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| The rigger with Padgett Crane service readies the straps to move the Lion. |
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| The lion will be lying down for the trip, yes I know I could have used a pun about "lion down", but I won't... |
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| The crane operator checks how the sculpture is rigged to be sure it can be turned on it's side safely... |
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| After lots of adjusting, over it goes...I can't watch.... |
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| This little guy has lived under the stone for months... now he's trying to figure out - what happened? I of course caught him and put him under another rock so nothing would happen to him. |
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| Mercer Transportation was selected to move the Lion - they moved my work to Orlando Florida as well so they have delivered works for me to the northern and southern extremes of the country, pretty cool. |
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| Up goes the Lion... |
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| Over to the truck.. |
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| A sky gazing cat... |
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| The vibrant yellow straps set off the sculpture - wish it could ride this way but as it is going thousands of miles and the last are fairly rough.... |
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| The lion gets a protective tarp. |
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| 8 days later, just north of Anchorage Alaska we go to see the sculpture. Is it all right? Did it make the trip safely? |
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| Yes! The sculpture made the trip safely - the strap slipped but was checked by the driver and retightened to the new position. |
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| And the tarp is put away, tomorrow the Lion will be set in it's new home. |
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| The truck arrives at the UAA campus.... |
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| The Crane sets up at the site, ready to go...... |
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