random pics that YOU have taken.......

[Racerbvd]

[daepp]

Originally Posted by Skip Newsom

Looks great and sounds like an excellent use of space. Bravo!

[daepp]

After spending a short week in the eastern Sierra, I decided to take a
Long way home and follow the money (water) down to el lay.

A little south of the LA Aqueduct intake (Owens River)



For most of its distance the water flows in concrete lined ditches.





I’d never been to Lake Hughes, but I’d heard a lot about the Rock Inn. And all the good I’d heard turned out to be true!

The Aqueduct enters its longest tunnel nearby under Lake Elizabeth. 5.5 miles long and dug from both ends. Nearly 5 years in they met up just about an inch off from one another.

After the Elizabeth Tunnel the water flows in many above-ground pipes. Often they go all the way down to the valley floors and back up the other side. Siphons.







Mulholland built several hydro powerplants along the route. There are no pumps along the entire distance, but the water does fall from a high of around 4000’ above sea level to nearly sea level, so he took advantage of that fall and generated electricity along the way.
And speaking of fall, this particular power plant was completely wiped out by the falling water after his San Francisquito Dam collapsed…



Stock photo of the Cascades



If you’ve ever travelled the state on the 5 near Magic Mountain you might have seen the Cascades. The water leaves the pipes, comes down the hill, goes under the freeway and into a reservoir for the good people of Los Angeles to drink!

[rcooled]

Originally Posted by daepp

...and follow the money (water) down to el lay.

Nice pics & good info. Providing water to LA is no simple matter.

[Baz]

We're coming into a special time of year here........so lucky to live here and have the ocean and beach to enjoy! Lots of blokes catching nice fish. Fun watching this bloke land a nice Red!

[Bpmosing]

Driving through the Wasatch National Forrest last year. Unfortunately not in my 911. All shot with my Nikon Z7.

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by Bpmosing

Driving through the Wasatch National Forrest last year. Unfortunately not in my 911. All shot with my Nikon Z7.

Great shot!

[Scott Douglas]

A scan of a picture taken with the SR-T I got off of the Goodwill site.

I think my second cleaning of the camera view finder focus screen will result in easier focusing so I've decided to keep the camera.
Shot with Fujifilm ASA 400, old roll I found in my cabinet. Can't blame the camera for that.

[Joe Bob]

Publix Super Mart

[Skip Newsom]

Everything OK JB?
Didn't get an eye poked out I hope, or squashed up against the squashes?, messy I have heard.

North Cascades run 2009, R&S Excellent Adventure dos

[group911@aol.co]

[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by group911@aol.co

Leave the gun...

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[kevin993]

Originally Posted by daepp

After spending a short week in the eastern Sierra, I decided to take a
Long way home and follow the money (water) down to el lay.

If you’ve ever travelled the state on the 5 near Magic Mountain you might have seen the Cascades. The water leaves the pipes, comes down the hill, goes under the freeway and into a reservoir for the good people of Los Angeles to drink!

Great stuff Dave. Really appreciate your posts of interesting places and history. I can help a little with some non-stock cascade photos from 2013:

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[porsche930dude]

Originally Posted by kevin993

Great stuff Dave. Really appreciate your posts of interesting places and history. I can help a little with some non-stock cascade photos from 2013:

Its no wonder why LA has no water. Must be a ton of evaporation going on there. They should keep it in the pipes.

[kevin993]

919 for Sept 19. LeMans 2014.

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