2oldman wrote:
Francesca Knowles wrote:
I'm especially curious about the old Vantage highway that dead ends at the water on the east side of the river.
I am too. That's not far from my summer home. That picture was taken in Vantage.. it looks like?
Wonder how long it'll be like that.
The pic was indeed taken at Vantage...there's a boat ramp there and a small marina.
Link to source.
The bones referred to earlier were found at Crescent Bar, a few miles upriver from Vantage. The effects of this really enormous drawdown must be visible all the way to the next dam upriver!
I'm actually dying of curiosity and may well jet over there myself to check things out....this despite the fact that my trailer is presently out of commission due to a broken window I've neglected to fix since I jammed a tree branch through it on my last trip.
That may well mean ...dare I say it?...
staying in a Motel !!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But considering that we're talking about ground that's been underwater for more than fifty years and will go under again as soon as they get that crack fixed, I might just make the sacrifice. ;)
Gonna have to think about this....
