The Doriston Trucks
The tiny hamlet of Doriston on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, is a short ride from the also smallish burg of Egmont. I would highly recommend that you Google "Doriston" to get the full story on this pioneer settlement. I love to photograph derelict and rusty, moss covered old trucks and machines. I tell all of my contacts to be on the look out for gossip or direct leads on new treasures. A great Coast friend, Egmont resident, Dean Bosch ( Dean Bosch Contracting...excavation and trucking ) told me about a collection of very old trucks that were hidden away at Doriston. On a fine summer day, we ventured out in Dean's boat for a short ride through the Skookumchuck Rapids to a heavily grown over beach landing spot. Dean guided me in for the short hike to where several abandoned work trucks lay in their final resting spots. ( not so final as we will see ) I spent a few hours at the site grabbing as many images as I could, in as many new angles as I coul...