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Lava Links offers nine holes of sagebrush, rocks, and "pukin' hot" heat. #k5evening

"The locals say Lava Links is fun, free and not to be taken seriously. Nels Borg once got a hole-in-one when his ball hit some rocks, bounced up high in the air and trickled through some sagebrush onto the sand that serves as a green.

'Talent,' is Borg's explanation. He's now the honorary golf pro there.

[...] There's one more point to be made about Lava Links. It may not look like much but it just might be the most environmentally friendly golf course in the world. Not one square inch of the course ever gets watered."

Cables and roadbed of the collapsed Tacoma Narrows Bridge with men walking on midspan, November 16, 1940

https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/farquharson/id/14

#washington #bridge #tacoma #disaster

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Palm Springs, the Yakima of California

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I really wish someone would put a corresponding sign up in Palm Springs

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The Tacoma-Narrows Bridge collapsed in high winds, 11/7/1940.

Photos from the Records of the Bureau of Public Roads.

File Unit: Failures - Bridges, 1896 - 1963

Series: Historical Photograph Files, 1896 - 1963

Record Group 30: Records of the Bureau of Public Roads, 1892 - 1972

Image Description:

a) Looking westerly from south side of bridge, between 10:00 and 11:00am November 7, 1940 showing the twisting wave motion with opposite girders out of phase with each other. The angular transverse slope of deck is indicated by the angle between light posts and vertical cable hangers (About 45° was maximum reached).

b) Looking westerly from south side of bridge about 11:08am November 7, 1940, just as center section of roadway concrete slab hit the water surface. This was the initial complete failure of a deck section.

c) Looking westerly from south side of bridge, about 11:15am on November 7, 1940, showing 650 to 700 linear feet of deck falling. The broken hanger cables are seen in many positions.

d) Looking westerly from south side of bridge about 1:00pm November 7, 1940, showing extent of failure. The section of girder hanging in water swayed by tides later fell. The black spot at center of north cable shows where cable was frayed about feet longitudinally by repeated sliding of center casting. Over 600 cable wires were burned or broken at this point. First major slip here may have been cause of sudden change from Vertical 9 wave motion to rolling 3 wave twist that caused failure.

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Galloping Gertie in Tacoma.

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The Horse Heaven Hills, near Prosser Washington, get lots of fog. It’s been a week or more since the sun was last seen (assuming it’s still out there) and the ice from the fog is really building up.

Source

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It’s been a few years since I posted this, and I figured you all might like to see more photos in the same series from this photographer:

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Rainier Tower

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Mount Rainier National Park by Peter Thomas

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Mt Rainier, Washington State by Filemon & Mickey

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With Every Second

Middle Fork area, WA

The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington.

From Wikipedia:

"The Gorge Amphitheatre is a 27,500-seat outdoor concert venue near the Columbia River in George, Washington managed by Live Nation. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Gorge is considered one of the most scenic concert locations in the world. It is a nine-time winner of Pollstar Magazine's award for 'Best Outdoor Music Venue' and was voted as one of the 'Best Outdoor Concert Venues in America' by ConcertBoom."

Photo from http://www.georgeamphitheatre.com/gorge-amphitheatre/