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A picture I captured on an early morning walk, showing the rays of the sun just beginning to creep into the valley about 2 hours after they’ve already reached everyone else. There’s a reason not many people here have solar panels. :P
You’ll notice that a section of the forest on the far slope has been cut down. This was a process that started a couple of months ago, as the trees growing near harvest time. You read that right; the trees around here are managed by the government, and they’re used as farms to provide biofuel for power stations that pollute less than coal or oil-fired plants, and wood for all manner of different purposes. ^__^
Hope you enjoy!
You’ll notice that a section of the forest on the far slope has been cut down. This was a process that started a couple of months ago, as the trees growing near harvest time. You read that right; the trees around here are managed by the government, and they’re used as farms to provide biofuel for power stations that pollute less than coal or oil-fired plants, and wood for all manner of different purposes. ^__^
Hope you enjoy!
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Oh, really? I'll have to go and take a look for myself someday. I know that many Welsh emigres to the New World headed for Vermont and Pennsylvania because of the slate mines in those states (an industry prevalent in North Wales, as well), so the geology of the areas must have something to do with it. That, or the rolling hills just reminded them of home. :)
Vermont and neighboring New Hampshire excel in granite (New Hampshire calls itself The Granite State, Vermont The Green Mountain State), although the finest grained granite came from Millstone quarry in Waterford, Connecticut. The material was used in such structures as the Empire State Building, the plinth of the Stature of Liberty and Traveler's Insurance tower in Hartford, Connecticut. I'd take some pictures of the quarry, but there has been a nuclear power station there for almost fifty five years (and I was a guard there for more than seven of them).
But yes, Vermont does indeed produce prodigious amounts of slate. This 'Hooray for Us' page lists more quarries.
But yes, Vermont does indeed produce prodigious amounts of slate. This 'Hooray for Us' page lists more quarries.
About five more years. Unit One shut down years ago; Units Two and Three are still running. When I was there in the 1980s, they performed a seismic upgrade to all three plants. I forget what Richter Scale earthquake they are supposed to survive intact, but it's orders of magnitude higher than the occasional temblor we feel around here.
Once again, I'm struck by the familiarity.
Where I live, the deep woods begin within a stone's throw of the rocky coastline. Forestry, along with the lobster fishery, is a primary employment resource.
A tidy, clean-cut patch from a uniform stand of same-age, same-species trees is a common sight.
Another beautiful shot, Good Sir!
Where I live, the deep woods begin within a stone's throw of the rocky coastline. Forestry, along with the lobster fishery, is a primary employment resource.
A tidy, clean-cut patch from a uniform stand of same-age, same-species trees is a common sight.
Another beautiful shot, Good Sir!
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