In our travels, we often times see some beautiful country and meet a lot of good hard-working people.  We always try and take plenty of pictures so we can remember the people and the places.   We at Dykon would like to share some of these pictures and experiences with you.  In a way, we can take you along with us in our travels.  

So grab your hard hats and work boots and we'll take you with us to the Kissimmee River Basin in South Florida where the swamps are being restored to their former grandeur.  

1. View of Kissimmee River Navigational Lock structure when it was operational.
2. View of Kissimmee River Water Control Structure and Spillway while it was operational.
3. View of Kissimmee River Water Control Structure and Spillway while it was operational.
4. Arial view of the navigational lock being prepared for demolition.
5. The spillway gates are being removed from the water control structure before the demolition.
6. Divers are preparing to go down and secure the underwater spillway gates so they can be removed.
7. The divers are not alone.  There are gators in that river.
8. View of the spillway structure prior to demolition.
9. Rick and Kelly pose for a shot.
10. Braden and David
11. IT's Earth moving equipment on the job.
12. Kelly is drilling late in the evening so we can finish early and go home.
13. Picture of our test blast.  It looked good so we'll do the same thing on the rest of the lock.
14. The main lock blast.
15. The main lock blast.
16. Detonator wires hanging off the spillway upper structure.
17. Fire in the hole
18. The top is blasted off, leaving the bottom as access until the last shot.
19. Getting ready to drill the bottom half of the spillway structure.
20. Drilling the lower spillway structure.
21. After the blast, the entire lower structure is completely gone.
22. After the blast, the entire lower structure is completely gone.
23. Rick, Mark, Hank and Lou pose for picture.
24. IT's armada of earth moving equipment.  Our job here is finished.
25. An Anahinga or "Snake Bird" watches quietly from the river.