Mike Pearson's Adventures on a Pale Blue Dot

I thought I lost these images in a hard drive melt down. I found them again, tucked away in a corner of the back-up portable system. I had some of the photos on discs...these are a few new ones from the treasure chest. Even though it is old news, it's better to have the images out in the fresh air. This is in the area of Robson and Jervis streets, Vancouver BC... Feb 2010. A mix of protesters and Blac Bloc face off with a first wave of police response...and then the heavy artillery reinforcements come in. There was a third wave response waiting in the wings after that.

This is mainly a photo essay of the Cut 4 section/Segment 1, of the Sea to Sky project in West Vancouver BC. There isn't too much drama here. Cut 4 was the first major cut of the new section of highway. This is where our blasting team started to grow and begin to really gell. These entries won't really interest anyone, but the people who were there and maybe a few construction geeks. It's a good record of the work done. The first set of aerial pics are taken part way through the job. The birds eye shots will help to orient the viewer to the location of the photos and stories. These are all photos that I took...usually with Robin MacGregor flying the helicopter in the aerial shots. Several different cameras were used, hence the different quality in some photos. The untouched Eagleridge Bluffs.... The very first Tamrock Ranger 800 Rock Drill delivered from Traxxon...this is in Segment 2 Protester vehicle getting towed away The first bit of Drilli...