Hmm, reminds me a bit of a some scenes from 'The Wizard Oz'..
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Ebels are a lot like women that lack a lowcut dress that zips up the side..neither gets the love that they deserve..
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Fab clouds! Slight diversion from the thread topic but here's some odd cloud formations over Devon (maybe for a clouds r us thread ):
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Went out for a late afternoon ride up to one of the local reservoirs
Quite a climb but the benefit is a great view when you get up there and a nice steep straight hill to descend on the way back. The photos probably downplay the elevation.
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Quite a climb but the benefit is a great view when you get up there and a nice steep straight hill to descend on the way back. The photos probably downplay the elevation.
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Great cloud formation and pics, Torquay/Brixham?Kansas City Milkman wrote: ↑Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:45 pm 20200804_194135.jpg20200804_195536.jpg
Fab clouds! Slight diversion from the thread topic but here's some odd cloud formations over Devon (maybe for a clouds r us thread ):
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That would make for a bumpy airplane ride I bet!Soporsche wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:19 pmGreat cloud formation and pics, Torquay/Brixham?Kansas City Milkman wrote: ↑Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:45 pm 20200804_194135.jpg20200804_195536.jpg
Fab clouds! Slight diversion from the thread topic but here's some odd cloud formations over Devon (maybe for a clouds r us thread ):
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Looks like a steady grind to me! Well done!Thegreyman wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:00 pm Went out for a late afternoon ride up to one of the local reservoirs
Quite a climb but the benefit is a great view when you get up there and a nice steep straight hill to descend on the way back. The photos probably downplay the elevation.
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Shaldon - just up the coast from Torquay. A place where Beach Huts sold for £200k plus!Soporsche wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:19 pmGreat cloud formation and pics, Torquay/Brixham?Kansas City Milkman wrote: ↑Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:45 pm 20200804_194135.jpg20200804_195536.jpg
Fab clouds! Slight diversion from the thread topic but here's some odd cloud formations over Devon (maybe for a clouds r us thread ):
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If you look closely in the photos, you can see remnants of an old “hanging flume” on the cliff walls. There was a 10-mile long flume built for a mining operation a very long time ago.
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Wow, that’s some impressive scenery! Gorgeous colours in the rock similar to the Grand Canyon. I’m unfamiliar with the term ‘hanging flume’- I can see the bracketry in the cliff walls but how was it used?
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The hanging flume is just a bunch of open top wooden boxes connected at their ends, and sitting on the “L” shaped bracing you see in the photos. It’s to direct water like a canal. Apparently the mine was higher in elevation than the closest point in the river, so they ran water from 10 miles upstream. Seems like an incredible amount of work and apparently the mine was a failure based on plaques and signs I read. I also read they channeled 80 million gallons per day with the flume. Hard to believe.richtel wrote:Wow, that’s some impressive scenery! Gorgeous colours in the rock similar to the Grand Canyon. I’m unfamiliar with the term ‘hanging flume’- I can see the bracketry in the cliff walls but how was it used?
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Huh! Indeed that's quite some feat- essentially creating a small viaduct tacked to a cliff wall for miles on end with rudimentary components. Thanks for the explanation!Robotaz wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:14 pm
The hanging flume is just a bunch of open top wooden boxes connected at their ends, and sitting on the “L” shaped bracing you see in the photos. It’s to direct water like a canal. Apparently the mine was higher in elevation than the closest point in the river, so they ran water from 10 miles upstream. Seems like an incredible amount of work and apparently the mine was a failure based on plaques and signs I read. I also read they channeled 80 million gallons per day with the flume. Hard to believe.
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