geo

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I like the bird shots. The raven shot is excellent.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[wheelsup_cavu]

Cool pictures.


Wheels

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Just pulled this thread up and got to say you have done yourself proud with these shots Geo, that Bald Eagle is fantastic. Shame about the loss of all those trees though.

 

[fubar57]

Thanks guys. Vic, unfortunately it's worse than the loss of trees now. In the past four months, two sawmills have exploded and were completely destroyed with the loss of four lives. Though it hasn't been confirmed yet, the cause is thought to be from the extra dry dust caused by the beetle kill logs. The government has ordered major clean-ups in the remaining mills. My wife and son work in sawmills here in Mackenzie so the incidents are always in the back of my mind.
Pix from my last trip home from work.

Osprey pair.

Mule deer with a scar on it's side.

Moose.

Haven't tracked down the breed of hawk yet

Night before the Super Moon.

Sunrise over "Big Red".

Geo

 

[michaelmaltby]

Love the rock wagon in back light .... great nature - on a great scale.

MM

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

This weeks trip to work.

Black Bear

Caribou

Elk

Fox

Mountain Goats in the pit

Small forest fire just east of Tumbler Ridge on Monday. Water and chemical bombers were involved and we watched the Rapattack crew get dropped in as well.

Geo

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

The deer looks like she had tangled with something, the fox was fearless, the mt. goat was leaving.........ok, ok I'll stop. Great shots Geo of some excellent wildlife and surrounding area.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[wheelsup_cavu]

Cool shots.


Wheels

 

[T Bolt]

8)

 

[fubar57]

Last pictures of my Tumbler Ridge/coal mining experience. .
Loaded powder truck

New haul trucks being built and ready for commissioning

No comfy shops for the mechanics...new engine required on the D-9

Some more critters

Comparison between my duck, a bit bigger than a 988, and a 992

My last sun rise at Peace River Coal

My last day on me duck

Geo

 

[fubar57]

This is what I'm currently running...

.....until this gets commissioned.

Geo

 

[Gnomey]

Cool shots!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Amazing pictures George and it sure is a rugged part of the world where you are. All that snow and here's me bitching about a few degrees of frost.

 

[ontos]

Great pictures George, how do they keep people from taking pictures on the cell phone? I could not even think of driving one of those giants

 

[Crimea_River]

Good stuff Geo. Last project I was helping manage included a heavy duty wash building for these kinds of rigs. Massive equipment.