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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.
 
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
 
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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.
 
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
 
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
 
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.
 
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
 
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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.
 
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