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After removing dead and dying limbs from a Ponderosa Pine tree, Fagen rappels down using a specialized tree climbing harness and rope similar to rock climbing equipment.
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Former logger branches out in his new career as ... The tree Doctor

November 24, 2012 4:00 am

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After removing dead and dying limbs from a Ponderosa Pine tree, Fagen rappels down using a specialized tree climbing harness and rope similar to rock climbing equipment.....MORE

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Making the shoe fit

• Farrier Trevor Hall makes sure his equine clients get exactly the right footwear

October 22, 2012 4:00 am

Making the shoe fit, Hall uses a small hammer to drive the nails that will secure Hawk's shoes.
Hall grabs a few nails from his toolbox.
A bit of shoe polish provides the finishing touches to the job.

Trevor Hall likes making his clients feel comfortable. That's important, especially when the client has four legs and outweighs Hall by a half-ton.“There are times when I can feel the horses become more at ease when I'm around," said Hall, a....MORE

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Building a better Board

• You might not think of Bend as Surf City. These in-demand board builders beg to differ

October 13, 2012 4:00 am

In his shaping room, Gerry Lopez sands the nose of a foam core. Surfboard shapers use special lighting and wall color in their shaping rooms to allow them to better see the contours of the board as they are creating it.

Situated in the landlocked, high-and-dry Oregon desert, some 200 miles from the nearest breaker, Bend isn't exactly Surf City. Except for Kiley Remund. And Conway Bixby. And Rhett Larsen. And, of course, the iconic Gerry Lopez. Working separately at....MORE

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