Thursday, August 4, 2016

Mountains + rain = waterfalls

South of Ouray, Colorado, Bear Creek slips under US Highway 550 and plunges into a chasm
 before joining the Uncompahgre River

One of many unnamed cascades that also feed the Uncompahgre River

Sadly, toxic heavy metals washed downstream from abandoned mines sometimes color the Uncompahgre River yellow

10 comments:

  1. Is your time here in Colorado the longest you've been in one spot since you've been mobile?

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    1. Last summer I was in Oregon for a little more than two months, most of it in one spot, helping Lou lengthen his trailer. I've been at Forrest's place for a month and wandered around Colorado for a month before that.

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    2. Well, at least you get to enjoy a bit of a cool down. One of the things I love about CO is the wacky weather. Lions and tigers and flood warnings, oh my!

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    3. There's another week of rain in the forecast which is not the best weather for building these small houses—or any houses.

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    4. Nah. A few thunderstorms. You'll be good. Wait to leave until the weather system passes.

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  2. Actually the yellow/orange color is natural iron.

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    1. That's what I thought.

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    2. This is my source for the statement:
      http://www.durangoherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20151018/NEWS01/151019726&template=mobileart

      However, it could be that both iron and mine waste color the water under different circumstances.

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    3. Interesting article.

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