Monthly Archive: June 2024

Beckley Creek Park Sunrise – Louisville – Kentucky

June 30, 2024 0 Comments

A sunrise in Beckley Creek Park along a walking path with a patch of native prairie grasses and wildflowers.

Beckley Creek Park, one of five interconnected nature parks (known as the Parklands) that stretch along Floyds Fork, a 62-mile long tributary of the Salt River on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. Including Beckley, the five parks are: Pope Lick, Broad Run, Turkey Run, and the Strand, comprising more than 4,000 acres. After Jefferson Memorial Forest, it is the largest nature park in Louisville.

Beckley Creek Park Sunrise - Louisville - Kentucky

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Columbia River Gorge Barge – Oregon

June 30, 2024 0 Comments

The Columbia River is an important transportation route in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, and barges are one of the primary modes of transportation on the river. Barges on the Columbia River carry a variety of goods, including agricultural products, timber, petroleum, and other bulk commodities.

The Columbia River barge system is part of the larger inland waterways transportation system of the United States, which includes more than 25,000 miles of navigable waterways and over 240 locks and dams. The barges used on the Columbia River are typically flat-bottomed and can be up to 300 feet long and 54 feet wide.

The Columbia-Snake River System, which includes the Columbia River and its major tributary, the Snake River, has four main lock and dam structures that help to maintain navigability for barges and other vessels. These locks allow barges to move up and down the river, as well as through the various reservoirs created by the dams.

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Chained Rock – Pineville, Kentucky

June 28, 2024 0 Comments

A chain runs over large rocks in the foreground, while the picturesque Appalachian town of Pineville, Kentucky nestles in a green valley below, surrounded by rolling hills and lush forests. Fluffy clouds dot a vibrant blue sky, enhancing the serenity and beauty of the landscape.

Chained Rock owes its existence to a story that was told to children about a rock that had been anchored by a chain up on the mountainside over Pineville so that it didn’t fall down on them while they slept in the valley below. But at the time no chain existed, so a chain was ultimately attached to a rock back in the 1930’s to bring life to a story that had been around for many years.

Chained Rock - Pineville, Kentucky

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