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Here is another one of my infamous shots through my pickup windshield while driving 65 mph. You are probably thinking my title refers to the mountain, but you are wrong. I am talking about the logging truck. I grew up in one the top logging areas in the nation. I was raised in Lebanon, Oregon. It was 13 miles to the next town called Sweet Home. In that stretch there were 26 lumber mills. Today there are zero. The story is pretty much the same on the whole west coast. So one doesn't see many log trucks nowadays. Many rural counties, like ours, still haven't recovered economically from loosing their major industry. Now let's talk about happier things. This is Mount Shasta standing proud at 14,179 feet. That's a pretty impressive piece of real estate, especially if you are from Kansas.
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Yes, it is primarily oak and aspen/popple logged in Wisconsin. They also log red pine and white pine from plantations.

seagirl7

BeverlyLThompson, We have never been to Wisconsin. We log mostly fir out here but also some pine and a little spruce. Do they log those kind of trees or is it hardwood like oak.

We still have a lot of logging trucks in Wisconsin, but the trees are all small.

seagirl7 - That is a sad story about your sister. It would be hard to explain for sure. I too have noticed more women truck drivers. Have you ever watched Ice Road Truckers. There is a gal on that show that drives a truck over the ice roads. Yikes! The woman I am talking about was a log truck driver back in the 50;s. Really unusual for that time.

seagirl7

taberna, I am seeing women long haul truck drivers more and more often. I have never seen one driving a logging truck. Years ago my sister because a long haul, cross country truck driver. On her first trip back to New York, she went into a restaurant to get a bite to eat. When she came out someone had stolen the trailer portion of her semi. That would be hard to explain to your new employer. The trailer never was recovered.

Seagirl7 - In this picture you mention the logging truck as not seen very often anymore, it brings back memories of a family friend we had in Shady Cove They had a logging business and she drove the log truck. Now that is something you do not see often. Wish I had a picture to post showing her in her log truck. There is one out there somewhere because I Dad took pictures of her.

seagirl7

Rettch, I could probably climb that.. Maybe I should make it a goal to climb the highest peak in every state. I could start with Kansas and then Florida and see how many states I could do.

Rettch

Mt. Sunflower is a gentle rise in the extreme western part of the state, less than 1/2 mile from Colorado. It is a gentle rise in a rancher's pasture and you can drive to the top. It is adorned with various markers to proclaim it the highest point in Kansas. But its peak is snowcapped, sometimes, during the winter months.

seagirl7

Rettch, do you think even I could get to the top of Mt. Sunflower?

Rettch

I would assume you have never cast your eyes on the beautiful crest of Mt. Sunflower, the highest point in the state of Kansas. I have scaled this peak, not once, but three times. It might not be impressive to some, but it is the crowning point of a glorious state. LOL I do think Kansas is great but Mt. Sunflower (so called in the Sunflower state) would never be mistaken for Mt. Shasta.

mojaveman

You have much steadier hand than I do SG7. Taking pictures out of the windshield in Montana along the Gallatin River in Montana I thought I was going to need pontoons. Nice shot.

Drive scenic Hwy 20 in eastern Washington State and you see them every day. Using their jake brakes to slow down coming into Republic WA. So noisy wake you up all times of the night.

Yeh, I guessed the logging truck also. rosesroses, I would always wonder what if a chain broke and the logs came tumbling down. Coal trucks worried me too. What if the brakes failed while the truck was speeding down one of those curvy, steep, narrow roads? If the government overreach keeps up, soon, we won't see either one.
Mount Shasta looks as beautiful and magnificent as she always odes. I'm never seen her in person, but it's good to see her in photos such as this one. Thanks to you Terry. connie

jyl

Thanks, seagirl. I grew up on Vancouver Island and what bothers me even more is that when you do see a loaded logging truck, the logs are what seem to be as slender as toothpicks compared to what they were when we had old growth forests. If you can figure out where they have come from, it's most likely clearing the forest out to build more houses, too. Can't "they" figure out that forests are necessary to cool our atmosphere and help combat global warming? End of Rant.

rosesroses

I spotted the log truck right away as the rarity . I grew up in WV and it is even getting harder to see one there. Many years ago, I was following behind one over a mountain road when the chain holding the logs broke loose and the logs came rolling off. I bit of a scare for a moment!!!!

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