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Old structure in Mills Ghost Town, Juab County, Utah.
Settled as a railroad town, it was also known as Wellington in the mid to late 1800's. Many early residents lived in Dugouts or cabins. There was a local general store owned by John Williams, for whom nearby John Williams Canyon was named.
Information courtesy Ghosttowns.com.
... old and quite funny re-post ... well - so I think anyway :))
I think he's actually giving me the finger ...
Went up there last weekend...very windy but also very warm...ever been in a traffic jam on Dolly Sods? Most of West Virginia and half of Virginia were up there...sheesh.
Yellowstone is famous for its numerous geothermal features, most of which occur in clusters. This one, Soda Butte Cone, stands impressively alone along the Northeast Entrance Road. It is most quiescent these days, though once in a while a little mineralized heated water dribbles out of a crack in its side, or a gentle whiff of sulfer-scented steam arises from it. This day its travertine form looked like it was covered with snowy meringue.
While the large tracks of visitors positioning for a good photo of the cone are obvious in the foreground, enlarge the photo to see some much more subtle signs that a small animal has also traversed the snow.
Restored original sod houses. These were in use right up to the 1940s.
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The machine works perfectly fine, until you come to actually use it in the field ..
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The log cabin we stayed in last week was fairly recently constructed.
Most interesting was a variation on the the 'sod' aka 'turf' roof often seen in Scandinavia. I don't have the full details. However, the roof is a layered construction with Japanese rain chains to drain water away from the building underneath. The sheer weight of the roof compacted and compressed the horizontal logs underneath so that they fitted together tightly. To control the compaction, out of sight in this photo, there are also hydraulic jacks so that everything can be adjusted up and down as and when the need arises. For such a traditional style of construction, it is actually quite complicated!