Berkeley Pit Butte

We managed to get the boys up for breakfast at the Copper King at 8:30! Mom and Dad slept fine, but it was warmer than we're used to so we didn't sleep all that well. Also, the Ghost of Household Repairs Needing to Be Done haunted me -- if you think YOU have a lot to keep up and maintain, you should see this place! It was all done in the finest of …

... time.  . Checked in to the Super 8 where the boys and H declared a siesta.  Mom, Dad and I went up to see the Berkeley Pit, even though it was really hot outside. Had to do something, y'know!  It only costs a couple of bucks to get in, ...

... ’ll visit will probably not have access, and if they do it will be limited.  So this will be my last post in the United States.   That is, of course, if we make it across the border!  Last time we crossed into Canada, “Mr. ...

... now dwindling since the mines are no longer profitable at current metal price levels. One relic of it's past is the infamous Berkeley Pit. The pit is a 1 mile wide abandoned copper mine that is now filling up with heavily toxic water. They've managed to ...

... the pit. Ironically, the Berkeley Pit is also one of the city's biggest tourist attractions. It is the largest pit lake in the United States, and is the most costly part of the country's largest Superfund site."  ...