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I Love Mountains

I haul ore concentrate from a copper mine roughly 5 hours south of the North 60th parallel not far from Alaska and the Yukon.

Every once in a while I get a chance to stop on the haul road and take a photo, usually while waiting to clear another truck on its way up.

The grades are steep but the scenery is just beautiful.

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SW-User

That is really really beautiful. Plus you must have guts of steel to handle those roads. You could disappear in those mountains...

Sapio · 46-50, M

@SW-User you very well could. There are some big grizzly bears in and around that area.

SW-User

@Sapio You ever seen one crossing the road? We don’t get Bears here and I’ve only ever seen them in zoos. Threw one jellytots once.

And re cold. I can’t imagine. Seriously.

Sapio · 46-50, M

@SW-User yep I have seen a few big sows in my time. They're beautiful animals but not to be approached or fed. It's against the law to feed wildlife here.

Sapio · 46-50, M

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SW-User

@Sapio Yes it’s against the law here too. But that bear in the zoo was eyeing my jelly tots and I couldn’t resist. Yeah I’d be kind of afraid camping knowing there are bears around. The seem quite territorial. That being said I’d love to see them in their natural habitat.

SW-User

@Sapio They remind me of dogs on steroids.