Savannah River, Savannah -> Augusta & Return ~~ 6/10/10-6/21/10 ~500 miles~~
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Looking East, Coming in "from sea" to start up the Mighty Savannah (6/10) Looking West into the Savannah River Entrance(6/10) Start of "the wild" about 30 miles from sea (6/10) Elephant Ears (6/10) Look hard, Alligator's bright eye reflection & its reflection in water below (6/10) IMG_0862_800.jpg (6/11) IMG_0863_800.jpg (6/11) IMG_0864_800.jpg (6/11) IMG_0865_800.jpg (6/11) IMG_0866_800.jpg (6/12) IMG_0867_800.jpg (6/12) IMG_0868_800.jpg (6/12) IMG_0869_800.jpg (6/12) IMG_0870_800.jpg (6/12) IMG_0871_800.jpg (6/12) IMG_0872_800.jpg (6/12) Plant Vogtle Electric Generating Plant is a 2-unit nuclear power plant (6/12) Vogtle Cooling Towers zoomed-in (6/12) IMG_0875_800.jpg (6/12) IMG_0876_800.jpg (6/12) Looking back at the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam (6/13) Tied to dolphins in the "Augusta Pond" a 13 mile long pool above the dam (6/13) Safely at rest (6/13) Homes in the "Augusta Pond" (6/14) IMG_0882_800.jpg (6/15) IMG_0883_800.jpg (6/15) The Augusta Olympic Rowing Team is quartered next door to us (6/15) These are the female new recruits (6/15) IMG_0891_800.jpg (6/15) IMG_0892_800.jpg (6/15) Molly just destroyed ballpoint pen She will have to live with blue for awhile Dragging 5 gallons of water for fun IMG_0896_800.jpg (6/18) IMG_0898_800.jpg (6/20) IMG_0899_800.jpg (6/20) IMG_0900_800.jpg (6/20) IMG_0901_800.jpg (6/20) IMG_0902_800.jpg (6/20) IMG_0903_800.jpg (6/20) IMG_0904_800.jpg (6/20) IMG_0905_800.jpg (6/20) IMG_0906_800.jpg (6/21) IMG_0907_800.jpg (6/21) Easy to avoid things like this when one end is above water (6/21) IMG_0909_800.jpg (6/21) IMG_0910_800.jpg (6/21) IMG_0911_800.jpg (6/21) IMG_0912_800.jpg (6/21) IMG_0913_800.jpg (6/21) IMG_0914_800.jpg (6/21) IMG_0915_800.jpg (6/21) IMG_0916_800.jpg (6/21) IMG_0917_800.jpg (6/21) IMG_0918_800.jpg (6/21) Water Intake, Plant McIntosh conventional power plant, 40 miles from sea This is the place we will retreat to if a hurricane runaway is needed. McIntosh Water Outfall. The tidal range ends here. 6/21) IMG_0921_800.jpg (6/21) IMG_0922_800.jpg (6/21) This is the CSX Railroad Bridge. CSX asks 24 advance notice for opening. When no trains are coming, the CSX guy (white truck) travels here by track. He parks his truck & walks to the other side of the bridge. See him there? He climbs down to an equipment room to start an engine that powers the bridge. He climbs back up walks back across to the control room and opens the bridge. We know the folks involved by their first names, also for the US 17/25 Bridge Liquified natural gas tanks, Elba Island (6/21) IAnchor @ Gaston Bluff (6/21) IMG_0927_800.jpg (6/21) From Savannah South on ICW, there's lots empty dock space (6/22