I jumped out of bed at 3:45 am thinking it was time to get up. Hey it is almost 6:00 am at home Breakfast of champions this morning with my cousin Kelly.
After breakfast we toured around town and then stopped in to visit Jennifer and have a tour of the dental office where she works. New office with all completely modern equipment. She is a pretty happy camper with her new job.
Kelly then messaged me that he had taken the afternoon off so he could give us a tour of the area. We met up with him again and he took us up north of town to take a look at the oil sands. The expanse of the operation here is beyond your comprehension.
We stopped to look at the monster machines. This bucket is used to scoop up the oil sands and to dump into the huge trucks for transport. The machine behind it is massive.
Here is more of that monster machine. Take a look at the size of the chain on the ground.
We moved along to stop at a spot that they have rehabilited. It is now back to nature and this herd of bison live here. It is great to see what these big companies are doing to bring the mess they have made back to life. There is lots of evidence of this around the area.
The pond below is being rehabilitated also. Still has some time to go before it will be safe for wildlife. There are lots of platforms on the water that make a constant noise to keep the birds from landing on the water. It is not safe enough yet for them yet.
I have some other cool pictures but they are on my camera and currently I can not get them from there to my iPad. So this is it. We had lunch with Kelly and then just hung around waiting for Jen to get home from work. We picked up some groceries and made a big pasta dinner.
Was a good day. Until next time - travel safe.
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