After the Temp. made it from freezing this Morning into the Low 60's I decided to go for a Ride. I began Meandering the Rural roads on Southern Graves County KY between Wingo and Water Valley where I took a few Foliage pics.
I decided to ride on down to Hickman KY which sits in the far Southwest Corner of of the State on a Bluff overlooking the Mississipi River. In the Early to Mid 1900s Hickman was a Booming Center of commerce and Riverboat trade but as Transportation needs and the course of the River Changed Hickman got passed by and very nearly Swallowed up by the River. By 1995 a Significant portion of the Town was in danger of collapse as the Bluff kept Eroding and Collapsing every Spring when High Water came.
The Army corps of Engineers was called in to try to stabilize the Bluff with a New Technology called "Earth Nailing". Here is the Placque overlooking the area where the work was done.
and here is the Bluff face Today that has remained stable for the last several Years.
This is Looking across from the Top of the Bluff which according to the 80 Year Old Man standing next to Me when I took it is the Highest Point on the River between St. Louis and the Gulf.
It was a Nice 160 mile Ride on a Sunny Day!
I decided to ride on down to Hickman KY which sits in the far Southwest Corner of of the State on a Bluff overlooking the Mississipi River. In the Early to Mid 1900s Hickman was a Booming Center of commerce and Riverboat trade but as Transportation needs and the course of the River Changed Hickman got passed by and very nearly Swallowed up by the River. By 1995 a Significant portion of the Town was in danger of collapse as the Bluff kept Eroding and Collapsing every Spring when High Water came.
The Army corps of Engineers was called in to try to stabilize the Bluff with a New Technology called "Earth Nailing". Here is the Placque overlooking the area where the work was done.
and here is the Bluff face Today that has remained stable for the last several Years.
This is Looking across from the Top of the Bluff which according to the 80 Year Old Man standing next to Me when I took it is the Highest Point on the River between St. Louis and the Gulf.
It was a Nice 160 mile Ride on a Sunny Day!
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