tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post9137925263786124209..comments2024-03-26T16:53:48.618-06:00Comments on In the Company of Plants and Rocks: The Great Aquifer is LeakingHollishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-7916467447992642682020-07-21T21:08:51.710-06:002020-07-21T21:08:51.710-06:00Hey, great blog! But you stated that Smith Falls c...Hey, great blog! But you stated that Smith Falls comes from the Valentine above, out of view. However, the Nebraska Game and Parks state that it comes directly from the Ogallala Aquifer itself; there is a crack in the earth there. Food for thought��Marsha Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16847287629200529478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-74234197965902994332016-05-05T07:56:43.285-06:002016-05-05T07:56:43.285-06:00Thank you, Beth! I appreciate your interest.Thank you, Beth! I appreciate your interest.Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-35527374688623880102016-05-05T07:55:52.161-06:002016-05-05T07:55:52.161-06:00Thanks, Elena!Thanks, Elena!Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-15301248751128704242016-05-04T10:43:31.740-06:002016-05-04T10:43:31.740-06:00Wow, the falls are stunning! I learned so much fro...Wow, the falls are stunning! I learned so much from this post--thanks! I understood the significance of the Platte River (partially through interest after reading Willa Cather's novels...and, from driving through Nebraska many times), but I didn't realize how sizable and important the Ogallala Aquifer is. 27% of the ground water used for U.S. agriculture--wow! Great post, great info, great photos. Thanks!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-71336697404466275002016-05-04T09:39:15.775-06:002016-05-04T09:39:15.775-06:00Oooh, I love that picture of the back-lit water sp...Oooh, I love that picture of the back-lit water sprays from the falls, beautiful! :-)EEGiorgihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11477791781485536775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-2018118521771956942016-05-04T07:54:44.613-06:002016-05-04T07:54:44.613-06:00I agree, Amy, it does look like a railroad bridge,...I agree, Amy, it does look like a railroad bridge, but I've seen these on roads too. That story was interesting, as I lived near such a bridge in northeast Wyoming, and after it was replaced by a modern one, they tried to move the old bridge to a county road about five miles away. But one of the trucks broke through the road surface after less than a quarter mile. The bridge sat by the side of the road for several years before it was successfully moved the rest of the way and installed.Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5192250381057989170.post-81681868440328554112016-05-03T10:22:39.924-06:002016-05-03T10:22:39.924-06:00I'm unfamiliar with Smith Falls, but what a sp...I'm unfamiliar with Smith Falls, but what a spectacular showing for the great Ogallala aquifer! With family ties in south-central Kansas, I didn't realize most of it was in Nebraska ;)<br />Just a note of curiosity: While living in Missouri, I assumed that bridges of the type you show were usually railway bridges. Apparently not?! Guess I should have explored more thoroughly...Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.com