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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Thursday's Dead End 10-08-15

Happy Thursday. After several days of rain, it was a beautiful day. And since it was beautiful, it was a great day to take a day to drive, ride, and explore in South Carolina. So, we're riding along in our automobile, crossed the bridge over Lynches River near Lake City and look at what we found! "Dead End"! Ya think?! Even stranger (as you can see below), was the fact that the sign was on a road named D.O.T. Avenue. I guess you know we had a good chuckle over that. Who doesn't feel like a trip to the D.O.T. is a dead end? But seriously, the flooding from the recent storms and Hurricane Joaquin is tragic and devastating for many people who live both near and far from coastal areas. We are now a couple days beyond all the rain and still many people are without power. There have been many dams that have failed and roads have collapsed and washed away. Just today we had a detour because a bridge was out and another, longer detour because I-95 was closed from Florence, SC to just below Lake Marion. (Exit 135 to Exit 90 going South). A long drive to get where we were going, but a wonderful day anyway.

I hope you had a terrific Thursday. Thank you for looking. See you tomorrow.

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Dam Sunday Visiting

Copyright 2015 AJ Horton

Happy Sunday to you. It's been a long time since I went dam visiting so I thought today would be a good day. This is, I believe, called the Great Falls Dam. It dams the Catawba River between Lancaster and Great Falls, South Carolina. Although there's no public access to this area, people have made paths from the road so they could fish. I've actually met people who have spent the night under the Tom G. Mangum Bridge that crosses the Catawba at this point. However, people seem to trash the area a bit much for my taste. I fear that the more people choose to leave their trash on the ground instead of being responsible and taking it with them will ruin not only the beauty of this area, but will ruin it for the rest of us who enjoy this area. One day the "powers that be" may be sick of the disrespect some have for this area and close it to the public.

I hope you had a sensational Sunday. I hope you remember to place your trash in appropriate containers and keep our great land beautiful Thank you for looking today. See you tomorrow.

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Sunday Visiting

Hello and happy Sunday to you! For your viewing pleasure today I have the Lake Tillery Dam in Mt. Gilead, NC. This dam became the Lake Tillery Hydroelectric Plant and was completed in 1928 by the Army Corps of Engineers. This dam is on the Pee Dee River and its completion formed Lake Tillery. The dam is 2800 feet long and 86 feet high. The dam is now run by Duke Energy.

The train trestle serves the Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway, a regional private company that is centrally located between many major cities in North Carolina.

I guess that's enough of the history lesson for today. I hope you had a wonderful Sunday. Thanks for looking. See you tomorrow.

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Sunday Skylights

We all love skylights. We put them in our homes, they're in businesses, and we look for them in our vehicles. They let in a little more light and make our areas seem more spacious. Of course the first skylights came from the sky. I was reminded of that just the other day as I was driving home. I had a little extra time on a sunny day and took a side trip to Lake Tillery, NC dam. Water was flowing over the dam and I enjoyed making photographs and as I was there, the sky became cloudy and dark within just a few minutes. I thought it might rain soon so I prepared to leave. But as I turned to go I saw this sky! I know this photo does not do justice to the wonder I felt as I gazed upon the wondrous skylights that had just been given me. I only hope that you can look at this and feel just a little of the awe. Scientists are always trying to explain why we see what we see in the sky. I applaud their efforts and enjoy reading and listening when they share their knowledge. I also enjoy taking time not to care about the science of what we see when such loveliness is before me. It's in those moments that I just want to "be".