tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85135302121358454492024-03-18T19:31:20.331-04:00Ohio River BlogThe Ohio River -- on it, in it, over it, beside it. No politics.ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.comBlogger2738125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-76490164091621259412024-03-18T19:30:00.001-04:002024-03-18T19:30:28.094-04:00M/V Charleston is back on the river<p> It was in the boatyard for a few weeks getting some work done, but the Charleston is back out on the Ohio pushing barges.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCbnKKCP1OUggdwfuc3Hr7ETuJIUQeuuBvgW5gsx_VKuoTFf60Eg0wc7AeAkFV46CLgy6nPDgxz3IzNgvd5UdMsGNyldhKE1XW5msqaiuieoRsfYA7YBO-a3qcYN-psLTGmHicTdeKg5ecGycs4vJSGcSWKOPg7K3sf2sWF1Gap18lmt6nzm-nP4izPs/s1800/20240317-NIK_0464-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1012" data-original-width="1800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCbnKKCP1OUggdwfuc3Hr7ETuJIUQeuuBvgW5gsx_VKuoTFf60Eg0wc7AeAkFV46CLgy6nPDgxz3IzNgvd5UdMsGNyldhKE1XW5msqaiuieoRsfYA7YBO-a3qcYN-psLTGmHicTdeKg5ecGycs4vJSGcSWKOPg7K3sf2sWF1Gap18lmt6nzm-nP4izPs/w640-h360/20240317-NIK_0464-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>When all the painting is done, it will reclaim its spot as the prettiest classic towboat on the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. The O. Nelson Jones and the J.S. Lewis are contenders in that category, although the Lewis isn't really a working boat anymore, at least not for a while.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-2517155679125839972024-03-09T19:10:00.002-05:002024-03-09T19:10:17.862-05:00Three fave boats<p> I saw the AEP Mariner was coming up the river, so I went to Ashland KY to see it and get a few pics. I was surprised to see it was deadheading in a tow being pushed by the Dan Elder. I got some shots, including this one ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Aw0rmLIUjJbGc78ASeX5puKRD5z9k2RBOHTY9LrtdZvH8zna7c3vezBIUg37Jqpa2YESUlDfY7WHwGy2h8cLiOQ4ackL4mh_ic2GIfQKLiG_yTXxneRcJMd2ZiR-onhVWzWjfWmbxf0CcNy9X3HG8uMyGXA7rDhovHRVWeIYvb2waM-UXuHe_wwrxF4/s1314/20240309-NIK_0168-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="1314" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Aw0rmLIUjJbGc78ASeX5puKRD5z9k2RBOHTY9LrtdZvH8zna7c3vezBIUg37Jqpa2YESUlDfY7WHwGy2h8cLiOQ4ackL4mh_ic2GIfQKLiG_yTXxneRcJMd2ZiR-onhVWzWjfWmbxf0CcNy9X3HG8uMyGXA7rDhovHRVWeIYvb2waM-UXuHe_wwrxF4/w640-h360/20240309-NIK_0168-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>... and then went up to Catlettsburg where I got these two.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5O9D-V_Cd3ZB2tR2fZHTPobpTlRACuhzr5t_CN3rQanr0vd4mxQiThqUnTybsY9ST0rZ3Y6LngVTKjgcXJfs5pSoQS2wS-cxQaK1Jk2sReCZteK2lNOR_ochzCClrMFAvrX76qNYHDk_mDmqAQKcgl24kmUDIYWMrkVIzAT0UsF616FohLP8Av_mgIg/s1146/20240309-NIK_0247-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="1146" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5O9D-V_Cd3ZB2tR2fZHTPobpTlRACuhzr5t_CN3rQanr0vd4mxQiThqUnTybsY9ST0rZ3Y6LngVTKjgcXJfs5pSoQS2wS-cxQaK1Jk2sReCZteK2lNOR_ochzCClrMFAvrX76qNYHDk_mDmqAQKcgl24kmUDIYWMrkVIzAT0UsF616FohLP8Av_mgIg/w640-h360/20240309-NIK_0247-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirS5TTKNvAsswgK3CAB78ahfu8aVRGcvLbvY5923ATc4L1b33ZzOU33bxEVoXWzLDMw_Q7rUc-oyPxOOs55xmaSGUR5Xc74iyh_WUpr5WWdVYdI2QYRENSUiNLvpO8dp5ZwuC2VXaCoSwS0ne3JEoNFjEfCKh8aGr6LPmnZIOLMp9UshEMSfw4GMIfPCA/s993/20240309-NIK_0280-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="993" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirS5TTKNvAsswgK3CAB78ahfu8aVRGcvLbvY5923ATc4L1b33ZzOU33bxEVoXWzLDMw_Q7rUc-oyPxOOs55xmaSGUR5Xc74iyh_WUpr5WWdVYdI2QYRENSUiNLvpO8dp5ZwuC2VXaCoSwS0ne3JEoNFjEfCKh8aGr6LPmnZIOLMp9UshEMSfw4GMIfPCA/w640-h360/20240309-NIK_0280-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>These are quick edits, with minor noise reduction done in the last one. Otherwise, they are straight out of camera except for cropping, lowering the resolution so I could post them here, and adding my watermark. I have several batches of river photos I need to edit and post. If you want to see some, let me know.</p><p> </p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-72010652689239864992024-01-23T06:41:00.001-05:002024-01-23T06:41:10.200-05:00M/V J.S. Lewis<p>It's been a while since one of my favorite boats has been on the river, but she has a new owner. As this is written, the J.S. Lewis is on its way to Neale Island at Vienna WV, having been bought from Amherst Madison. Here the boat is being pushed by the M/V Alabama as they pass the John E. Amos Power Plant on the Kanawha River.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4InMeQVb8PDrsiHuyhY854-0rCVY_ry3flAdCSpVSa09sS-xfm4Ya3jKt8hNHxlXbaXthVFc8LojzKM_oVPrxaKBXG-D0XL-fYTwEyzg6k-TNuV7Dd5gzbvb3iO2JZyC8ruWwNHKwTR0Iiq8rXtzJnuyhuPo-yHQfBMEg0a3EZuqLo6vkrcyANqiRb4k/s2100/20240122-NIK_9223-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="2100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4InMeQVb8PDrsiHuyhY854-0rCVY_ry3flAdCSpVSa09sS-xfm4Ya3jKt8hNHxlXbaXthVFc8LojzKM_oVPrxaKBXG-D0XL-fYTwEyzg6k-TNuV7Dd5gzbvb3iO2JZyC8ruWwNHKwTR0Iiq8rXtzJnuyhuPo-yHQfBMEg0a3EZuqLo6vkrcyANqiRb4k/w640-h428/20240122-NIK_9223-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Here's one in black and white as seen from St. Albans WV.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflLkSOWHUM7vIgybJjtSml2BOLoEcKYpE1fGjqLYaHWHbyxk7DETCI65IKaeJ5e8ntmztU82MLan9TY1ldwS87Nzc47LTyiuEw1pbIzDXbDkFhE04vpF2THEbLsDJnjUx6ugJrEtUDoLVud8eXPvH22Ad6IVlRK0XbugZPKVa07Dznl6f1bPki7Dhs0Y/s1500/20240122-NIK_9092-2%20BW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="1500" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflLkSOWHUM7vIgybJjtSml2BOLoEcKYpE1fGjqLYaHWHbyxk7DETCI65IKaeJ5e8ntmztU82MLan9TY1ldwS87Nzc47LTyiuEw1pbIzDXbDkFhE04vpF2THEbLsDJnjUx6ugJrEtUDoLVud8eXPvH22Ad6IVlRK0XbugZPKVa07Dznl6f1bPki7Dhs0Y/w640-h346/20240122-NIK_9092-2%20BW.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I look forward to seeing how C.R. Neale III restores this classic after having saved her from the scrapper.</p><p> </p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-80854270606519838412024-01-21T18:02:00.001-05:002024-01-21T18:02:07.643-05:00Three boats on a winter afternoon<p> A cloudless sky and a bright sun made subfreezing temperatures bearable today I got these cold-hating bones down to the mouth of the Big Sandy River, where small pieces of ice came out into the Ohio and melted. And I got to see three boats.</p><p>First was the R.H. Beymer coming out of the Big Sandy before turning and heading up the Ohio.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYCX6hyphenhyphenKmXtHDLi9MgtAWGKodyWjcpjJu_ZY_2JxyXAE6iXj2HqwVXbpoHI8nVkrMzY8WV1tFV8dyuGtZK3GqgYNyf4LbnVzcKLCO18tUKgiKD81TgbrF9ejniFh43SOFc0OoiVM3DRX_GVLoRaQ_O37fjmmJdrl4DrxTlY-_Zv0oaX4TIOURMjpOYa4/s1769/20240121-NIK_8943-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="1769" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYCX6hyphenhyphenKmXtHDLi9MgtAWGKodyWjcpjJu_ZY_2JxyXAE6iXj2HqwVXbpoHI8nVkrMzY8WV1tFV8dyuGtZK3GqgYNyf4LbnVzcKLCO18tUKgiKD81TgbrF9ejniFh43SOFc0OoiVM3DRX_GVLoRaQ_O37fjmmJdrl4DrxTlY-_Zv0oaX4TIOURMjpOYa4/w640-h360/20240121-NIK_8943-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Then came the Louisville. I had seen it was coming downriver, and I asked myself if it would stop and drop its barges at South Point, which it did.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WdBRMNWIdHEIVrJ008OSoRjB0smyQBYvlE418FKJGTnyRQmxQJewUFcHEH5SictQ4LFiV6sxerEUc1qHtNaPA1Zt42PUAcV7u6hQRCmwLMvKcGrm5YX0MFB3w7A9lLKRe_QJhFH4s3XjrSAwti7MQnEJQ7pACFxHi324dzkgYptz63RNHG-SLFSXbcQ/s904/20240121-NIK_9013-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="904" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WdBRMNWIdHEIVrJ008OSoRjB0smyQBYvlE418FKJGTnyRQmxQJewUFcHEH5SictQ4LFiV6sxerEUc1qHtNaPA1Zt42PUAcV7u6hQRCmwLMvKcGrm5YX0MFB3w7A9lLKRe_QJhFH4s3XjrSAwti7MQnEJQ7pACFxHi324dzkgYptz63RNHG-SLFSXbcQ/w640-h346/20240121-NIK_9013-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And then there was the Stephen T, which also came out of the Big Sandy and headed up the Ohio.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qfcrKlQtC0XDCbKsCA_9WW_hGihxFOal8dHEx4pY-v253l5oHfSJ2Tb14OjG2on6QzrC4ntynKQ1a25oZBiYH4Qq5gxh2hPikvZ-6qtSsJcTO23sczMt3rwXbO8NOd6OoTrjmOWsQYk7A6xmPekXuaALP0KISO9l5cnGWqwJFKsWzQKLOfeqOEFDhnU/s1059/20240121-NIK_9038-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="1059" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qfcrKlQtC0XDCbKsCA_9WW_hGihxFOal8dHEx4pY-v253l5oHfSJ2Tb14OjG2on6QzrC4ntynKQ1a25oZBiYH4Qq5gxh2hPikvZ-6qtSsJcTO23sczMt3rwXbO8NOd6OoTrjmOWsQYk7A6xmPekXuaALP0KISO9l5cnGWqwJFKsWzQKLOfeqOEFDhnU/w640-h640/20240121-NIK_9038-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I have a few other photos to process, but they might not be done before the snow melts and people lose interest in cold weather photos.</p><p><br /></p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-74499510078212324422024-01-14T19:04:00.001-05:002024-01-14T19:04:30.167-05:00Rehearsal<p> There's not been much to shoot down at the river lately -- meaning shots I haven't gotten a hundred times before. Maybe a boat that I've never photographed has come through, but other than that, it's been pretty normal here.</p><p>This evening as the day was ending I got this shot of the M/V Louisville.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVkQcBCBZfb0IV0V8ps7VaIoPD35Vleh4i2eNQpmsU9b5MMdxpPtv3UmA9Oe2jcUHlY_tVqpS9hQz1p6m1SKzGz93cgLgTWlXGfrtJgPK2ZmlET4mAJDc9vsEiSzr4BpCbZvjHVz_WRlYD1OnYOEbJWlQHZpXLN_3oUAkMoGlY8zlCVaQiy0Ou0VEY1g/s1150/20240114-NIK_8898-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1150" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVkQcBCBZfb0IV0V8ps7VaIoPD35Vleh4i2eNQpmsU9b5MMdxpPtv3UmA9Oe2jcUHlY_tVqpS9hQz1p6m1SKzGz93cgLgTWlXGfrtJgPK2ZmlET4mAJDc9vsEiSzr4BpCbZvjHVz_WRlYD1OnYOEbJWlQHZpXLN_3oUAkMoGlY8zlCVaQiy0Ou0VEY1g/w640-h426/20240114-NIK_8898-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>This image has problems. The light wasn't great, and I shot it from inside my truck because the boat arrived at the park just as I got there and, frankly, I didn't want to spend a lot of time out in the cold.</p><p>I think of this as a practice run. Looking at the original image, I would have preferred to have more daylight. Having a late April or early May background with lots of green foliage would have helped. And I noticed some things to correct with where I place the camera and how to compensate for lens quirks that you don't notice until you look at the photo large.</p><p>This spring I'll go back and get a simlar picture in better conditions and with a little more planning, I hope.</p><p><br /></p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-51578842991080251852024-01-09T05:31:00.002-05:002024-01-09T05:31:36.205-05:00Jennings Randolph Bridge re-opens<p> I wanted to post this last night, but my internet service went down for a while.</p><p>This news release came from the West Virginia Division of Highways. My comments are below it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbu46UPbJB554TWdUoh2q3NKkpHJQkNToJl3abut0bhx1lq2f_wNGK4_AIirxYGUQrWeFMax0eZynJblzcFiUIIQGlQQTq-Wf0qLOmtoESqFUBxnQQXeYUrh-BY0esTLqeJ8_Dt3QW7h0MyYj_2Wwg88HP0nXovovMMialxtRypIO8jFoKkIGPvJlPn6c/s864/Jennings%20Randolph%20Bridge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="864" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbu46UPbJB554TWdUoh2q3NKkpHJQkNToJl3abut0bhx1lq2f_wNGK4_AIirxYGUQrWeFMax0eZynJblzcFiUIIQGlQQTq-Wf0qLOmtoESqFUBxnQQXeYUrh-BY0esTLqeJ8_Dt3QW7h0MyYj_2Wwg88HP0nXovovMMialxtRypIO8jFoKkIGPvJlPn6c/w640-h280/Jennings%20Randolph%20Bridge.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><i>(Photo courtesy West Virgiia Division of Highways)</i></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1005047816x_x_mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1005047816x_x_mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1005047816x_x_mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1005047816x_x_mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1005047816x_x_mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><strong style="outline: none !important;">CHARLESTON, WV – </strong>The Jennings Randolph Bridge, which carries US 30 across the Ohio River between Chester, West Virginia, and East Liverpool, Ohio, is scheduled to reopen to traffic this afternoon.<br style="outline: none !important;" /> <br style="outline: none !important;" />The bridge was closed on Monday, December 11, 2023, after a federally mandated inspection discovered cracking in two welds on the steel bridge structure. The cracks were not visible to the naked eye, but the WVDOH, in an abundance of caution, decided to close the bridge while repairs were completed.<br style="outline: none !important;" /> <br style="outline: none !important;" />The Jennings Randolph Bridge was built in 1977 using T-1 steel. At the time, welded T-1 steel was common in bridge construction, but it was later discovered that cracks could develop in the welds joining the beams. Cracks in T-1 steel welds led to the closure of the Interstate 64 Sherman Minton Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky, in 2011, and the Interstate 40 Hernando de Soto Bridge in Memphis in 2021.<br style="outline: none !important;" /> <br style="outline: none !important;" />Recently, the federal government required specialized testing on all bridges made with T-1 steel. Special testing on bridges made with T-1 steel has since been conducted on bridges all over the United States.<br style="outline: none !important;" /> <br style="outline: none !important;" />It was during one of those tests that a few cracks were identified in welds on the Jennings Randolph Bridge. Because the cracks could cause safety issues in the future, the WVDOH shut the bridge down to repair the cracks.<br style="outline: none !important;" /> <br style="outline: none !important;" />Bridge inspection consultant Modjeski & Masters identified 18 additional internal defects on welds on the bridge that needed to be repaired before reopening the bridge. Those defects on the bridge have since been repaired.<br style="outline: none !important;" /><br style="outline: none !important;" />All four lanes are opening this afternoon. Intermittent closures of the outside lanes will be required at times as additional repairs are completed. Those repairs can be completed with traffic present, allowing at least one lane in each direction to remain open. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1005047816x_x_mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1005047816x_x_mcnDividerBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1005047816x_x_mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; padding: 18px; word-break: normal;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1005047816x_x_mcnDividerContent" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td style="outline: none !important; word-break: normal;"><span style="outline: none !important;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1005047816x_x_mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody class="yiv1005047816x_x_mcnTextBlockOuter" style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1005047816x_x_mcnTextBlockInner" style="outline: none !important; padding-top: 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="yiv1005047816x_x_mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; outline: none !important; width: 100%;"><tbody style="outline: none !important;"><tr style="outline: none !important;"><td class="yiv1005047816x_x_mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: normal;" valign="top">With work continuing in all 55 counties across the state, the West Virginia Division of Highways and the <a href="https://transportation.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=080f252423c85c3ee848d51b1&id=a14e8d8268&e=8572008b2b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #007c89; outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><strong style="outline: none !important;">West Virginia Department of Transportation</strong></a> remind the public of the importance of keeping everyone safe in work zones by keeping <em style="outline: none !important;">“Heads up; phones down!”</em></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This reminded me of the Sherman Minton Bridge at Louisville, which was <a href="https://ohio981.blogspot.com/2012/02/two-items-in-news.html">closed in 2012</a> for similar reasons. Some butt weld cracks had to be repaired. You don't know how hard it was for me to get those three words in the correct order.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-25855456326243531782023-12-31T17:48:00.005-05:002023-12-31T17:48:46.265-05:00M/V Michael T. Somales, and that's it for 2023<p> My final river photo of 2024. The M/V Michael T. Somales upbound at Huntington WV.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlcKOIuERAjsLttpakADm9kRUtRq1pucLzsECtv3vspMAaz0Q2gZmhMaemsWeGNJUo-gpQPQt_b-f1n59LNivFJi1Bc9Vr_UX_0_alOBVBSCrdSnUktXoNiDXhujQ5Z6cpouC2VDhu4_kf58ayU5IMnZhTcR-O1W-9ts7BeTbFGz5igjkMTE76Oz0YE8/s1800/20231231-NIK_8436-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlcKOIuERAjsLttpakADm9kRUtRq1pucLzsECtv3vspMAaz0Q2gZmhMaemsWeGNJUo-gpQPQt_b-f1n59LNivFJi1Bc9Vr_UX_0_alOBVBSCrdSnUktXoNiDXhujQ5Z6cpouC2VDhu4_kf58ayU5IMnZhTcR-O1W-9ts7BeTbFGz5igjkMTE76Oz0YE8/w426-h640/20231231-NIK_8436-2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p>I attended the christening of this boat back in 2015 in Elizabethtown, PA. It was a good day.</p><p>Have a good new year, everyone.</p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-59532394156617121252023-12-25T17:00:00.022-05:002023-12-25T17:00:00.137-05:00Morning in Point Pleasant, Part 4 (the end)<p> So after the M/V Charles T. Jones disappeared up the Kanawha, I walked around the Point Pleasant riverfront getting pictures of some things. I was about to leave when I saw some empty barges coming out of the Kanawha. I figured I'd wait and get some pictures, and guess who was pushing them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGStrwA2F26vm8Q0bs2KQYWQZVIUtXzNl_Sp65B6almCE5Th0WxS1375iBWeQNs1Fzvasob4hAc0ri0siJWdxzPz4DLIhRK1eFYq2jYCgyX79l-xFcWLTgIVARV9pAg0Lbo4kDOifx1tLXsZIUhkSzdbi2UypMP2CabKvuYmckiybxeVx7EEY5X4JYNu0/s1529/20231224-NIK_8048-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1529" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGStrwA2F26vm8Q0bs2KQYWQZVIUtXzNl_Sp65B6almCE5Th0WxS1375iBWeQNs1Fzvasob4hAc0ri0siJWdxzPz4DLIhRK1eFYq2jYCgyX79l-xFcWLTgIVARV9pAg0Lbo4kDOifx1tLXsZIUhkSzdbi2UypMP2CabKvuYmckiybxeVx7EEY5X4JYNu0/w640-h360/20231224-NIK_8048-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKchBafVSo7ryJiHAkq71CUccNPuuplFoZTVqc6VcdBasdrKSP9123enhcgha9FWv5s3-NjSJ6P5SehjQuntINU_PW1UOjHJ0r7MtzFCeE1pXsmjPa25bcuAfuBSDS__TRKNJRnksJHq5SN8aXNaRy1bIqkYIDTxcccdcd4dpplpDx2HdeIxju8Lr56To/s1391/20231224-NIK_8050-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1391" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKchBafVSo7ryJiHAkq71CUccNPuuplFoZTVqc6VcdBasdrKSP9123enhcgha9FWv5s3-NjSJ6P5SehjQuntINU_PW1UOjHJ0r7MtzFCeE1pXsmjPa25bcuAfuBSDS__TRKNJRnksJHq5SN8aXNaRy1bIqkYIDTxcccdcd4dpplpDx2HdeIxju8Lr56To/w640-h360/20231224-NIK_8050-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBsRQSh6WM2a2loR4LxBhDMNpAmp8rAVAPDb_-furkNst2TidlD4-EpR0hc-qGs7RKA7xOrFnVQrFqX4-JlyxCO0tPQoNOXhMvakZl__RUPHGF9LKRamiChEdg4i4umy5sAKDNPIWMbKa8HLcPThcDj78qXGu8mG6n-0cxrGIZSzWxDH3aJclAXg96oo/s1021/20231224-NIK_8064-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="1021" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBsRQSh6WM2a2loR4LxBhDMNpAmp8rAVAPDb_-furkNst2TidlD4-EpR0hc-qGs7RKA7xOrFnVQrFqX4-JlyxCO0tPQoNOXhMvakZl__RUPHGF9LKRamiChEdg4i4umy5sAKDNPIWMbKa8HLcPThcDj78qXGu8mG6n-0cxrGIZSzWxDH3aJclAXg96oo/w640-h360/20231224-NIK_8064-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjB0x1OP6rjHS9JuV5pifp3onad4EOnCMcpdhU7JC2bYplRtVoAMaO6E_46epXkic516jLS3iG2ftzGaAcSDbMe0BY13Y3FmKv2jgFFhV_yS6d0CB5fAn4PJb2XN6yeYZXp5yCtHmPH2hrRF7eQJ99BjHFat32paybgN6wfGVb_Ml9Ea7b_qV05Zj3wA/s1439/20231224-NIK_8070-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1439" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjB0x1OP6rjHS9JuV5pifp3onad4EOnCMcpdhU7JC2bYplRtVoAMaO6E_46epXkic516jLS3iG2ftzGaAcSDbMe0BY13Y3FmKv2jgFFhV_yS6d0CB5fAn4PJb2XN6yeYZXp5yCtHmPH2hrRF7eQJ99BjHFat32paybgN6wfGVb_Ml9Ea7b_qV05Zj3wA/w640-h360/20231224-NIK_8070-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>As I watched the Dan Elder push its barges up the Ohio, I glanced back upriver and saw two tanker barges rounding a bend. My time at Point Pleasant would be extended for one more boat.</p><p>It was the M/V Catlettsburg of Marathon Petroleum.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_XtK3E69zMekqTqXh9yF836jyECQSXrOKhxPFmOqtbL4V31E57NWOyUpaT-J5dOMcoazgEw-6iTDT2miHaBjuW5Uzw8Kfaw0_0SLNPhB4SGECNz5tOCtNWs8f4Mr9ggEDx-58vBfSd-_9-U_KCYWW2EtpGF5YHJiF94eEBV4BhFJIMa7mvHQ-uXTSNw/s998/20231224-NIK_8086-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="998" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_XtK3E69zMekqTqXh9yF836jyECQSXrOKhxPFmOqtbL4V31E57NWOyUpaT-J5dOMcoazgEw-6iTDT2miHaBjuW5Uzw8Kfaw0_0SLNPhB4SGECNz5tOCtNWs8f4Mr9ggEDx-58vBfSd-_9-U_KCYWW2EtpGF5YHJiF94eEBV4BhFJIMa7mvHQ-uXTSNw/w640-h360/20231224-NIK_8086-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpH8lL1tkU27398ZycdMTQcWtUQ3zRFd1hjiX08_jiU__ezHl6AfiWEtVZsjIMajJ9lKDG-ypcCfWYJjkurlFV9SHIERacDD882zMzbHKQt-bXzjiIctJZZ5fBCuXWGAc3lG22lrnw7JwHNJpa6xZ4tXVfo_2bqdpy8mtJ0JA5WH3NrNiMspMYCVpj9e0/s1427/20231224-NIK_8093-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="1427" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpH8lL1tkU27398ZycdMTQcWtUQ3zRFd1hjiX08_jiU__ezHl6AfiWEtVZsjIMajJ9lKDG-ypcCfWYJjkurlFV9SHIERacDD882zMzbHKQt-bXzjiIctJZZ5fBCuXWGAc3lG22lrnw7JwHNJpa6xZ4tXVfo_2bqdpy8mtJ0JA5WH3NrNiMspMYCVpj9e0/w640-h360/20231224-NIK_8093-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRy-trO2mEeu14lCgxDN_ZOzxO19L9Me2ZSa2WRflF_giso-keuvbvIvOICflWPD7MnVz-YLUiSr3TasDR9YUtjDU6KAUuirvrVaAqOgOMv28qNarOGlAwQQg1P30AeiB2dWmOKGSAvPi1g_Vr2bAZ0NLUsHi5MzzARpeZef1CHC3B_0MzaqQ2k6prHTw/s1197/20231224-NIK_8100-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="1197" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRy-trO2mEeu14lCgxDN_ZOzxO19L9Me2ZSa2WRflF_giso-keuvbvIvOICflWPD7MnVz-YLUiSr3TasDR9YUtjDU6KAUuirvrVaAqOgOMv28qNarOGlAwQQg1P30AeiB2dWmOKGSAvPi1g_Vr2bAZ0NLUsHi5MzzARpeZef1CHC3B_0MzaqQ2k6prHTw/w640-h640/20231224-NIK_8100-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXqA6Xpi6WxYbri3bUsJcCa2dNUjWHmzpRj4YP2qRWvhbAyHyHbsrcOpFTXC3_HSNdTWYaOTo-9SDEUKBwBXbTB9QvcMOFeZRFfdlMr0VUnPdJ1vktJwUeN3wV2XUeh4DwFf_eWPXT4kwY_9R8J8hke6qxcnYi86fg3WO-1yX8VcfB-HChZrUptWnO_8/s1153/20231224-NIK_8110-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="1153" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXqA6Xpi6WxYbri3bUsJcCa2dNUjWHmzpRj4YP2qRWvhbAyHyHbsrcOpFTXC3_HSNdTWYaOTo-9SDEUKBwBXbTB9QvcMOFeZRFfdlMr0VUnPdJ1vktJwUeN3wV2XUeh4DwFf_eWPXT4kwY_9R8J8hke6qxcnYi86fg3WO-1yX8VcfB-HChZrUptWnO_8/w640-h360/20231224-NIK_8110-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And that wraps it up except for one more picture. I was joined for a few seconds by a curious local.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15W0kwSfixnwNaIUjU4IxPwOVlBVzZU63bPWVZuxnHKHorrlWZHjs374omk7bwD77rL3lklNFYIRkPyCK2NImh2e5pJapqxPa-q3Eh5YCVPob059DXYBpyzLw7pi_UljbkDImGanymdJq1cEdK5GgaELo5cLYc9-MGNGZYsQVTlw93y-KeqWsIflUIS4/s1396/20231224-NIK_8060-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1396" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15W0kwSfixnwNaIUjU4IxPwOVlBVzZU63bPWVZuxnHKHorrlWZHjs374omk7bwD77rL3lklNFYIRkPyCK2NImh2e5pJapqxPa-q3Eh5YCVPob059DXYBpyzLw7pi_UljbkDImGanymdJq1cEdK5GgaELo5cLYc9-MGNGZYsQVTlw93y-KeqWsIflUIS4/w640-h426/20231224-NIK_8060-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>That's all for now.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-90858424810502157592023-12-25T11:30:00.001-05:002023-12-25T11:30:00.140-05:00Morning in Point Pleasant, Part 3<p>I was so focused on the M/V Dan Elder that I hadn't noticed the M/V Charles T. Jones had come up behind it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNf_nDrQds9u0iLV-gLkBuz1EcWdxm7xdofDqyOeLykIXFkSZwC6y6QkaHbWGlcfMlgMVuEYcHUwxhTy6GkDlaKBIRFuzHNMIp27sf98_KUPLUlHsv_tG7IBgWz63Q6ujyM8BaHW-f8a_PvLNUEVNyIus7-BEIFPB8f0CsNZ-9AjBXfBZJyd73eGjASw/s1368/20231224-NIK_7931-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1368" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNf_nDrQds9u0iLV-gLkBuz1EcWdxm7xdofDqyOeLykIXFkSZwC6y6QkaHbWGlcfMlgMVuEYcHUwxhTy6GkDlaKBIRFuzHNMIp27sf98_KUPLUlHsv_tG7IBgWz63Q6ujyM8BaHW-f8a_PvLNUEVNyIus7-BEIFPB8f0CsNZ-9AjBXfBZJyd73eGjASw/w640-h346/20231224-NIK_7931-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWI3Q2HL8SmqxpP3i5vTisc75lWzPXR4oFrnxqNsDSBfqTW4F6eQ49HqglrQfhLJAaRTvafoUzSkgvYar8GG6t3FQnM3sdcfekIzKJNqX7fgarinU1qOfYSs11jU2fZ8ZIo9DcN8rHg6m6b1EXH7WkvDNLunM6c4R4KPlZWzBeYNRB4sHqm5HNg4at_h0/s3420/20231224-NIK_7937-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1849" data-original-width="3420" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWI3Q2HL8SmqxpP3i5vTisc75lWzPXR4oFrnxqNsDSBfqTW4F6eQ49HqglrQfhLJAaRTvafoUzSkgvYar8GG6t3FQnM3sdcfekIzKJNqX7fgarinU1qOfYSs11jU2fZ8ZIo9DcN8rHg6m6b1EXH7WkvDNLunM6c4R4KPlZWzBeYNRB4sHqm5HNg4at_h0/w640-h346/20231224-NIK_7937-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi160_yw3XrS3sFEl_YrQabryJar0Im9Wx11gv93DZQDa3QinPtNoPuqH33VbcrhDN4Y1bt_UrKlEL_p1DYBW7hCKoay9ZKN__A-ucVMJYiASkWraah56_ng9lvJfXS07zj0xVDUW5LfymIxuj-NXn8Ppj6QNWr3WCrMUfQcjJLDFgKF3ICgnmwbPGX4wU/s1407/20231224-NIK_7948-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="1407" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi160_yw3XrS3sFEl_YrQabryJar0Im9Wx11gv93DZQDa3QinPtNoPuqH33VbcrhDN4Y1bt_UrKlEL_p1DYBW7hCKoay9ZKN__A-ucVMJYiASkWraah56_ng9lvJfXS07zj0xVDUW5LfymIxuj-NXn8Ppj6QNWr3WCrMUfQcjJLDFgKF3ICgnmwbPGX4wU/w640-h346/20231224-NIK_7948-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAnf5O329C5EB5kekLIENZfomQ9cK_NS4hZUSbuR3lZMV5_d5z-uwcLwm7bUG76l1BZWUHC_jb1LDX7wJpu7_xtoavBZkLr0r2YtvGt_rdH53ZgX8Z1mNI5LHUySIbM0mPH3FviSws2l7iM5ipNJankOQNV1x9SKGWlC3xK5_kTFXKttHzZmyukudf0Q/s1146/20231224-NIK_7973-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="1146" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAnf5O329C5EB5kekLIENZfomQ9cK_NS4hZUSbuR3lZMV5_d5z-uwcLwm7bUG76l1BZWUHC_jb1LDX7wJpu7_xtoavBZkLr0r2YtvGt_rdH53ZgX8Z1mNI5LHUySIbM0mPH3FviSws2l7iM5ipNJankOQNV1x9SKGWlC3xK5_kTFXKttHzZmyukudf0Q/w640-h360/20231224-NIK_7973-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>If you look in the third picture, you can see the M/V Elizabeth Ann. Here are a few pics of it, too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5AdBlGhUKiR5rHaF6dgXP8vmlzLuqwWSWZe2P27_uWcEhXm5XA_0p8AD4JDH4Qxxf1sLqFoXlcBblH0Izxb6lsCQRTcf5eRQ-GZG5IbvNVuf6tg_LQXF4wgLPGe5GUzTJ_g_ii8FUj-4d0rFVSSk_opHUSrgCA8vTlN9DrmDo6M8ftzKCbVAvjP3eko/s3317/20231224-NIK_7989-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2211" data-original-width="3317" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5AdBlGhUKiR5rHaF6dgXP8vmlzLuqwWSWZe2P27_uWcEhXm5XA_0p8AD4JDH4Qxxf1sLqFoXlcBblH0Izxb6lsCQRTcf5eRQ-GZG5IbvNVuf6tg_LQXF4wgLPGe5GUzTJ_g_ii8FUj-4d0rFVSSk_opHUSrgCA8vTlN9DrmDo6M8ftzKCbVAvjP3eko/w640-h426/20231224-NIK_7989-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1YwpOnt39yMsObtpqjFoeI_JnBJeZI_xdueEtWr1gmnWAoBevpWtDw6lj7QBMcxMz9Sw-Y5AM0nCstq9xLRcmbvY2uq9-1k81Yt8ErRrnSNiXgn3gK-Wcw0GilUJZun5fMCSY38Fivn-VeuYxjAAHZdIbUf9YKcDaRPL-32wA32NcuMzwMFeELvZYUE/s1800/20231224-NIK_7992-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Next up would be the M/V Charles T. Jones.</p><p><br /></p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-19315234986630700112023-12-24T15:34:00.004-05:002023-12-24T15:34:55.603-05:00Morning in Point Pleasant, Part 1<p> I'll share details later. Let's say for now I seized a few minutes -- and I mean a few, maybe three at most -- to get closeups of the M/V Dan Elder at the riverfront park at Point Pleasant WV this morning.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wkDz0g6BmGANZC-GIVZ5B9JOop2hKB6jG6aEmMWQcZnH8RaQY3DRMEztbOXgvVgN9bBJUwF9ctuj2HO1CoNJ-Vst5z2e6-UhM6uFmw9HIbHobw2kOe-zYpNmvpqVN7zEnSqMW_tJZtCwMpHuDPHwRmEVwojIctsysu8l4SisyFkumkc2Fzw7EUqHDh0/s954/20231224-PXL_141832341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="954" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wkDz0g6BmGANZC-GIVZ5B9JOop2hKB6jG6aEmMWQcZnH8RaQY3DRMEztbOXgvVgN9bBJUwF9ctuj2HO1CoNJ-Vst5z2e6-UhM6uFmw9HIbHobw2kOe-zYpNmvpqVN7zEnSqMW_tJZtCwMpHuDPHwRmEVwojIctsysu8l4SisyFkumkc2Fzw7EUqHDh0/w640-h360/20231224-PXL_141832341.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRbRXKf07HIDvCPFGY5C3TIISkGvret7uu9UHnVo2qqdkcAV_myo3BLE89F_uSrX-HE329xZ5vg5O9WK3xFu3zSNTzdoKj9zrTYZZJ-n4vw-pvusxeKwMajkvmwxN1VMAVmiVSTFpIYzyY-7AzttpZAKS13tneGopX0Bdi4phlwLTA9xVHdKD_VUhqac/s786/20231224-PXL_142013411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="592" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpRbRXKf07HIDvCPFGY5C3TIISkGvret7uu9UHnVo2qqdkcAV_myo3BLE89F_uSrX-HE329xZ5vg5O9WK3xFu3zSNTzdoKj9zrTYZZJ-n4vw-pvusxeKwMajkvmwxN1VMAVmiVSTFpIYzyY-7AzttpZAKS13tneGopX0Bdi4phlwLTA9xVHdKD_VUhqac/w482-h640/20231224-PXL_142013411.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbvc-6mv95t8C2agRSvK8viMazxzBznz5ObyVICQYmUIcFoVXk2qrBF4aHU7YVvPY6mVpbGDa3DnxyTmEJJswtVGfYFQz8GS6PLEMZQm-Km-sWt8dQfO8lsAxEInCByKkJJ30i7pA2_TeQczjrKYyynJzCxOx2vFxcy-tjH7SN2DIQwQiExY0t94_xKo/s957/20231224-PXL_142137191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="957" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbvc-6mv95t8C2agRSvK8viMazxzBznz5ObyVICQYmUIcFoVXk2qrBF4aHU7YVvPY6mVpbGDa3DnxyTmEJJswtVGfYFQz8GS6PLEMZQm-Km-sWt8dQfO8lsAxEInCByKkJJ30i7pA2_TeQczjrKYyynJzCxOx2vFxcy-tjH7SN2DIQwQiExY0t94_xKo/w640-h360/20231224-PXL_142137191.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>More later. I planned to spend a few minutes there getting shots of this boat. I ended up spending more than an hour getting shots of at least four boats. These were taken with a phone camera. I had my good camera with me, too, but only one lens, which cut down by versatility, but I did get decent shots.</p><p>It was a good morning photographically, but a tiring one.</p><p><br /></p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-13442032724741494762023-12-23T20:32:00.003-05:002023-12-23T20:32:42.351-05:00Early morning<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LsJrHsm_JDkpCT2wVYDJ2EkAwwE8TJumKDwdBtM15HuA867ZoJfgKwBMgZ7PNw9kUqtOuvpg5Y98Gogp13m3tuJFC0dF_afj_GflrPXX4AO-ey2iwHCGrLJ5FIBYoxPkqWeyYFRrS6DYmzss5ymotEtsDuFLhfpc8zJTbq1JJ_kW80bFnoyHAXIL70w/s948/20231223-NIK_7737-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="948" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LsJrHsm_JDkpCT2wVYDJ2EkAwwE8TJumKDwdBtM15HuA867ZoJfgKwBMgZ7PNw9kUqtOuvpg5Y98Gogp13m3tuJFC0dF_afj_GflrPXX4AO-ey2iwHCGrLJ5FIBYoxPkqWeyYFRrS6DYmzss5ymotEtsDuFLhfpc8zJTbq1JJ_kW80bFnoyHAXIL70w/w640-h346/20231223-NIK_7737-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The Map Runner heading toward the Norfolk Southern railroad bridge at Kenova WV.</p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-17689046959806253402023-12-14T08:23:00.003-05:002023-12-14T08:23:29.525-05:00Does the world really need this?<p> By "this" I mean another photo of a Crounse boat, in this case the Yvonne Conway, pushing 15 barges of coal?</p><p>You bet it does!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWolUZLS0Aw-ftX-HIWb3RCqyC3pkL4ty2HoO6ytxfmSB0EN1FFanxU4UNzGLtiQA6DPQyB_OFby40zFNT4b7DlIaTiuIUboVjIyIE1CUpgNAzBLsKdljcafvox6JzlZyptVRyWmxtRPOWUlw6QSCSAWGCosejMNc8rmnVIV_nRnA-YGa0Y23SnS-dOA/s1220/20231207-NIK_7409-2%20BW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="1220" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWolUZLS0Aw-ftX-HIWb3RCqyC3pkL4ty2HoO6ytxfmSB0EN1FFanxU4UNzGLtiQA6DPQyB_OFby40zFNT4b7DlIaTiuIUboVjIyIE1CUpgNAzBLsKdljcafvox6JzlZyptVRyWmxtRPOWUlw6QSCSAWGCosejMNc8rmnVIV_nRnA-YGa0Y23SnS-dOA/w640-h346/20231207-NIK_7409-2%20BW.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Taken a week ago when the boat passed Huntington WV.</p><p><br /></p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-12483041273657079222023-12-07T21:00:00.001-05:002023-12-07T21:00:00.130-05:00M/V Yvonne Conway<p>One thing about cameras: Each year, manufacturers come out with new and improved models. Each new model is the GREATEST OF ALL TIME and if you don't shell out thousands for it, you're left behind and have proven yourself to be a failure in the pursuit of photography. That's what the gear review guys on YouTube -- the ones who get the good stuff from the camera makers in hopes of separating me from my meager savings account -- are always telling me.</p><p>But one truth always comes out: The purpose of a camera is to take a picture, and an older model that doesn't have all the latest technology but gets the job done anyway is all you need.</p><p>I have the same thoughts about these older models of Crounse Corp. boats. In low water and high water, they get the basic job done. They push barges from here to there, from where they aren't needed to where they are.</p><p>Thus, I have a certain respect for these boats among all the big, new, glittery models.</p><p>This is the M/V Yvonne Conway doing something I rarely see anymore. It's pushing 15 barges of coal.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2ljVcct0DdWFrJ9Nwoi-efWTbTUHVHDu537wNM-PyM4oOfLdPjnSyOjSrvwv1WSa_RH3yKh9IATrQmWgGUO1bC_NC6PGMmIViXkePSvja-HqrwAwkZXtlM0_S3tVujI8LNeNdJJMbJCk74-orJQ8_nz7PWX1evM0hBoHKXcwEuYMBy9mxNBL3t1rZ0s/s1925/20231207-20231207-NIK_7442-ENHANCED-NR-1-1_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1925" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2ljVcct0DdWFrJ9Nwoi-efWTbTUHVHDu537wNM-PyM4oOfLdPjnSyOjSrvwv1WSa_RH3yKh9IATrQmWgGUO1bC_NC6PGMmIViXkePSvja-HqrwAwkZXtlM0_S3tVujI8LNeNdJJMbJCk74-orJQ8_nz7PWX1evM0hBoHKXcwEuYMBy9mxNBL3t1rZ0s/w640-h428/20231207-20231207-NIK_7442-ENHANCED-NR-1-1_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I enjoyed seeing her today, even if she's not the flashiest, most modern boat out there.</p><p>As long as we're talking about going old school, here's the same pic only edited as a black-and-white.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonCO-GKrz8YzmOFT4WqAa9TpV4KngtTo6i5QeUvnMT2XeeSuYm7IDGUR-xNOwvRqMkfWa8wIKV9A3xlxzvPcCGHlIVpJVdtAksjeGYcHZddfx8jyD_T9nqn22_mGQ-Ykbg2jlGYQhw-dIwh7q7cVb-SNnhXf2vhLTB9Yu56lb6p-Bwaz28wB8nABwNZQ/s1925/20231207-20231207-NIK_7442-ENHANCED-NR-1-1_1%20BW-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1925" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhonCO-GKrz8YzmOFT4WqAa9TpV4KngtTo6i5QeUvnMT2XeeSuYm7IDGUR-xNOwvRqMkfWa8wIKV9A3xlxzvPcCGHlIVpJVdtAksjeGYcHZddfx8jyD_T9nqn22_mGQ-Ykbg2jlGYQhw-dIwh7q7cVb-SNnhXf2vhLTB9Yu56lb6p-Bwaz28wB8nABwNZQ/w640-h428/20231207-20231207-NIK_7442-ENHANCED-NR-1-1_1%20BW-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Enjoy.</p><p><br /></p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-74123055999842204802023-12-07T10:57:00.005-05:002023-12-07T10:57:35.138-05:00Sunrise, Dec. 7, 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1af7kh14kfrypBXMuL6lE0j1SLlpOL0hC23aDfuVRsxwwltVLIcg2oULfNGi09AZpL_jmToEpAhckyFbt9Zf7OkSI_pJ9ey_C_h0KEo1_O9lenWZRPPTTtpfzHwZz-NwBcIqMx4ma3cK52HBHlxa67ZPh4ShyphenhyphenEuDFzbZWlEPv2p9HUl1hfgNq2X-6J2A/s1925/20231207-NIK_7325-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1041" data-original-width="1925" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1af7kh14kfrypBXMuL6lE0j1SLlpOL0hC23aDfuVRsxwwltVLIcg2oULfNGi09AZpL_jmToEpAhckyFbt9Zf7OkSI_pJ9ey_C_h0KEo1_O9lenWZRPPTTtpfzHwZz-NwBcIqMx4ma3cK52HBHlxa67ZPh4ShyphenhyphenEuDFzbZWlEPv2p9HUl1hfgNq2X-6J2A/w640-h346/20231207-NIK_7325-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>It was a cold morning down by the river today, but it was a nice one.</p><p><br /></p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-29342164722603045022023-12-04T21:21:00.004-05:002023-12-04T21:21:31.060-05:00Ironton-Russell bridge<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnTUscaoUI7ppea3toDPxpc8K6vuIHC22J94pissCdbyyEw9LMIZspqAMbXOVYY4L08AHCZPiysn8j6uTseQx2D1UC3091uGAXxEg3MGAF7rn_EZqWNUT1oonItYwCVV-ivSLNuXbqr77LRYn7OqDuw4c9jf-7x1yTuUZelKNHSFA1dACkqRYTUP_bjU/s1285/20231203-NIK_7265-2%20BW%201x1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1285" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnTUscaoUI7ppea3toDPxpc8K6vuIHC22J94pissCdbyyEw9LMIZspqAMbXOVYY4L08AHCZPiysn8j6uTseQx2D1UC3091uGAXxEg3MGAF7rn_EZqWNUT1oonItYwCVV-ivSLNuXbqr77LRYn7OqDuw4c9jf-7x1yTuUZelKNHSFA1dACkqRYTUP_bjU/w640-h640/20231203-NIK_7265-2%20BW%201x1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>On a gray morning more suited to black and white river photography than to color.</p><p><br /></p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-16737806258675206392023-11-26T03:59:00.004-05:002023-11-26T03:59:58.453-05:00A windmill in Indiana<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tz25p3DJErFSNQ9u5slhmRqdo9KzOPEZQc690Xayxv1ZlsaG-1fuwPF6oTePKOmahOMaCPK0pBLtabahGoHvToVsDTjPXGHOzpgxjMmq9FbQE8o2cI3_loIXLJm3eSunNlPJSkXqJg9FtH0ri_kg-t_gv1IWkoDsG0iJWYbEwUx96NveCaahOOPQclE/s845/20231018-NIK_5225-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="845" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tz25p3DJErFSNQ9u5slhmRqdo9KzOPEZQc690Xayxv1ZlsaG-1fuwPF6oTePKOmahOMaCPK0pBLtabahGoHvToVsDTjPXGHOzpgxjMmq9FbQE8o2cI3_loIXLJm3eSunNlPJSkXqJg9FtH0ri_kg-t_gv1IWkoDsG0iJWYbEwUx96NveCaahOOPQclE/w640-h456/20231018-NIK_5225-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I've had this one sitting on my hard drive for about a month now, wondering what to do with it. The original didn't look as good on screen as it did in real life, so it just sat there. Tonight, as I couldn't sleep, I decided to play with it -- cropping it and doing stuff I normally don't like doing, such as adjusting the temperature. This is a windmill in Indiana as seen from the state road between Lawerenceburg and Rising Sun. It's beautiful country.</p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-22645884040004894422023-11-24T22:08:00.000-05:002023-11-24T22:08:17.720-05:00Barge C546<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUPIypOytwsGnYf5aJ5AdbKAfZjWGjpX-jp0q0t0GPsUZ-fQOqaYJdIiQPvjR5IiEDibTB88e8dXiUYBJ-NlEqY_N0YCXehCZaOGzNaJY-Bb7F_pTk5Jn8Oe_XkdCQ7PiHC57o0ApTsLNjrhx9DEJAlOdFtoNmDk_7kqdZKfUmue07Zbg2liiO4tRgv0/s694/20231109-NIK_6604-2a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="694" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUPIypOytwsGnYf5aJ5AdbKAfZjWGjpX-jp0q0t0GPsUZ-fQOqaYJdIiQPvjR5IiEDibTB88e8dXiUYBJ-NlEqY_N0YCXehCZaOGzNaJY-Bb7F_pTk5Jn8Oe_XkdCQ7PiHC57o0ApTsLNjrhx9DEJAlOdFtoNmDk_7kqdZKfUmue07Zbg2liiO4tRgv0/w640-h360/20231109-NIK_6604-2a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I don't know how old Barge C546 is or how much life it has left, but it looks like it's been banged around a bit -- something to be expected considering when it's loaded it carries as much coal as 15 to 17 rail cars.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-69588713533688453192023-11-19T08:55:00.004-05:002023-11-19T08:55:48.418-05:00Lock and Dam centennial, Part 3 of 3<p> A few more photos from yesterday. We'll start down by the river and end with some final thoughts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFs2Kc5lqKmK4_gbZjoKOMv14N5IWn-QkEei2A2Y_15asrh5m2kJcYwP7Sc6_0sCjEhGIdNCuwIZE6KIOCeHnKxyibJHnANyqDX0hvQzmt1SYuru2PoC8Mj1mCza4uiMJWSZeC9fjdFljl08ZCBtQn2zVaL6sPTtybqb_foelYx62Pk3H-kxdm4lVQ3gI/s1800/20231118-NIK_6874-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFs2Kc5lqKmK4_gbZjoKOMv14N5IWn-QkEei2A2Y_15asrh5m2kJcYwP7Sc6_0sCjEhGIdNCuwIZE6KIOCeHnKxyibJHnANyqDX0hvQzmt1SYuru2PoC8Mj1mCza4uiMJWSZeC9fjdFljl08ZCBtQn2zVaL6sPTtybqb_foelYx62Pk3H-kxdm4lVQ3gI/w640-h426/20231118-NIK_6874-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Vt1_Zybg5bpUrVhrInvH0_Cy5P8G3X2Ra4Vwmnu7mkUkXKQaDTNem8jwhQQAu-OrPA8mG9QFt75suFD9YM9YRNw8ML36jOeK57ZBXOIu-V-zjct18NAKW0PfXPF64JkO4VCQJZJQUOt1zkYUnIc3YHMQJYdz5xn2JDpSSqd2InrbSXXGNTt4u3mzpOs/s1800/20231118-NIK_6876-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3-AepWC2GHQ4j35AdSixEATJvcZSLT6q47JXK25Bo7AvJwxCmAp3T4SRgf0fnwwefI2gGOwZ8R5BCFegHaaBydLHos2ITRpiv_Uy6PJRGXW5UmlycKBxlwjqSHabixZYR7s-OmCpxC3bDS8Jrsd6CDTpMdgdneXd-WzhfcoPpZTB5I76jpDxR1Oxbac/w640-h482/20231118-PXL_173401069-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm an old coot -- sometimes too nostalgic for my own good. While the people up on the bank ejoyed the food and socializing, I stood alone down by the river, lost in thought. I heard steam and whistles. I saw paddlewheels and Pittman arms. I heard water pouring through the wickets. And I saw people of a hundred years ago working the locks,or families in the houses up the hill.</p><p>From time to time I imagine myself back in, say, 1946 or earlier, wondering what my parents and grandparents saw. I think about the changes in the landscape and its people since then. It's an exercise of the imagination, and it's also a recognition that as each generation passes we lose memories of how regular people lived. Some things, places and traditions we have today are worth preserving. Some aren't. I hope the younger generations make wise choices between the two.</p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-74093602988261217792023-11-19T08:40:00.000-05:002023-11-19T08:40:02.649-05:00Lock and Dam 27 centennial, Part 2 of 3<p> Here are a few photos from yesterday's centennial celebration of Lock and Dam 27 on the Ohio River, organized by the Rome Township trustees and HomeTown Love-Rome. There was a cruise-in and live music. There were vendors and food trucks. It was part of an effort to remind the community of the nice park there at Mile 301 and of improvements that could come.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFdtMlKfMv2OyHvjCP9kd3WcmhvjHtJ-dMrTxUg7-cYnhscWJN_l_by0k1a1KxbZc1lqLgaRxXsVNyvvEHfEWWstLhQm1toOmTMDr7WL-d3aYpcywT465PImfYEPf2Dt1og3gDvuV2Yv1iuhkGSkqgGZ2n7cl4ceJ6lInJaSmFUhUFJkIrP4ayFYvZJY/s1800/20231118-NIK_6823-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1202" data-original-width="1800" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFdtMlKfMv2OyHvjCP9kd3WcmhvjHtJ-dMrTxUg7-cYnhscWJN_l_by0k1a1KxbZc1lqLgaRxXsVNyvvEHfEWWstLhQm1toOmTMDr7WL-d3aYpcywT465PImfYEPf2Dt1og3gDvuV2Yv1iuhkGSkqgGZ2n7cl4ceJ6lInJaSmFUhUFJkIrP4ayFYvZJY/w640-h428/20231118-NIK_6823-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4jQj3_OvhThyphenhyphen_AsF0eE9QFxtKGFqNzYdwxNkR-ZgrWclRFdu_mBFCEN-AbjTyLVIodaa_Lhc8OgCny-txJvgCuHxZjjcrm2xdrEKStAVb68aJ_87qHz3tis7NJNxZtCTmWglMu9-j60rt8Yx3RNN9ufZjGLGlcR3VrwLDQp-mYzFyixScagJbRgnp8o/s1800/20231118-NIK_6824-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Somales came down the Ohio River pushing 15 loads of electric car fuel, as seen through the open trunk of a 1961 Ford Galaxie, a gasoline burner.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRWElle9ryH3T_eb8wUQFklEN3rWM9g225Y43tr9kJEjzPnkDf-Sq-ctFSnHdwCeZBAOz0wszjOR1evUCbUIBx9wfiUkXk0dZeE2j1T8RLx7T4mju_fPQzoZpcawtO_4ev7YgdS1QleIMHNrhRTG9SEwMOFDrVvEf1GDgvEGrxF1pd_90r-CHvafmn3E/s2100/20231118-NIK_6840-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="2100" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRWElle9ryH3T_eb8wUQFklEN3rWM9g225Y43tr9kJEjzPnkDf-Sq-ctFSnHdwCeZBAOz0wszjOR1evUCbUIBx9wfiUkXk0dZeE2j1T8RLx7T4mju_fPQzoZpcawtO_4ev7YgdS1QleIMHNrhRTG9SEwMOFDrVvEf1GDgvEGrxF1pd_90r-CHvafmn3E/w640-h428/20231118-NIK_6840-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The antique car was at the park at the old dam site as part of a cruise-in held as part of the former lock and dam's centennial celebration. Alomg with the cruise-in, people could enjoy food, live music, vendors and a bunch of other stuff.</p><p>I expect to have more on this later. All I'll say now is that it was a good centennial celebration for a system that made the Ohio River navigable year-round for boats like the Somales.</p><p><br /></p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-31629034702744913582023-11-10T08:45:00.002-05:002023-11-10T08:45:22.864-05:00Autumn on the Ohio, 11/9/23<p> I wanted to get a few photos of fall colors along the Ohio River yesterday before this week's weather stripped more leaves off trees, so I went to the little park down at the mouth of the Guyandotte River. Here are a couple that I got.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDnL6vjBKYj4KBGfCEgnar_3d9QXf1HcVu8DirvoNwZBQ_BSOskZwmETS8qUpgXKzN0kIM1MTFYf5o7RAzPigYoiP6hwdKuoNlWBxVC8fHzgUQSMVMOLJmns-SUKeYVzsxybqC2xjLz3aspDGMitXhmtvQTnRtF-eMLS7QOcqxfpMdhLpCukql8rYaOo/s1044/20231109-PXL_155844500-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="1044" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDnL6vjBKYj4KBGfCEgnar_3d9QXf1HcVu8DirvoNwZBQ_BSOskZwmETS8qUpgXKzN0kIM1MTFYf5o7RAzPigYoiP6hwdKuoNlWBxVC8fHzgUQSMVMOLJmns-SUKeYVzsxybqC2xjLz3aspDGMitXhmtvQTnRtF-eMLS7QOcqxfpMdhLpCukql8rYaOo/w640-h482/20231109-PXL_155844500-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisi3GtL49dufY9TqjzDetxl-WMFiu4aX1tnAhEyoqlwFlV-Lwy78DSeYJJzQnR_MzrCHqPREUt3W7iHSnB6IljWTTOENXq77BkRLsSk8yCqEVNC55BAGjm23pikDnduoqKsQK6Zpm_-oOsGjBcDZ0bpezrzJ3MkfEHK_gZijM-HrAQUWQlCnXnMAGi1FI/s1811/20231109-NIK_6418-2a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="979" data-original-width="1811" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisi3GtL49dufY9TqjzDetxl-WMFiu4aX1tnAhEyoqlwFlV-Lwy78DSeYJJzQnR_MzrCHqPREUt3W7iHSnB6IljWTTOENXq77BkRLsSk8yCqEVNC55BAGjm23pikDnduoqKsQK6Zpm_-oOsGjBcDZ0bpezrzJ3MkfEHK_gZijM-HrAQUWQlCnXnMAGi1FI/w640-h346/20231109-NIK_6418-2a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>That's my favorite bridge in the background. I had to play with depth of field to make it an out-of-focus backdrop that I think worked out well.</p><p><br /></p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-62314336392386257922023-11-09T16:00:00.001-05:002023-11-09T16:00:08.484-05:00M/V Jean Akin at Kenova WV<p> Things happened today. I planned to get a few pictures of autumn leaves down by the Ohio River, but then I learned the Jean Akin was at Virginia Point Park in Kenova, so ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQ5_BFxO3SrxqsP7BsMWxGAoA-K-fYLnZxruYMM3NP0OhzMTS2RcyXhFJbNh-sZHgCq3rR9AUNjTengqdLZeqFB_OfZWAsjrVOmwbspQt6Dt1l67AksA8yjOIL2EvYrIj7N6ea8fL-blY51csVOgMJZDhnZZBuGlxiVYu6UiZ7JWxZO2vYM53AeV9JvM/s1507/20231109-NIK_6488-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1507" data-original-width="1507" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQ5_BFxO3SrxqsP7BsMWxGAoA-K-fYLnZxruYMM3NP0OhzMTS2RcyXhFJbNh-sZHgCq3rR9AUNjTengqdLZeqFB_OfZWAsjrVOmwbspQt6Dt1l67AksA8yjOIL2EvYrIj7N6ea8fL-blY51csVOgMJZDhnZZBuGlxiVYu6UiZ7JWxZO2vYM53AeV9JvM/w640-h640/20231109-NIK_6488-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I got hundreds of pictures today. This boat was in one-third to one-half of them, I would guess. This isn't the best pic I got of the boat today, and it's not the worst. I would say it might be in the 60th percentile. I have lots of photos to go through before I pick out the ones most suitable for posting. It's a good problem to have.</p><p><br /></p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-76949948639043036382023-11-07T18:22:00.001-05:002023-11-07T18:22:08.956-05:00Early morning at Kenova WV<p>It had been two or three weeks since I had been to Catlettsburg KY on a photo expedition. I woke early this morning, so I figured I would go down and see what action was there. I didn't expect much, and my expectations were real. I saw one Marathon boat moving around the dock there, and up the river I saw the Map Runner approaching the tank farm and terminal at Kenova.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsr7SPpWVzpUkXJpWyb1wA4NUju3qU0W_I2onCbUxFl7nh0MOKfyT1GMaHxgdBQLaAyK9r5FCi-vvM287ehjNaTbnPZUP-7MUbcgGSnLJUL9X1OERLrGhVma1YBjte5kFMnVTMUVyzT6Z-_SlgzduvOwCFkvcXjTBCzLBFcVWI1quKo_Qj91K1F_WcgA8/s1773/20231107-NIK_6352-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1773" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsr7SPpWVzpUkXJpWyb1wA4NUju3qU0W_I2onCbUxFl7nh0MOKfyT1GMaHxgdBQLaAyK9r5FCi-vvM287ehjNaTbnPZUP-7MUbcgGSnLJUL9X1OERLrGhVma1YBjte5kFMnVTMUVyzT6Z-_SlgzduvOwCFkvcXjTBCzLBFcVWI1quKo_Qj91K1F_WcgA8/w640-h346/20231107-NIK_6352-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>About two weeks ago, the trees here went from bright yellow one day to leafless the next. I'll adjust my river photography accordingly, as bare trees don't make good backgrounds in most cases. But I will adapt.</p><p> </p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513530212135845449.post-89953949211078667752023-10-23T20:55:00.001-04:002023-10-23T20:55:06.863-04:00Touch up<p>Most of the painting work on the Sixth Street Bridge connecting downtown Huntington WV with downtown Chesapeake OH is finished, and the barriers to the public access to the sidewalk were down today, so on my lunch break I ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJU2VE1Yr0vTYLl6ooCuPlhbVyv2zkX2ZZcyRAzo8gWmP0RUTwrARsTf5ZoDFRSnOVmxks7hQXIE2y2Wq5-C4pCXAxbpcNB7Tlw4U5bA8VcqVWKP_qKI5ntLI_YVEDbqy1hYwUmdrpveU17h1pQrxEmhN3yXL8YgmzOm1vcgBvwQQnHZsYqryy_SJkeY/s1687/20231023-NIK_5739-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1687" data-original-width="1124" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJU2VE1Yr0vTYLl6ooCuPlhbVyv2zkX2ZZcyRAzo8gWmP0RUTwrARsTf5ZoDFRSnOVmxks7hQXIE2y2Wq5-C4pCXAxbpcNB7Tlw4U5bA8VcqVWKP_qKI5ntLI_YVEDbqy1hYwUmdrpveU17h1pQrxEmhN3yXL8YgmzOm1vcgBvwQQnHZsYqryy_SJkeY/w426-h640/20231023-NIK_5739-2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4_zXWC9Fxt0Hdj0HHnUw-54mEA1cI-FMQsHUZYyt3aJrQ4kQcYDej84yLOwIvQhsRyadokW7F6uygu6dK8VGZMjy5JgQhqEdgkQmX3UQyn8YgUZq5PHEAhHXuNE2klsoQtBTivf45p4dC7yGKhetb8xDCICEY6aAdMaqyFRGrD2_UMbNt7DIQQx8coA/s1998/20231023-NIK_5758-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1998" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU4_zXWC9Fxt0Hdj0HHnUw-54mEA1cI-FMQsHUZYyt3aJrQ4kQcYDej84yLOwIvQhsRyadokW7F6uygu6dK8VGZMjy5JgQhqEdgkQmX3UQyn8YgUZq5PHEAhHXuNE2klsoQtBTivf45p4dC7yGKhetb8xDCICEY6aAdMaqyFRGrD2_UMbNt7DIQQx8coA/w640-h346/20231023-NIK_5758-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>... took advantage of the situation to get a photo or two.</p><p><br /></p>ohio981http://www.blogger.com/profile/16148481765181570598noreply@blogger.com0