Apologies for the CPotD hiatus. In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been away for a while. Actually I was away for the better part of two weeks in mid-July, then back for two weeks, but catching up on all the things work and life related while I was gone… not to mention spending every free moment repairing the E-type (replacing a starter motor, one of the more difficult things to be done on an E-type!) Then this past weekend my Dad & I ran the Monte Shelton Northwest Classic Rally in Oregon. My access to the Internet was spotty to non-existent on this trip so I wasn’t able to update the site. I’ll try and catch up over the next few days. Meanwhile here’s a photo I snapped on the way home from Central Oregon yesterday. Taken in the midst of the newly constructed large wind farm that straddles the Columbia River, this is a shot of the Jaguar at the Maryhill Scenic Overlook on the Washington side of the river. I drove US 97 down to central Oregon last November and the turbines were not there (nor can they bee seen on this video from last years’ Maryhill Loops Hilclimb) but they suddenly appeared when we drove down again earlier this summer. I knew I’d have to stop there and get some photos with the Jaguar. Perhaps again on some evening when the light will be more dramatic.
I drove up WA 14 and down I-84 two weeks ago and was surprised to see the wind farm. I was also surprised by the relatively sparse installation. Nothing like Palm Springs, CA:
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or even Altamont Pass near the Bay Area:
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True. What it lacks in density it makes up for in scale. It seems to go over the horizon on the Oregon side of the river.
I love the way OSB catches the light… even in pedestrian lighting.
Was in Denmark for a couple weeks recently. They manage to generate 25% of their power from wind (so the Danes tell me). Windmills everywhere, but usually in smaller clusters or even sparse groups of 2-3 (though I saw as many as 25-30), not like the big windmill farms I’ve seen in CA. Though the wind turbines they use seem larger than what I’ve seen here in the US.
excellent shot of the jag Chuck….
Jerome