Some say the world will end with fire.

Others say with ice.

From what I've tasted of desire

I hold with those that favor fire.

But if I had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hate,

To say that for destruction ice,

Is also great and would suffice.

Robert Frost



"YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID" - Ron White



"Good things come to those who wait, but, only the things LEFT by those who hustle." - Unknown (at least by me)



"Life is wonderful, without it you are dead." - Hy "Pete" Peterson - Park City and Kenecott Miner



"Don't worry about those people in your past---there is a reason they are not in your present." - Unknown



"Life's tough - it's even tougher if you're stupid." - John Wayne



"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary!" - Vince Lombardi



"If you aren’t living on the edge, you’re probably taking up too much space.” ~ Attributed to Jim Whittaker by Doug ‘Swani’ Swantner, Alaska Smokejumper and Air Attack Base Manager (Ret.)

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I am married and have seven children and twenty grandchildren. I retired January 1, 2010 after working 39+ years for the Forest Service...NEW CHAPTER IN MY LIFE HAS BEGUN!

Friday, October 26, 2012

GETTIN' AFTER IT---FINALLY

I read in the local paper that a road project that was approved in 2006 while I was the District Ranger has been under construction since May. The Forest Engineer says they are about 40% complete and most of the work on the National Forest is done. This is a pretty amazing project. It saves 100 miles round trip for the coal trucks hauling coal from the mine. The road will cost about $29.9 million. The road is being paid for by the coal company and they expect to recoup their costs through fuel and operational savings on the trucks. When I did the math during the planning stages their cost savings are staggering and the project is well worth doing.

We rode up today to see what it looks like.







I WASN'T SURE I WAS EVER GOING TO SEE THIS PROJECT COMPLETED!!!

2 comments:

Looney said...

It is hard to imagine the private construction of a road like this. Civil Engineering tourism is the best kind.

Dee Ice Hole said...

Six year pay off.