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Friday, August 8, 2014

A Mississippi Barge

In Bellevue we stopped at Lock and Dam No. 12.  The landscape along the Mississippi was very picturesque.
A few years back when we visited Lock and Dam No. 9 near Prairie du Chien, we were blessed when a worker there gave us a fascinating tour.  Lock and Dam No. 12 was thoroughly fenced off, and everyone there was busy working getting a barge through.

You can see the dam in the background and the barge going through the lock in the foreground.
The doors of the lock slowly swung shut and water started swirling up.
 Meet the Aubrey B. Harwell Jr.!

11 comments:

  1. - abigail - August 8, 2014 at 10:30 AM

    Oh how neat! Ive always wanted to visit the south and see cool things like this.
    -Abigail

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  2. DebbieAugust 8, 2014 at 2:25 PM

    very cool images, a pretty place!!!

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  3. sonia a. mascaroAugust 8, 2014 at 3:36 PM

    Beautiful place! You took great photos too!

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  4. Bethany CarsonAugust 8, 2014 at 10:07 PM

    Thanks Abigain, Debbie, and Sonia!

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  5. GosiaAugust 9, 2014 at 3:34 AM

    Interesting place to visit in the summer.

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  6. Deyanira CavazosAugust 9, 2014 at 12:02 PM

    That's such a cool view! Blessings :)

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  7. PaigeAugust 9, 2014 at 2:39 PM

    Ooh, this looks like it was fun to see! :D Can you please remind me what state this is in?

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  8. Bethany CarsonAugust 9, 2014 at 2:56 PM

    Thanks Gosia, Deyanira, and Paige! This is in Iowa with Illinois just across the river. :)

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  9. Plowing Through Life (Martha)August 11, 2014 at 9:03 AM

    Spectacular! I love visiting places like this. Your photos are wonderful. That first one is quite stunning.

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  10. Bethany CarsonAugust 11, 2014 at 10:11 PM

    Thank you Martha!

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2014 at 8:02 AM

    Beautiful place and wonderful photos.

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