VIDEO: How the log boom behind the former Elwha Dam was cut loose

  • Tuesday, October 25, 2011 12:01am
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THIS VIDEO SHOWS the construction crew on the Elwha Dam removing the huge log boom last Saturday, Oct. 22, that had protected the former Elwha Dam for many years. Click here: http://www.dcproductions.com/logboom .

It also shows some wonderful scenes of cloud movements that make the North Olympic Peninsula so beautiful.

THIS VIDEO IS courtesy of photographer/filmmaker John Gussman of Sequim, 360-808-6406, or email jgussman@dcproductions.com.

You can learn more about Gussman’s Elwha film work at http://www.elwhafilm.com

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Gussman is in the process of producing a film on the dam removals. “I am very committed and passionate about this project, and so far I am funding this film completely on my own,” says Gussman.

Contributions toward Gussman’s project can be made http://www.elwhafilm.com.

Click on the camera icon below the video image at right to view progress on the Elwha River dam dismantling, taken from National Park Service webcams at approximately 11:35 a.m. today. You can access the webcams at both the Elwha and Glines Canyon dam sites as well as the declining reservoirs behind them by clicking on the red link above this article.

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