dreamshark

The walk-around exhibit at the top of the pit offers so many irresistible photo ops...

	And they're still scraping away at it Last time I was here this part of the mine was full of water. Hibbing Taconite decided to come back and take some more ore out, so they drained it again. And you know where all that water goes? They pump it up over the ridge and down the road into the Hibbing storm sewers! That town must have the most overbuilt storm sewer system in the country. See that cute little steam shovel down there? Do you realize just how big it really is? Expand this picture and see if you an find the people.
	And this isn't even the biggest ore truck And here's where we find out just what the scale of this mining equipment really is. This is the little 170-ton truck. (the newer ones are 240 tons). Looks like something Fisher-Price would build if their target market was the Jolly Green Giant's family.
	Here's Richard in a little ore bucket
	And here's Sharon in another ore bucket
	This seemed like a really big tire until we saw the ones on the other side
	These photo ops are just irresistible
	And we thought the last tire was big!
	Oh no! This one is bigger yet! This tire is, no lie, 12 feet tall!
	This is just too much fun!