Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Highway View Gravel Pit

Stormy skies above this gravel pit along the main highway that mostly skirts Boise (I-84). When these pits are dug closer to a waterway, they're usually filled with water when the mining is done and become "ponds." We're in for rainy weather for a few days.

5 comments:

  1. I remember trouncing around in gravel pits when I was a kid. I used to really enjoy it. I would try to get to the top of a gravel mound and be king of the hill. Thanks for your comments about the Frank Lloyd Wright Series. I was hoping it would be of interest to people. I have a few more days and then I will move on to different Chihuly, cactus and desert photos. I was in Morocco for the past two weeks so I wanted to make sure there was a series of something that would be informative and different for people to enjoy while I was away. Morocco was very interesting and, surprisingly, very French. A very different experience than Egypt or Jordan. It was a quite enjoyable trip. I will spend the next week catching up on everyone's websites and enjoying their photos. Thanks for your comments on my site. I have read them all.

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  2. We have some of those around here but farther back off the roads. They end up becoming giant ponds and later fish are in them. I don't know who puts the fish in but they get there.

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  3. I can see the rain moving in...great shot. I supposed, too, that those "ponds" become mosquito breeding places...Nice shot!

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  4. I was happy to know that someone somewhere was making ponds...
    Then I read Jacob's post and thought that he is probably right!
    Nice shot anyway, mosquitos or not.

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  5. What steely skies!

    We need mining but it's too bad how it changes the land. :(

    We're in for heavy rain, too!

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