Chigger Legacy

[tbutler]

So, I've been interested by some of the large-scale wind farms I've seen pop up here and there as I've driven across the Midwest - but since I was driving, didn't really have a chance to stop and see if I could capture some pictures. Then I saw one had opened up east of Emporia, KS - not a jog around the block, but still close enough to look at trying to find a good spot for pictures.

Drove around on gravel roads for a half-hour before finally finding this spot, which was the first place close enough to possibly get some good shots. Unfortunately, those long grasses you see in the foreground are great places to host chiggers. Cue 20+ bug bites on my legs. ^^;;

Still, at least I got a few pics I was satisfied with. Also found some other possible vantages as I was driving out, may try them another time.

(And interesting bit? This isn't very far from the Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant, maybe 15-20 miles.



Makes sense in a way, as that lets it tie in to the power grid infrastructure already set up for the plant.)

Comments

[yhlee]

Neat pics! Sorry to hear about the bug bites--those are never fun.

(I find power grid stuff fascinating; I worked briefly as an energy market intelligence analyst, specifically for the PJM area.)

[tbutler]

Heh! Well, if you're interested in the rest of the photos I've had time to sort through so far, https://www.flickr.com/photos/the_prof67/shares/05957V

So when do we get to see the hexarchate dealing with power delivery systems? ^_-

[yhlee]

Nice pics! And gosh, what a blue sky in those wind farm pics.

I don't deal with power delivery systems at all in the hexarchate, sorry! I decided the model was Reasonably Abundant Energy of Unspecified Nature and left it at that.