G
Gord
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Spent the last ten or so days in a camp at the somewhat remote Toba Inlet where a run-of-river hydro-electric project is being built. We were hired to remove trees in riparian areas and to piece apart 125 trees down to 6-8 meter spars for use in salmon spawning channels that are going to be built. It's an amazing area, one of the most rugged places I've been and a lot of it is untouched. The most recent logging in the area was in 1987, but mostly it took place in the valley bottom so a lot of old-growth forest remains.
A bunch of photos, mostly of the scenery.
The main camp.
View from my room in the float camp.
Some Amex explosive that they were flying to blast a few hazard snags. They had pallet after pallet of the stuff.
One of the powerhouses under construction
They were flying these up to some of the pole sites with Helifor's Vertol
Old growth.
Some areas must have burnt at one time because there's some lonely old trees in unaccessible spots.
Waterfalls everywhere.
A few of the about ten deer we saw everyday.
We got some sun for the last few days we were there.
Morning.
Some big trees growing in places I wouldn't think there's any soil to speak of.
Waterfall we worked beside for a few days.
Some of the finished spars. Most were Sitka Spruce and Amabilis Fir between 100-180' tall.
Steep country.
Young grizzly.
Flying home in a float plane.
Brem River
Video with some blasting for fun.
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I've got a bunch more pics from the last time I was there if anyone's interested.
A bunch of photos, mostly of the scenery.
The main camp.
View from my room in the float camp.
Some Amex explosive that they were flying to blast a few hazard snags. They had pallet after pallet of the stuff.
One of the powerhouses under construction
They were flying these up to some of the pole sites with Helifor's Vertol
Old growth.
Some areas must have burnt at one time because there's some lonely old trees in unaccessible spots.
Waterfalls everywhere.
A few of the about ten deer we saw everyday.
We got some sun for the last few days we were there.
Morning.
Some big trees growing in places I wouldn't think there's any soil to speak of.
Waterfall we worked beside for a few days.
Some of the finished spars. Most were Sitka Spruce and Amabilis Fir between 100-180' tall.
Steep country.
Young grizzly.
Flying home in a float plane.
Brem River
Video with some blasting for fun.
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I've got a bunch more pics from the last time I was there if anyone's interested.
