We drove east of Kittitas on the old Vantage Highway, and toured the Ellensburg Wild Horse Windfarm. Learned a lot and even got to inside one of the towers.
Pretty impressive view from the visitor center... elevation 3,500 feet - higher than Snoqualmie Pass!
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| Pretty futuristic! |
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| You could see for miles! |
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| The shrub-steppe vegetation included flowers like these and some cacti! |
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| The blades are 120-some feet long, and each weighs seven tons! |
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| Looking up from inside the base of the tower....220 steps in the ladder! We could see the top section of the tower flexing in the wind! A computer read-out tells you the wind-speed and how much electricity is being delivered. |
Worth the trip! Bring your jacket, though! Was windy - duh!! - when we were there!
2 comments:
Great pics, Mom. Looks really cool!
Some hardy folks rode bikes to the visitor center. A 2,000 elevation gain from Ellensburg!
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