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Ok, this will take some practice. This blog format doesnt like the droid 1st 3 days I have ridden 140 miles (days 1 & 2, 70 day 3). Thank god for hot showers @ the campgrounds. Flights and travel down were super easy. Bike went together like clockwork. So I needed a reality check (I guess). 2 flat tires on day one... kevlar anti-puncture strips = bad idea!
I must have three eyes too! I see green...maybe we are from the same planet!
ReplyDeleteGreat picture!
Thanks D,
ReplyDeleteGood to know I'm not the only alien. I did notice also that Herb has some beautiful photos where the Blanco River is a gorgeous emerald green. I can't seem to find verification that copper is the tinting influence for these rivers (Herb, Susie?), but I did find a Nature Conservancy article that said the 'Blanco' River's name, meaning 'white', comes from the white colored limestone on its river banks and bed.
Texans don't like pees. They usually dump them off their plate into the disposal. Because of certain loopholes grasnted Texans by a former government bias, they are still allowed to dump theiir waste directly into the river, saving them millions in infrastructure upgrades... Hence the green river. Saw it on 60 Minutes!
ReplyDeleteI don't know what river(s) the 60 Minutes piece was referring to, but it sure wasn't the Hill Country rivers. Dumping waste would be highly illegal in this area. Tourism drives the economy here, and the clear clean streams are what draw the tourists. When we built our home on the Blanco, we had to position our septic system well back from the river, and undergo three different inspections during the process of putting it in and hooking it up to the house. In addition, at least the Blanco communicates directly with the underlying aquifer via Karst features in the limestone river bed, so waste going into the river could end up in well water. Bacterial counts do sometimes go up a little just downstream from popular swimming holes during the summer, particularly when we have low flows due to drought. Kids will be kids.
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ReplyDeleteI love Bill, he's one of my favorites. But he is a bit of a loose cannon. He didn't really see a 60 minute piece, it's just his form of humor.
I was surprised today outside of Dryden, TX where most buildings are abandoned, and the earth is dry and vegetation sparse, to see a homestead with a wind turbine, solar collectors, a greenhouse, a yurt, and someone outside doing some gardening. I guess it's like that everywhere, there are those that are conscientious of the environment, and those that are not.