This Week 
Thursday, October 19, 2006, 07:28 PM - Work
Well, I've basically been keeping up. I stayed late one day last week, but Pat has to load trucks early in the morning so he has time to work on my piles of logs before we (the crew) get there. This week has been going fairly well. I keep learning new things and how best to deal with other things.
-Miranda

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The Cows 
Monday, October 16, 2006, 05:50 PM - Friends/Family
The Hanley's have two cows. It was really nice out on Saturday so I went out with my camera to find them and get some pictures. Once they saw me out there they came right up to me then started following me when I was leaving. Before I started the logging I fed the cows in the evening for Pat. They really like their apples so they were hoping I would give them some (they each got two :) ).

-Miranda


The red cow coming through the trees to check me out.

The black cow.

They tried not to look like they were obviously following me at first.

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First Day Alone 
Monday, October 9, 2006, 08:18 PM - Work
I had my first day working alone without the retired delimber operator there to help me with problems or to catch up when there's a big pile of logs. It went really well. I stayed caught up and I didn't have too many problems. The hardest thing to tell sometimes is if a log is rotten and how much is too much. I think I may have kept up though because they were going a little slow. Tomorrow will be the big test. We're doing clipper piles which basically means they send up a group of trees at once and there isn't normally much time between because the piles are fairly easy to get to.
-Miranda

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Logging Videos 
Sunday, October 1, 2006, 03:50 PM
And here is the videographic proof that Miranda is a Big Machinery Operator :)
CLICK FOR VIDEO:MIRANDA RUNNING DELIMBER

And another video showing the process of hooking logs and Yarding them up, and delivering to the delimber. I'm out in the brush hooking the logs. This Area was the last spot we logged. It was flat for once!!
CLICK FOR VIDEO:JOE HOOKING

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Long Weekend Off 
Sunday, October 1, 2006, 02:55 PM - Work
Well, we finished the job we were at for the last month. On Thursday and on Friday we moved most of the equipment and all of camp (the trailers) out. We had to walk the heavy machinery out to a gate which took about 1.5 hours where it is picked up and driven to our next job. So, we get Monday off while Pat sees about our next location. I'm getting better at running the delimber (picture below) but we'll see how much longer Joe lasts hooking. :)
-Miranda


One of many nice views from our job (6000 feet).

Sunrise one of the many early mornings.

From left to right: the loader, delimber and yarder

The bathroom facilities at camp. :)


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