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[jules40]

Thanks Mosca. I printed some of my pictures from the air show and they came out pretty nice.

This is one of my favorites.

I like this one, too.

 

[Brett]

Anyone take macro type pics ?
here's one I call "Happy Clams"
(actually mussels)

 

[swift]

I am really enjoying everyones pictures!!! I find myself now, as I am driving around, looking at the area in a different perspective. Making mental notes to myself to come back to the area and play with my camera. Just 24 more school days and I will have winter break. Hopefully then I will have some time to go out and play!

 

[SueDonJ]

Wow, I can't believe this has fallen so far off the first page! We all must be saving up our photo-shooting for the holidays, huh?

How about a game of Where In The World Is This?

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Wow, I can't believe this has fallen so far off the first page! We all must be saving up our photo-shooting for the holidays, huh?

How about a game of Where In The World Is This?

Being a former a health department inspector for such facilities, I can tell you exactly where it is. It's in a locale where I would exercise great caution before drinking any local tap water.

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My first guess is somewhere in California, most likely southern California. The tank appears to be constructed of redwood, it would be very unusual to find a redwood tank in a location other than the west coast of the US.

The tree to the left appears to be a eucalyptus; that restricts it to temperate locations. The overall vegetation is semi-arid, though the rainfall is sufficient for ferns to grow around the bottom of the tank. That eliminates most of the immediate Pacific Coast mountain ranges north of Sonoma County.

What we then have left is southern Oregon and northern California east of the Coast Range and west of the Cascade, and most of California between the Sierra Nevada foothills and the Coast south of Sonoma. The gum trees eliminate all areas that have significant snow and cold, which means the tank must be at an elevation less than 1000 feet above sea level.

Beyond that I can't guess much more. I've seen a lot settings such as that in from Lake County in California all the way to the Mexcian border.

 

[geoand]

I have posted sometime in the past some macro shots of mosses, lichens, and tiny little flowers from Alaska.

So, guess where this came from.

 

[sstamm]

Wow, I can't believe this has fallen so far off the first page! We all must be saving up our photo-shooting for the holidays, huh?

How about a game of Where In The World Is This?

Petticoat Junction??!!

 

[geoand]

Steve,

Did they really build redwood hot tubs that big? Now I know what they mean by hot tub party!

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Steve,

Did they really build redwood hot tubs that big? Now I know what they mean by hot tub party!

Not a hot tug, George. It's a water supply tank.

Virtually without exception those tanks were built from virgin growth clear heart redwood. When many of those redwood stave tanks are removed from service, they are dismantled and much of wood ends up in hot tubs.

Back in the 1970's when I was doing some deck repair at our house in the Bay area I bought some virgin clear heart redwood that came from a mill in Humboldt County on the northern California. It was the most amazing lumber I've worked with in my life. I may still have a couple of scraps of it laying around.

 

[geoand]

Not a hot tug, George. It's a water supply tank.

:hysterical:

 

[Nobylspoon]

 

[SueDonJ]

Not a hot tug, George. It's a water supply tank.

Yes it is, and you'll find it beyond the parking lot at the Waimea Canyon lookout on Kauai if you follow the path to the left of the ladies' facilities. The day I took this picture the parking lot wasn't half full, but you should have seen the tank on the Sunday of the next week, when it and the parking lot were full to overflowing!

No worries about the drinking water - we carried our own and bought fresh pineapple from the nice clean refreshment stand.

Susan

 

[SueDonJ]

I have posted sometime in the past some macro shots of mosses, lichens, and tiny little flowers from Alaska.

So, guess where this came from.

Wow, geo, the only place I've seen orchids that perfect is the Boston spring flower show. Very nice!

Sadly, the organization that runs our show announced a few weeks ago that they have no funding so this year's is cancelled. My sisters and I have continued our Mom's tradition of going out to the show and dinner for 24 years - our cold damp miserable March won't be the same without it.

Susan

 

[SueDonJ]

Nobylspoon, I'd call that one Shades of Grey and frame it. Fascinating.

Susan

 

[SueDonJ]

An oldie for Where in the World?

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Yes it is, and you'll find it beyond the parking lot at the Waimea Canyon lookout on Kauai if you follow the path to the left of the ladies' facilities. The day I took this picture the parking lot wasn't half full, but you should have seen the tank on the Sunday of the next week, when it and the parking lot were full to overflowing!

No worries about the drinking water - we carried our own and bought fresh pineapple from the nice clean refreshment stand.

Susan

It may be a hot tub now, but it was assuredly originally built as a water tank. There are two giveaways as to that:

1. The water pipe connection on the facing side of the tank. The way that is connected and the size of the pipe is what you do for a water tank, not a hot tub.

2. The water level gauge on the left side of the ladder. There is no need for a water level gauge on a hot tank, whereas they are almost mandatory on a water tank.

In addition the location you describe is precisely where a water tank would likely be located, and is an extremely unlikely location at which someone would build a hot tub.

I'll look for it next summer when we're back in Kaua'i. Which Waimea Canyon lookout are you referring to - there are two developed ones that have parking lots and restroom facilities.

 

[SueDonJ]

It may be a hot tub now, but it was assuredly originally built as a water tank. There are two giveaways as to that:

1. The water pipe connection on the facing side of the tank. The way that is connected and the size of the pipe is what you do for a water tank, not a hot tub.

2. The water level gauge on the left side of the ladder. There is no need for a water level gauge on a hot tank, whereas they are almost mandatory on a water tank.

In addition the location you describe is precisely where a water tank would likely be located, and is an extremely unlikely location at which someone would build a hot tub.

I'll look for it next summer when we're back in Kaua'i. Which Waimea Canyon lookout are you referring to - there are two developed ones that have parking lots and restroom facilities.

No, no, that's what I meant, Trog, "Yes it is a water tank and no it is not a hot tub. Yet."

I'm not certain, but I think it's at the first more developed facility. Whichever one it is, as you come into the parking lot the ladies' is on the right and the path leads from the left of that building and around to the right in the back of it. I think there is an emergency telephone on a pole just in front of where the path begins.

Happy hunting! How will you explain to your travelling crew that you'll "just need a sec to find the nasty water tank?"

Susan

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

No, no, that's what I meant, Trog, "Yes it is a water tank and no it is not a hot tub. Yet."

I'm not certain, but I think it's at the first more developed facility. Whichever one it is, as you come into the parking lot the ladies' is on the right and the path leads from the left of that building and around to the right in the back of it. I think there is an emergency telephone on a pole just in front of where the path begins.

Happy hunting! How will you explain to your travelling crew that you'll "just need a sec to find the nasty water tank?"

Susan

OK - I think I know which turnout you're talking about. As you face the canyon from the parking lot, there are steps on your left that lead to the viewing area. And the pineapple there are some vendors on the left side, near the base of the steps.

IIRC - the faucets and spigots are labeled with warnings that the water is not potable.

 

[SueDonJ]

OK - I think I know which turnout you're talking about. As you face the canyon from the parking lot, there are steps on your left that lead to the viewing area. And the pineapple there are some vendors on the left side, near the base of the steps.

IIRC - the faucets and spigots are labeled with warnings that the water is not potable.

Yes, that's it exactly, Steve. We found those labels in the facilities in a parking lot somewhere near our kayak/hike trip, too. That was early in our first week so we started carrying bottled water everywhere from that point on.

I'm jealous that you're going back. "Someday" for us, but no plans yet.
Susan

 

[Karen P]

Lake Tahoe, Easter Sunday 2002, aboard the Woodwind ll

 

[TUGBrian]

hadnt seen this thread in almost a week...wow i wasnt disappointed!

 

[Brett]

here's my latest (and probably the last pic of fall foliage)
park in Hampton, Va.

 

[aliikai2]

Kite surfers off Kauai last week

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Was that near Gillian's Beach?

 

[aliikai2]

Hi Steve

No it was right in Kapaa, I took the shot from the beach at the Pono Kai.:whoopie:

Greg