Self Portrait

Yep, that's me in the foreground. Rock bolting. Dad took me underground at Falconbridge's Strathcona mine (Onaping, Ontario) just before he retired. It had only been a few years earlier that women were even allowed underground, but the Queen put an end to that when she visited INCO. I was surprised at how light the drill was, and as I write this, I think it's still one of the most exciting moments of my life.