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2004-10-15 (01).JPG (40 KB)
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| This is what 40 tons of boulders looks like... |
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2004-10-15 (05).JPG (35 KB)
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| While staying out of the way, I direct the unloading of another load of boulders. 24 tons in a few seconds! |
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2004-10-16 (01).JPG (38 KB)
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| Yeah, it sure looks like 40 tons... |
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2004-10-16 (02).JPG (40 KB)
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Yup, that's what we need on this project - lotsa directors and no workers!
Notice that we are moving all the boulders with forks on the loader. This proves to be the easiest way to get the rocks where we want them. The two orange pipes are called "inter-duct". and was installed to all planting zones, as was an irrigation pipe. These will be inter-connected with some cool electronics and controlled by a web site program that will control all watering and lighting for the landscape. More on this later... |
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2004-10-16 (04).JPG (51 KB)
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| The decision was made to lay in all large boulders first, while nothing else was in the way. This was a good decision in general, but we sure re-moved a lot of rocks as the project continued. You know - making ponds bigger, walkways smaller... |
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2004-10-16 (05).JPG (53 KB)
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| This is a great picture! A two thousand pound boulder running away from the loader. There is a fifteen feet deep ravine just feet away... And we retrieved a few from it's depths with large nylon trucking ropes! |
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2004-10-16 (06).JPG (37 KB)
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2004-10-16 (07).JPG (40 KB)
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2004-10-16 (08).JPG (42 KB)
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