For 6 years, 3 insurmountable problems have loomed in the back of my mind. That's them.
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Could they be moved?? I began by focusing on the biggest rock - the one on the right.
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I propped the smaller one up to use as a base for the hydrolic jack.
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The jack is positioned for maximum leverage.
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Where the boulder meets the earth, before pumping the jack.
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Beginning to apply gentle but firm pressure ...
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Suddenly the boulder lifts quietly from the pocket it formed so long long ago.
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And it lifts some more - as if to say: "See, that wasn't so bad, was it!"
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The gap was filled with solid rocks to lock it in place before the jack was removed.
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The jack is repositioned, reblocked and repumped many times until ...
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The giant rock is finally in place and ready to hold back tons of road fill as heavy vehicles negotiate the turn. It took three days to move this rock.
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