tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post982336303638035456..comments2024-02-10T00:14:33.011-08:00Comments on Genial Misanthrope: Which way do you flow?Should Fish Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-61642269243143272202014-09-09T18:31:43.939-07:002014-09-09T18:31:43.939-07:00On I90 you didn't cross the snake a dozen time...On I90 you didn't cross the snake a dozen times, you crossed the Clark Fork that many times. West of Missoula 10, between Butte and Missoula twice. I think. <br />The Snake is further south. <br />Yeah, the Peters Projection is great, put's people on their heads. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-17834153962989466512014-09-09T18:10:49.953-07:002014-09-09T18:10:49.953-07:00The first time we drove from the east coast to the...The first time we drove from the east coast to the west we stayed on Hwy 90 most of the way. I think we crossed the Snake River at least a dozen times. I'm still confused about that.<br /><br />Your story and photographs of springs and beaver dams leading to streams and rivers heading in different directions is wonderful.<br /><br />ps: It was great checking out the Peterson projection maps again. Thanks for the reminder.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-42418906111879642832014-09-09T17:35:06.585-07:002014-09-09T17:35:06.585-07:00Heh, good one TB. Yeah, they actually spent a lot ...Heh, good one TB. Yeah, they actually spent a lot of time in this area, it's not known if they got up here. Their method was to keep going NW, and over to the Snake and Columbia. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-82510454210897637282014-09-09T17:33:40.742-07:002014-09-09T17:33:40.742-07:00Rather different ecology from your haunts down the...Rather different ecology from your haunts down there, eh? We have snow forecasted for tomorrow evening. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-18281994925573257062014-09-09T15:34:41.474-07:002014-09-09T15:34:41.474-07:00Methinks that beaver pond had to be the east west ...Methinks that beaver pond had to be the east west connection Lewis and Clark were looking for and missed....:)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-11045580853227061512014-09-09T08:11:46.050-07:002014-09-09T08:11:46.050-07:00More than welcome, Martha. I have fond memories of...More than welcome, Martha. I have fond memories of New Orleans too, many centered around food. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-23604378064570286542014-09-08T19:47:45.970-07:002014-09-08T19:47:45.970-07:00PPS: and that's Algiers Point, across from the...PPS: and that's Algiers Point, across from the warehouse district in NO. That photo was take from the Huey P. Long bridges, headed into New Orleans...jeeze, talk about nostalgia breaking my heart this evening...never thought I'd feel homesick for the Crescent City again, but I sure do!<br /><br />Thank you for this unexpectedly poignant post, Mike. The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-52792217975408647032014-09-08T19:39:34.005-07:002014-09-08T19:39:34.005-07:00PS: all the images are good ones, but the most evo...PS: all the images are good ones, but the most evocative, for me, is the first one, with the dams and the deep blue sky reflected in the water. Good shot, Mike.The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-48767021749345410262014-09-08T19:22:57.578-07:002014-09-08T19:22:57.578-07:00That was great! From a small acorn, a might oak gr...That was great! From a small acorn, a might oak grows...<br />I really enjoyed this post. I'm sure a lot of (if not most) people see the Mississippi and don't even wonder where all that water came from. <br />(I wish some of it would come over here).Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-87756861493188947682014-09-08T18:54:39.500-07:002014-09-08T18:54:39.500-07:00Martha
The river's still flowing, lady. Find a...Martha<br />The river's still flowing, lady. Find a boat, launch. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-56434055277918399102014-09-08T18:53:15.184-07:002014-09-08T18:53:15.184-07:00Oh, and regarding the north to south thing: look u...Oh, and regarding the north to south thing: look up a map of the Gall-Peters projection, invert it, and all will become clear. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-21693010763950587692014-09-08T18:51:17.196-07:002014-09-08T18:51:17.196-07:00When I was younger woman, I dreamed of following ...When I was younger woman, I dreamed of following all the rivers in the United States from trickle to end. I read about river boats and flatboats, canoes, rafts and river steamers. But I put those dreams away, made other choices, followed other pathways.<br /><br />Tonight my heart yearns for those younger-woman dreams...and for the woman who dreamt them.The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-7885102941535312842014-09-08T18:50:13.410-07:002014-09-08T18:50:13.410-07:00Tom had some other appointments, and Ted's sti...Tom had some other appointments, and Ted's still pissed that I throw empty beer cans over his fences. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-21039233920251240092014-09-08T18:49:19.415-07:002014-09-08T18:49:19.415-07:00Hi SAW
I do like the Indigo Girls, as well as the ...Hi SAW<br />I do like the Indigo Girls, as well as the Cranberries, for their lyrics and music. The down side of liking it for awhile is that maybe 10 years ago I was in the car listening to a CD from one of them, the youngest daughter said "Jesus, dad. This is depressing. Let's put on some Clapton or something". Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-69318223295041851252014-09-08T18:37:12.382-07:002014-09-08T18:37:12.382-07:00I HAVE walked across the Mississippi at Itasca in ...I HAVE walked across the Mississippi at Itasca in Minnesota. And Joe, the Red River, in North Dakota, flows from south to north. Don't ask me how since everyone knows Canada is above North Dakota so gravity would mean the river would flow the other way. Lots of strange stuff in North Dakota.<br /><br />And SFM, I loved your post with all those great pictures but I didn't see either Tom Brokaw or Ted Turner in any of them.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-14941335919127162512014-09-08T18:12:07.301-07:002014-09-08T18:12:07.301-07:00There;s an Indigo Girls song that goes,
"And...There;s an Indigo Girls song that goes, <br />"And the Mississippi's mighty <br />but it starts in Minnesota <br />at a place that you could walk across <br />with five steps down. <br />And I guess that's how you started <br />like a pinprick to my heart <br />and at this point you rush right through me <br />and I start to drown."Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-84215520842007620562014-09-08T18:08:08.279-07:002014-09-08T18:08:08.279-07:00I met your blog at the Dew Drop Inn in Toledo, sti...I met your blog at the Dew Drop Inn in Toledo, still owe's me fifty bucks. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-22133589369715974712014-09-08T18:06:47.811-07:002014-09-08T18:06:47.811-07:00Some think that the continental divide means the w...Some think that the continental divide means the water either flows to the Atlantic or the Pacific, and in some ways they are correct: the gulf eventually hooks up to the Atlantic. Most rivers west of West Virgina go to the gulf first. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-53042872567491829202014-09-08T18:03:33.878-07:002014-09-08T18:03:33.878-07:00I went to St. Louis frequently, and when I was bei...I went to St. Louis frequently, and when I was being driven over the bridge spanning the Missouri I'd remark "Caught a lot of nice trout in there." They'd frown, not want to disagree, and talk about something else. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-14659180583469051182014-09-08T17:52:47.370-07:002014-09-08T17:52:47.370-07:00If you ever want to be really discombobulated, vie...If you ever want to be really discombobulated, view the usual Merkater's map, then look at the more recent Peter's Projection. You are not where you think you are, in terms of geographical projection. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-55519202710177469632014-09-08T16:45:42.301-07:002014-09-08T16:45:42.301-07:00I love this. My blog thinks you're all wet, t...I love this. My blog thinks you're all wet, though:-)Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609788440028784698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-11453328213048864602014-09-08T16:38:58.873-07:002014-09-08T16:38:58.873-07:00I live on a watershed divide; water on one side fl...I live on a watershed divide; water on one side flows to Lake Erie and so to the ocean; water on the other to the Ohio River and so to the Gulf. Several highways carry the marker denoting the watershed change. The other thing the ridge of land does is stop storms, like Alberta Clippers, from dumping a lot of snow on the south side. Of course, I live on the north side.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-18332035938100556902014-09-08T15:55:32.745-07:002014-09-08T15:55:32.745-07:00Lo, so many years ago, when I first heard the Miss...Lo, so many years ago, when I first heard the Missouri started in Montana, I refused to believe it. After all, it wasn't the <i>Montana</i> river, right? Of course, the headwaters for the Arkansas are not that far from Leadvile. <br /><br />The folly of childhood...Robbie Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708885869170287258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-68491241030102851002014-09-08T11:28:56.903-07:002014-09-08T11:28:56.903-07:00I always think every river flows south. Looking o...I always think every river flows south. Looking on a map, south is down hill and water has to flow with gravity. Intellectually I know that is as dumb as a stump, but maps and directions and me do not do very well.<br /><br />Interesting following the water from a small creek to the Gulf.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-69006076023359726402014-09-08T10:12:11.074-07:002014-09-08T10:12:11.074-07:00That is a fun bit of software. I even found my tru...That is a fun bit of software. I even found my truck parked in front of my house. <br />Any you're correct, John. You can have the last word on your own blog. Heh.......Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.com