photos:minnesota:2001-06-10 east bank:page1
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These cameras are all over the place along the highway.
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I'm not sure what this bridge is called. It's the street that runs right outside my window.
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Looking southeast is the North Coast bridge. Notice the big barge on the water.
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That's a big barge!
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There are these concrete cylinders sticking out of the water on the east bank by the bridge. I have no idea what that wire is for.
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This is the old main mill rail yard where cars were built up into trains and sent out. Those cars weren't there a few days ago so it must still be active.
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Stupid people like to paint on the cars.
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There's the university steam plant in the background.
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Standing under one of those big power-line-holding-up structures.
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Looking back toward the bridge...
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A squirrel!
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Those are some really big tanks.
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Looking northwest at the other end of the cars. I'm standing on a small suspension bridge over the rails.
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Looking the other way. All of those tracks join up into a single one by this point. Notice that small yellow and blue sign between the tracks. What does it say?
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Ok, you can't read it in the picture. Here's what the sign says: "Get sticks, wings, or Pepsi for just $1 -- Pizza Hut"
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Ahhh... There it is.
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Here's the bridge I was on.
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Yikes! That's a really big pothole!
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Yup. That's a bunch of logs in a box of wood chips...
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What on earth could it be for?
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Hum. This sign is pointing to the adjacent building. Apparently they consider that log/woodchip thing a "knoll". Somehow I don't think recess is much fun for kids in this institute.
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There's those big tanks again.
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This is the "famous" Mineral Resources Research Center. Finding out what it is famous for is left as an exercise to the reader.
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It's big and deserted. There are no real floors inside - only catwalks connecting really big machines.
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It's a lot brighter on this side.