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Title: What A Difference A Day Makes Captured By Steve Ratte
Post by: Henry on March 19, 2011, 08:07:26 PM

Hi Henry,
 
What a difference a day makes.  The first four pictures were taken yesterday afternoon and the last two were taken this afternoon just below the Rainville Farm above the High Bridge.
 
steve

(http://www.vtgrandpa.com/photos/albums/spratte_071206/IMG_1847.sized.jpg)

(http://www.vtgrandpa.com/photos/albums/spratte_071206/IMG_1848.sized.jpg)

(http://www.vtgrandpa.com/photos/albums/spratte_071206/IMG_1850.sized.jpg)

(http://www.vtgrandpa.com/photos/albums/spratte_071206/IMG_1852.sized.jpg)

(http://www.vtgrandpa.com/photos/albums/spratte_071206/IMG_1854.sized.jpg)

(http://www.vtgrandpa.com/photos/albums/spratte_071206/IMG_1856.sized.jpg)

Title: Re: What A Difference A Day Makes Captured By Steve Ratte
Post by: trussell on March 19, 2011, 09:49:15 PM

Shoot, I took that same top picture and meant to post it.  Oh well, Steve's came out better anyway, lol!

Title: Re: What A Difference A Day Makes Captured By Steve Ratte
Post by: mirjo on March 20, 2011, 02:46:51 PM

Many years ago (now) I believe, an ice jam far worse than this took out the old iron "low"  bridge that used to cross over to Georgia Mtn. Anyone have any pics/tales of that? :-)

Title: Re: What A Difference A Day Makes Captured By Steve Ratte
Post by: fairdude on March 21, 2011, 07:05:43 AM

    I believe on at least one occasion the ice moved the old bridge enough to close it untill the bridge could be repositioned

Title: Re: What A Difference A Day Makes Captured By Steve Ratte
Post by: Henry on March 21, 2011, 07:31:11 AM

Mirjo, If you click on the following link you will see one photo I put up some time back of one of the Ice Jams at the Old Georgia High Bridge - Mike & Margie Cain have the photo that came from their mother's photo album:

http://www.vtgrandpa.com/forum/index.php?topic=2486.0 (http://www.vtgrandpa.com/forum/index.php?topic=2486.0)

Title: Re: What A Difference A Day Makes Captured By Steve Ratte
Post by: mkr on March 21, 2011, 01:26:49 PM

My Nana took me on the old bridge to walk on and check out before it actually took out the bridge.  She was so cool!

Title: Re: What A Difference A Day Makes Captured By Steve Ratte
Post by: mirjo on March 23, 2011, 08:27:45 PM

That old photo brought back memories! I remember the ice being outrageous, it was quite a site. The ice that jams up now, doesn't appear to be nearly as much as it used to be. Maybe I'm just older (and bigger) I don't know. Maybe the old iron bridge was lower than the concrete one that's there now? Whatever the case, the ice used to be a huge problem. Quite a force of nature. :-)