June 18-Eagle Butte Coal Mine
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Tire from a coal truck.
This gives you an idea as to the size of the trucks.
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One of the attractions in Gillette is touring one of the open pit coal mines. Not having had any experience in or around a coal mine I had no idea as to what we would see. To say the least, T loved the tour and all the BIG trucks.
The mine operates 24/7 and this area of Wyoming supplies 40% of the coal in the US.
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| 240 Ton Coal Truck, holds enough coal to fill two train cars. |
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| Open Pit Coal Mine |
What an exciting day I had working with the Audubon Society helping with bird banding. We started at 5:30 am and worked until about 12:30 pm. I got to hold birds in my hand and learned how they are caught and how the information is logged. Oh so many birds. And on top of all that I made some new friends. If you’ve never been bird banding, you should try it. It is quite a thrill!
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| Common Yellow Throat |
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| Eastern King |
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| Yellow Warbler |
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