Bridge for ATV

[txdon]

With the bridge complete, Jinman takes the mule to ceremoniously kiss the goathead. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[txdon]

With all the enthusiasm and energy, and enjoyment throughout this project I realized that it was not a project,

THIS IS A PIECE OF ART!

Harvey, thanks for the design concept and all your help and skills throughout this project.

 

[txdon]

There were nearly 40 people involved with construction of this bridge, I will remember all of you each time I cross over the bridge.

There are a lot more photos below in the get-togethers section.

As promised in several PMs I will get a photo of the cows by the bridge when they decide to mosey to the back 40.

This last photo is the group that attended the final party.
My heartfelt thanks to all!

 

[jinman]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The day began when Jim and Mike arrived and unloaded a "real" ATV that Jim brought with him (thanks Kathy). )</font>

Seems I'm not the only one who knows how to "horse around" with a picture. It fits! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Maybe it's all the years of proofreading, Don, but my eyes went right to that altered tag. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[txdon]

Jim, I was wondering if you would catch that. You did a good job on Texas also, might be an Idea there. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[wroughtn_harv]

I hope everyone else has enjoyed this thing as much as we have. We have enjoyed reading these threads almost as much as we did the doing of the projects.

Like all good things that happen it took many different pieces coming together to make this such a fun one. The project had just the right amount of challenge. The location was absolutely perfect.

Don deserves most of the credit. He has a zest for life that's contagious. The kind of zest that can take work work and make it into fun fun.

The high points for me was watching people like Bobby and James doing what I love to do with the same kind of passion I have.

And probably the most rewarding for me was watching the wives enjoy the event too. In my heart I knew that our truck wasn't the only one going home with two people in it going over and over again and again how much fun it was and how nice everyone was.

That's what it's all about.

 

[Cliff_Johns]

Someone on the team should notify Fine Homebuilding magazine about this effort and the bridge. They are looking for this kind of unique design and story. It would be kind of fun to see the project in a national magazine of that level of professionalism and craft. Certainly it would exceed their standards for creativity, artistic concept and execution.

Cliff

 

[MF1455v]

Don, here is a picture of the finshed product I got before we lined up for group photo.

 

[txdon]

MF1455v, Thanks, I realized when I was looking through my pictures I could not see the rock that we had worked so hard on. Then I smiled and thought, wow, that is good - you know our artistic bridge project was a success when you can't see it because of all the people. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[txdon]

I went to the back 40 and the cows followed nicely....until they got the to bridge..... then they just stopped.