Thanks for the info! I'm a bit surprised (happily) to know Ernie is still around.
Do you know roughly where on the Bogey that 245 is? I'm coming up in September and would like to photograph it.
In addition, I was wondering if you know what became of the yarder in the background of that photo. I remember being on Owl mountain as a kid when they used that machine, on one of the last large old growth cedar cuts....this was one or two logs to a truck. Mid 80's or so.
At any rate, I seem to recall a yarder accident soon after that, they were moving it and the brakes went out. I seem to recall they saved the tube, and Raineer or ITT bought it, but wrote off the yarder. I'm not sure if it was Ernie's custom machine (I think it was called a Mark 6) or one of his mark 5's.
At any rate, thanks for all the information and all the great photos! It really takes me back to see this stuff, and makes me miss home