May 25, 2011 – A drive

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I had my carpet steam-cleaned on Tuesday so I went for a drive. I took my camera along in case I found anything of note to take pictures of. Since I like the water I knew my travels would take me somewhere near a river or lake.

I drove to a lake not far from where I live, although I did have to cross the state line. Lake Owyhee has an interesting spillway. It is a hole cut into the rock near the edge of the lake so that when there is a lot of spring runoff the water runs out as though it is actually going down a very large drain.

When the water level is low one can see how they built it into the side of the damn.

Blog 2011-5-24 100_0388But during spring runoff the dam gets full.

Blog 2011-5-24 031That is when the spillway comes into play, sending more water rushing downstream. I am not aware of any other spillways that have been designed so ingeniously. But you certainly would not to ride it down. I heard an anecdote where some kids sent a yellow rubber raft down, only to see it emerge in shreds when it reached the bottom.

Blog 2011-5-24 043I enjoy taking drives. It gives me a chance to think. It also gives me opportunities for future story ideas…

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