I helped my neighbor with the 75-foot by 16-foot wide (at the tree) bridge today, so I figured I'd show you some shots from below:
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Notice in that picture above that there is a "widowmaker" of about ten feet long hanging in mid air, ready to fall. Also notice that the "sucker" was cut flush, and the boards screwed to it ...just because we could.
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We're close enough to the big redwood to touch it now!
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Here's a view, looking down, at the big tree, inches away from it:
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That's a milestone after so much work starting at the other end.
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I tried to get a picture to take the whole thing, from under:
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But, the best I can show you in a single pic is a side view:
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