Scenery pictures, what does your world look like............

[deserteagle71]

Towering drill rig - drilling a new geothermal well not far from me for a proposed geothermal electrical generating plant.

Nearly 40 years ago, one of those drill rigs was parked about 15 miles north of the above location. They struck a good supply of hot water and steam; the resulting power plant has been generating electricity ever since. Unfortunately, Nevada gets no benefit from it - all the power is sent to southern California.

 

[dragoneggs]

There sure seems a lot of potential in Nevada for geothermal systems! The company I work for is located on the Carson City Airport and just made another expansion and added more geothermal right next to the building addition.

 

[deserteagle71]

There sure seems a lot of potential in Nevada for geothermal systems! The company I work for is located on the Carson City Airport and just made another expansion and added more geothermal right next to the building addition.

Absolutely! Hot springs every few miles. 15 miles south of my house the road passes through an area of hot springs...during hot weather you'd never know they were there but on a cold winter morning the steam can be seen for miles...

Someone piped the water into two watering troughs here; there's seats inside so one can sit and soak. Much too hot for me, though!

The biggest problem to putting up geothermal generating plants isn't the lack of hot water or steam. It's the "antis" - the people and organizations that sue over any kind of development. I'm reading in the paper that the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club are trying to stop the geothermal plant proposed in my first photo because there is a small frog in a wet area a few miles away that MIGHT be threatened by this power plant. Me - I just wish I had a geothermal spring on my property so I wouldn't have to pay for heat in the winter!

 

[kenmbz]

First bees of the season-Not sure if photos are uploading??

 

[ArlyA]

Gee Ken, you guys are sure ahead of us.

 

[Oldpath05]

Absolutely! Hot springs every few miles. 15 miles south of my house the road passes through an area of hot springs...during hot weather you'd never know they were there but on a cold winter morning the steam can be seen for miles...
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Someone piped the water into two watering troughs here; there's seats inside so one can sit and soak. Much too hot for me, though!
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The biggest problem to putting up geothermal generating plants isn't the lack of hot water or steam. It's the "antis" - the people and organizations that sue over any kind of development. I'm reading in the paper that the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club are trying to stop the geothermal plant proposed in my first photo because there is a small frog in a wet area a few miles away that MIGHT be threatened by this power plant. Me - I just wish I had a geothermal spring on my property so I wouldn't have to pay for heat in the winter!

Not sure I know why ants are the problem. I wonder, I do alot of wondering,,, geothermal creates hot water, the hot water is under ground which interns creates hot ground, hot ground keeps snow off so that's why snow is only on mountain tops.

I never head of geothermal causing any problems for people living above, just only to some that are more concern about frogs when trying to harness natural energy to make clean power, seems like no matter what the power source is theres always an issue by some group about something. I'm just glad I dont live on top of hot ground caused by coal burning underneath, let the Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club do something about Centralia, Pennsylvania and save those frogs.... Town With Underground Fire That Inspired Silent Hill Is Uninhabitable | Massive Engineering Mistakes - YouTube

 

[k0ua]

If every one of those frogs were to die today, who would even know or care. There have been millions/billions of diverse species that have died out on this earth and do you miss them?

 

[lman]

First bees of the season-Not sure if photos are uploading??

No active bees here today. Just snow as pictured.

 

[kuschneider]

My daily view sucks, suburbia...by I did include some pics out the back door of my 20 acres in Mid MO. Some are from the back porch, some from the deer stand, and some some after the hunt

 

[cqaigy2]

If every one of those frogs were to die today, who would even know or care. There have been millions/billions of diverse species that have died out on this earth and do you miss them?

Nice pictures!


What I don't miss, having to hear about people being all het up about not being able to kill off stuff for their own convenience.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

My daily view sucks, suburbia...by I did include some pics out the back door of my 20 acres in Mid MO. Some are from the back porch, some from the deer stand, and some some after the hunt

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Well, you could always trade it for a 500 sq foot walk up in NYC...no need for a car, tractor, or a shop. All I would need is a nearby liquor store and a crying towel.

 

[kuschneider]

Well, you could always trade it for a 500 sq foot walk up in NYC...no need for a car, tractor, or a shop. All I would need is a nearby liquor store and a crying towel.

Yeah, I could definitely do without that. Luckily I am only 70 minutes door to door so I can get out there easily. Especially during this quarantine.

 

[Oldpath05]

First bees of the season-Not sure if photos are uploading??

To bad they wasn't honey bees, you'd have more then a pretty flower to look at. I thinks it's been over 30 years since I had a taste of wild honey.

 

[Oldpath05]

My daily view sucks, suburbia...by I did include some pics out the back door of my 20 acres in Mid MO. Some are from the back porch, some from the deer stand, and some some after the hunt

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Tractor in middle of field....:thumbsup: Nice deer how far was the shot from and what # bow?
I been to MO once in Aug 07, the furtherest west I been, it was 100* HOT but it was a dry hot.

 

[Oldpath05]

No active bees here today. Just snow as pictured.View attachment 651448

Oh boy free fertilizer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lman]

Oh boy free fertilizer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I never knew snow was fertilizer. I bet you get a lot of fertilizer in your area.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

If every one of those frogs were to die today, who would even know or care. There have been millions/billions of diverse species that have died out on this earth and do you miss them?

Well, since you put it that way... probably not anymore than I would miss you. :confused3:

 

[k0ua]

Well, since you put it that way... probably not anymore than I would miss you. :confused3:

Right back atcha big guy.

 

[Oldpath05]

I never knew snow was fertilizer. I bet you get a lot of fertilizer in your area.

Around here it's what we call poor mans fertilizer. Last Friday I got a double doze now there's just a trace left, what difference a week makes and it was the most I got in 40 years, 12-14" lost power for 2 days.
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[lman]

Around here it's what we call poor mans fertilizer. Last Friday I got a double doze now there's just a trace left, what difference a week makes and it was the most I got in 40 years, 12-14" lost power for 2 days.

Wow. It looks like your grass should grow if it ever warms up.