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Yellowstone NP to Cody, Wyoming – Bears, Bison, and Buffalo Bill Cody
Day 15 – Travel as I Have Envisioned It Could Be Today’s trip officially starts us on the long return leg home. But there are still many sights and adventures ahead. It was a beautiful morning, and we finally had … Continue reading
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Tagged bear, Buffalo Bill Cody, cigar store Indian, Cub, dam, fumarole, Grand Tetons, grizzly, lake, lodge, music, Pahaska Teepee, park ranger, WordPress, Yellowstone
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Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Reservoir
The water goes up. The water goes down. Raccoon Mountain is located just west of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Atop the mountain is a Tennessee Valley Authority power generation reservoir. Built between 1970 and 1978, the reservoir is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power … Continue reading
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Tagged Chattanooga, dam, generatioin, generator, Laurel Point, Lookout Mountain, power, Raccoon Mountain, reservoir, river, rock filled, spherical valve, Tennessee
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DeSoto Falls, Alabama – Witness to History
After lunch at the Wildflower Café, we followed the signs to DeSoto Falls. I hate to pass up a chance to visit any waterfall. The falls are immediately below a dam across the Little River that runs along the top … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, dam, DeSoto Falls, history, Little River, Mentone, state park, waterfall, wildflower
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Hog Jaw Valley Will Never be the Same
Remembering My Friend Don My friend, Don, who led me on a trip through space and time, died this week. The space was Hog Jaw Valley, Alabama, and the time was his boyhood. I met Don at Harry and Ollie’s, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, dam, Don, Don Griffin, farewell, Hog Jaw, Long Island Creek, Nickajack, railroad bridge, river, Tennessee, valley
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