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An updated attempt at explaining who I am, why I travel so much, and what BuildWitt does. Thank you to everyone who follows along!

@brookee_ellizabeth caught this cutie pulling out a boat at Ward Beach in New Zealand… First time I’ve seen a dozer do such a thing, but I guess an old D6 with pyramid pads does the trick nicely!

Every once in a while, the stars align… Still one of my all-time favorite photos. The best part of the story is that just after we captured the grader, some third-party inspector got us kicked off the job for no reason. But I wasn’t even mad!

On this episode of Planet Earthmoving…

BLACK THUNDER — In year one of BuildWitt, I heard about the Black Thunder coal mine through the grapevine. For whatever reason, I became obsessed with seeing the place. — I spent six months calling the company that owned and operated it weekly. I reached out to anyone I could. Unsurprisingly, they didn’t answer my calls. — Fortunately, a shovel operator reached out on IG, saying he could arrange a tour for me. I didn’t ask why or how, I just booked a plane ticket to Gillette, Wyoming. It’s a dazzling place in January… — I’d never take up such an offer these days, but it seemed legit enough at the time. He connected me with a mine supervisor, we passed through security, and there we were driving around what was once the world’s largest coal mine. — There’s still over 100 billion tons of coal in the region, but the place has slowly retreated from its former glory days as gas has become a far more prolific power source since the 2008 fracking boom. That is, until the AI thing…

Get with your family & begin with the end in mind. A clip from episode #446 with Ken Rusk.

Colorado over-excavation explained years ago while visiting @bemasconstruction… Despite Denver and the surrounding areas being flat, there’s more earthwork here than in most other parts of the US, thanks to the expansive soil. Moisture conditioning expands the soil in a controlled manner, enabling construction. Without it, cracked foundations and uneven settlement are almost guaranteed.

I wish I could explain how miserable I was this summer. Character building is an understatement. — I’d pack up clothes and frozen meals, drive to a Best Western in Yuma, Arizona, wake up every morning at 2:30, and then drive another hour into the middle of nowhere desert to get to work. — Everyone there was a rough-and-tumble traveling workforce. Think big burley men with handlebar mustaches and bushy beards. And then there was me, looking like someone’s kid… My nickname? Snowball. — My primary job was counting blows, meaning I counted every time the pile-driver whacked steel sticks into the earth. Earplugs and earmuffs still didn’t do it. Hot oil rained down, freight trains tore past at top speed every 15 minutes, and it was consistently 115-120 degrees. — We worked 24/7 to build bridges, start to finish, in only days. I remember opening Instagram on a Sunday at 4 AM, sitting in the job trailer, only to see everyone back home living it up as “normal” 20-year-olds. I was living it up in a different way? — I drove home for two days off every so often, which I’d wish didn’t happen. It was a tease. A taste of normalcy before heading back to Glamis, CA for more *WHACK one WHACK two WHACK three.* — I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything. The more misery, the more learning. Boy, did I learn!

Next-level genius from @merica_precision_construction_. Whoever choreographed this needs a raise.

Still among the tidiest operations I’ve ever witnessed. I’m excited to be back with @eberhard_pioniere and @walo.bertschinger soon!

@curtinmaritime’s DB Catalina swinging 24/7 to deepen Houston’s main shipping channel, allowing the largest ships to pass through at any tide. Being the largest mechanical dredge in North America, it can make quick work of removing even millions of yards from underwater!

May 2026… Started in Africa, ended in Aspen. Someone’s gotta do it…