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The Red River is a tributary of the River Arun, and gets its name from the red colouring that came from the iron ore that was extracted from the original iron workings on the site of Warnham Nature Reserve. The river is currently very swollen after the recent rains. Further down, both banks become very steep. This is where the Kingfishers frequently seen at Warnham LNR nest.
After a few days of relief, the smoke has returned from fires in British Columbia. Photo taken at Priest Lake, Idaho.
Note the storm clouds starting to build-up in the distance...
Wheeler Peak Wilderness
Carson National Forest
Taos Ski Valley / Red River
New Mexico
This plaque, over the central front opening in the Fitchburg Furnace, commemorates Fred Fitch, the innovative designer, and Samuel Worthley, the master stonemason. who together built an iron ore smelting facility in Estill County, Kentucky in 1868.
The building is among the 25 greatest dry-stone masonry projects anywhere in the world. Such masonry does not use binding mortar. Rather, construction is characterized by stacking stone that hold together by simple gravity plus the use of carefully interlocking stones. Central Kentucky is well-known for its many beautiful dry stone fences.
The structure of massive blocks of sandstone stands 81 feet (24.6m) long, 40 feet (12m) wide, and 60 feet (18.3) high and consists of two furnaces in a single structure. The Fitchburg Furnace was operated by Red River Iron Works. Additional buildings were once connected to the front and rear of the stone core visible here but have long ago disappeared.
A number of Fitch’s innovations, first used at this furnace, were employed at later furnaces elsewhere. When enhanced by pressure available from the new technology of modern boilers, this furnace could produce the high temperatures needed to produce pig (or crude) iron. The boilers built up gas pressure that boosted temperatures even higher.
The Fitchburg Furnace, listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, is managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Daniel Boone National Forest near Ravenna, in Estill County, Kentucky.
Red River Valley & Western power sits outside their shops, adjacent to BN's former GN main to Minneapolis via Willmar
I could watch the pelicans for hours on end.
I'm amazed at their strength swimming in fast moving waters, their seemingly effortless sailing in the sky,
the unlimitless patience fishing the waters, the lumbering effort to take off from the water,
and an unusual grace given that they are a very odd looking bird.
I look forward to their return each spring.
Flying from Istanbul to Kayseri on a Turkish airline flight. You can see the dam clearly in my previous image.
Looking out the plane window while flying from Istanbul to Kayseri. The bright afternoon sun in October helps in getting this clarity.
In Greek - Halys River (Ancient Greek: Ἅλυς)
The Kızılırmak flows for a total of 1,355 kilometres (842 mi), rising in Eastern Anatolia around 39.8°N 38.3°E, flowing first to the west and southwest until 38.7°N 34.8°E, then forming a wide arch, the "Halys bend", flowing first to the west, then to the northwest, passing to the northeast of Lake Tuz, then to the north and northeast, where it is joined by its major tributary, the Delice River (also known by its Greek name Cappadox) at 40.47°N 34.14°E, and after zigzagging to the northwest to the confluence with the Devrez River at 41.10°N 34.42°E, and back to the northeast, joining the Gökırmak before finally flowing through its delta into the Black Sea at 41.72°N 35.95°E. Dams on the river include the Boyabat, Altınkaya and Derbent. (Source Wikipedia)
Continuing experiments with the Photoshop Camera app to add some interest to the boring 'nature' in my neighbourhood...
Here I tried a washed-out 'vintage' look, mixed with a somewhat menacing fire/blood palette for a hint of apocalypse. Perhaps I was too cautious and avoiding extremes, so it may not be too exciting?
Best if viewed large. He thinks he is camoed by that sign. Taken on the Red River Road just prior to taking the Magruder Corridor Road in North Idaho State not far from Elk City, Idaho.
The old crew, just about DOL, detrains on the spurs.
My blog post about this Unicorn Photo Moment can be seen at my trainspotting blog, CenLa Trainspotter.
This night the clouds put on a beautiful show as the fading light of the sun partially illuminated the undersides of a few of the clouds. What a beautiful contrast show that night.
We had unusually warm weather over Christmas (no one was complaining on bit). We don't often get fog around this time of year either, so that was a treat too (photographically at least :))
Taken on the Red River one night. This was my last shot as the light died. I got a rainbow of color from deep blue to reds and oranges. What a sunset. Earlier it was a purple cast.
The Red River has gotten quite high after all the rain we got the weekend before.
Though it is not desirable in some ways, it sure creates a nice effect with a long exposure.
On a small island in the Red River in the Tuckingmill Valley a chimney stack and scrubber building are all that remains of the Tolgarrick Road arsenic calciner works.
Tin ore was burnt in the furnace (of which only the foundations remain) to remove arsenic, and the purpose of the scrubber building was to neutralise the acidic gases (by means of a shower of water from the Red River mixed with lime) before they were discharged to atmosphere via a flue and the chimney.
Long Biên Bridge on the Red River in Hanoi, is a historic cantilever bridge that connects two districts: Hoan Kiem and Long Bie.
It was heavily bombarded during Vietnam War due to its critical position: today only half of the bridge retains its original shape and it's still used by trains, mopeds, bicycles and pedestrians.
Under the bridge, poor families live in boats on the Red River, coming from many rural areas of Vietnam.
I crossed the 2.4 kilometres bridge by bike, surrounded by fast motorbikes and only few pedestrians: definitively an unforgettable experience.
This stone structure is all that is left of what was once the largest dual stack charcoal iron furnace in the world.
The structure of massive blocks of sandstone stands 81 feet (24.6m) long, 40 feet (12m) wide, and 60 feet (18.3) high and consists of two furnaces in a single structure. It was designed by Fred Fitch and built by Sam Worthley, a stonemason from Scotland, and operated by Red River Iron Works. Additional buildings were connected to the front and rear of the stone core visible here but have long ago disappeared.
Charcoal furnaces, first used by the Romans, began to disappear from Europe in the 17th century when forests became depleted of fuel. The same sequence doomed the Fitchburg Furnace to its brief life in Appalachian Kentucky.
The first blast at Fitchburg was celebrated in 1870. At full production, the Fitchburg Furnace employed more than 1,000 men and produced 10,000 tons of pig iron annually at its peak. By 1874, however, the local hills were denuded of stands of forest and iron ore was running out. Thus, after only about four years, activity at the Fitchburg Furnace came to an end.
The Fitchburg Furnace, listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, is managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Daniel Boone National Forest near Ravenna, in Estill County, Kentucky.
Sun was at a great angle before sundown, and ice is out on the Red, the temp was only about 35F. The sun, clouds and blue made for a nice combination, against the still dormant grasses.
This was taken in much the same area as the previous two posts -- rubber boots required.
Texture by Flypaper Textures