Cats in Alaska
Wintry Scene 2004
Winter 2004
Our road - .25 miles south of the buildings. Winter 2004
Paddlefish
Paddlefish
Wane spent one summer in Alaska, working for NC Machine as part of his work-study. This is a picture of the 994 loader they put together. The small loader beside the 994 is a Cat 950.
The 994 in pieces.
Loader frame, bucket, and wheels for the 994
Cats at the goldmine near Fairbanks, Alaska.
Wane standing on one of the D11 Cats.
D11 ripper.
Snow beside the road south of our buildings.
View from the road south of our farm-site. Winter 2004
Snow removal from our driveway. Winter 2004
Snow removal from our driveway. Winter 2004
My electric forklift
5000# capacity forklift
Forklift operator's station.
Forklift instrument panel.
Moving waste oil drums
Drum mover
Loading waste oil
Loading waste oil
Drum lifting attachment
Our '97 Ford Taurus car
Our Dodge pickup.
Our Mercury Mountaineer. Road about 150 yards south of our farmstead. Winter 2004
A fisherman and his catch. The fish was snagged in the Missouri River, just south of our home. Paddlefish are only found in the Missouri River and the upper reaches of the Yangtzee River in China. Roe from the females is highly prized as caviar. Some say it is equal to the Beluga caviar that is imported from Russia.
View of the fish's paddle & mouth. The paddlefish has no teeth, but rather a straining device in his mouth. They also have no bones, only a cartiledge body frame. Since they feed by 'straining' plankton from the water, they aren't caught by using a hook and bait. They are snagged with a large treble hook. Fishing them involves casting and retrieving the hook, until you snag one.
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Cats in Alaska
Wane spent one summer in Alaska, working for NC Machine as part of his work-study. This is a picture of the 994 loader they put together. The small loader beside the 994 is a Cat 950.