The Traveler’s Notebook just posted a new article of mine called The 6 Best Free Photo Sharing Sites on the Web.
If you have been wanting to set up an account on one of the many photo websites out there, but haven’t been able to pick one out, then maybe this will help you decide.
I have added a page called Photos to the website. If you are interested in seeing pictures from my travels, check it out.
Recently, I put together a coffee table photo book. It is made entirely of photos I took during my trip through Peru, Bolivia, & Ecuador.
I made the book for myself and didn’t expect anyone else to be interested in it. However, I have been asked where it can be bought. So, here it is:
It is available as a softcover, hardcover with dust jacket, and hardcover with the cover images directly on the book. The prices start at $25.
I have been working on an article on dam removals and I wanted to share some of my research.
To find out which dams near you have been removed (or are slated for removal), try searching through this document available from American Rivers:
If you want to scare yourself, look at the 2006 deficiency statistics.
As a sample, my home state of Iowa has 83 dams that have been classified as high hazard, meaning they pose a serious threat to human life if they should fail. Of those high hazard dams, 9 have been identified as structurally deficient or unsafe.
But that pales in comparison to some other states. Texas has 101 high hazard dams that are structurally deficient or unsafe. Georgia has 156. Ohio has 170. Pennsylvania has 215.
Only three states (Colorado, Connecticut, & Rhode Island) have zero dams deemed unsafe of this classification.
