'Steel Winds' close-ups
Trip Start
Jun 06, 2009
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Trip End
Oct 09, 2009
Lackawanna, New York
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Now the I've done more reading on the area I see why so many 'No trespassing' signs exist. From 1949 to 1952 the Lackawanna Steel Company produced uranium fuel rods for nuclear reactors. That's is why I no longer need a night light at home :-)
The main obstacle was a hill made of gravel. I had to be care of my footing to keep from sliding down hill or creating a rock slide. Many of the outcroppings were loose, which made it dangerous to grab for the same reasons. It didn't take too long - a minutes or so, before I made it to the top and found an old service road that I followed around to the windmills.
I stopped short of the base of the first windmill because, 1) the shots I took that were close lost perspective, 2) I wanted to stay out of the way of the blades. I'm thinking 'War of the Worlds' here. They're big!
If you want to read more about the Steel Winds project, or Bethlehem / Lackawanna Steel Company, I've included so links to Wikipedia below:
Steel Winds project:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Winds
http://www.bqenergy.com/steelwinds.html
Bethlehem / Lackawanna Steel Company:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem_Steel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lackawanna_Steel_Company
Oh! The way back down the gravel hill was not an easy task. After trying to back down, front down , side down…I found the best way was to do the butt toboggan. Just got out of the way at the bottom so has not to catch a rock in the head. I wish up had been that easy. Blue jeans rock!
Included in the various pix are a few I grabbed from the Wikipedia site. The layout of the steel mill, and the picture of the Steel Winds from the water.
