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Road trip today to visit Falls Mill on beautiful Factory Creek in Belvidere , which is on the Highlands Rim. Constructed in 1873, its 32-foot waterwheel has been used to run a cotton gin, woodworking shop, grain mill, to the Museum of Power and Industry today. Falls Mill Falls and Upper Falls are stunning! 😍 Worth the trip! 🎥 📸 Lee Roberts
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 26, 2024) – With very large construction and operations projects in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, creating...
Latest Coverage: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis and Nashville Districts and state of Tennessee officials hold signed copies of a memorandum of agreement during the Tennessee Partnering Meeting July 24, 2024, at the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The MOA marked continued cooperation and communication for the purpose of achieving mutual water resource goals that will enhance the quality of life for Tennesseans now and into the future. It also expressed goals to improve interagency coordination, increase communication, seek quality of service, and leverage effective use of resources. Adding additional photos from the partnering meeting. 📸 Lee Roberts
Beautiful day at Wolf Creek Dam today! This dam project on the Cumberland River in Jamestown is operated & maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. It provides flood risk reduction, hydroelectric, and recreation benefits to the region! 📸 Lee Roberts
Hiked the trail at Long Hunter State Park Picnic Areas 3&4 in today. It is shaded, dog friendly with leash, and has incredible views of J. Percy Priest Lake! Nice trail on a very hot day! 📸 Lee Roberts
Hiked at Fort Negley in today! During the Civil War the fort’s guns discouraged Confederate attacks. During the battle of Nashville Dec. 15 & 16, 1864, Fort Negley’s artillery aided in driving off General Hood’s forces. 📸 Lee Roberts
Visited the Roosevelt Arch Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Gardiner, Montana. This landmark is the historic into Yellowstone National Park. President Theodore Roosevelt set its cornerstone April 24, 1903. 📸 Lee Roberts
Visited Mammoth Hot Springs Thursday, July 11, 2024, which is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine in Yellowstone National Park adjacent to Fort Yellowstone and the Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District. It is in just south of the North Entrance to Yellowstone near Gardiner, . 📸 Lee Roberts
Drove through Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park Thursday July 11, 2024, to see the and beautiful landscapes. It didn’t disappoint! 🎥 📸 Lee Roberts
Went to Tower Fall Thursday, July 11, 2024, to check out this waterfall on Tower Creek in the northeastern region of Yellowstone National Park. Approximately 1,000 yards upstream from the creek's confluence with the Yellowstone River, the fall plunges 132 feet. Its name comes from the rock pinnacles at the top of the fall. 📸 Lee Roberts
Hiked at Norris Geyser Basin Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Yellowstone National Park. It is one of the hottest and most acidic of Yellowstone’s hydrothermal areas. Many hot springs and fumaroles here have temperatures above the boiling point. 🎥 📸 Lee Roberts
Really loved the views of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone from Artist Point Wednesday, July 10, 2024. It is the first large canyon on the Yellowstone River downstream from Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park in . The canyon is approximately 24 miles long, between 800 and 1,200-feet deep and from .25 to .75 miles wide. 🎥 📸 Lee Roberts
Got to see Old Faithful Geyser erupt in Yellowstone National Park Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Old Faithful was once called “Eternity’s Timepiece” because of the regularity of its eruptions. It is the grand old geyser of Yellowstone because of its frequent & predictable eruptions. The intervals between eruptions average between 45-90 minutes & average duration is about four minutes. 🎥 📸 Lee Roberts
Visited West Thumb Geyser Basin Wednesday, July 10, 2024, on shoreline of Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park. The hot springs and lake are majestic! 📸 Lee Roberts
Hiked to the Grand Prismatic Spring Overlook Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Yellowstone National Park. The hot spring is located in Midway Geyser Basin. The actual diameter at its widest point is 370 feet — longer than a football field! 🎥 📸 Lee Roberts
Hiked the Artists’ Paintpots Trail Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at Yellowstone National Park. The Paintpots are situated on a hillside, above the boiling pools, which means that they have less water to work with. As a result, mudpots are formed. 🎥 📸 Lee Roberts
Visited Gibbon Falls Tuesday, July 9, 2024 in Yellowstone National Park. It has a drop of approximately 84 feet. The falls are located 4.7 miles upstream from the confluence of the Gibbon and Firehole Rivers at Madison Junction on the Grand Loop Road. It is located midway between Madison Junction and Norris Geyser Basin. 🎥 📸 Lee Roberts
Took these cool pics of Bison at the Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park Monday, July 8, 2024. 📸 Lee Roberts
Visited Grand Teton National Park & Jackson Hole this Monday, July 8, 2024. The views and Bison herd were amazing to see!
Snapped a couple pics of J. Percy Priest Lake and Dam this morning in . The views there are always stunning!
Happy everyone! This is a photo back in my Air Force days traveling Dec. 22, 1998, to sites in . Be safe!
Slight breeze on a very hot day at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project on the Tennessee River in Grand Rivers. Impressive to see the ongoing of a larger and new lock. The Corps of Engineers is managing the work by Thalle Construction to build the lock chamber. 📸 Lee Roberts
I worked last week with Mike Maddox in USACE Louisville District and Emily Helton in USACE Chicago District to produce a video about the roles of the Marietta Repair Station and Regional Rivers Repair Fleet as they both support lock wall repair at Hannibal Locks and Dam on the Ohio River. What an amazing team that fabricates and performs machine work for the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division and across the Corps of Engineers. Be sure to check it out!
Spotted the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile today in Nolensville !
Beautiful morning at Marmet Locks and Dam today on the Kanawha River, 67.7 miles above the mouth of the river in Marmet, West Virginia. 📸 Lee Roberts
Did a drive by the West Virginia Capitol this afternoon to see it up close. It opened June 20, 1932. 📸 Lee Roberts
Visited Hannibal Locks and Dam today on the Ohio River in Monroe County, Ohio. Construction of the Hannibal lock chambers began in 1967 and was completed in 1972 when the locks were opened to river traffic. Work on the high-lift gated dam began in 1970 and was completed in 1975. Repair crews are working to refurbish the main lock while navigation continues in the auxiliary lock. 📸 Lee Roberts
Visited Marmet Locks and Dam today on the Kanawha River, 67.7 miles above the mouth of the river in Marmet, West Virginia. Caught the Motor Vessel George W. Jones III locking through. The locks were opened in 1933 and the dam was completed in 1934. A project to repair and expand the Marmet Locks and Dam was completed in 2008. Marmet Locks and Dam are a key component of the transportation infrastructure linking the Kanawha Valley, an important chemical and coal producing area, to its raw materials supply and product markets. 📸 Lee Roberts
Visited the Captain Jeff Kuss Memorial today in Smyrna . A Marine pilot and No. 6 of the Blue Angels, he died in a crash June 2, 2016, while practicing for the Great Tennessee Airshow. I was thinking about his two kids who lost their daddy that day as today is Father’s Day. I can sympathize with them as I lost my biological father in a plane crash when I was 8 years old. For those that can still talk to your dads, please take advantage of your opportunity. 📸 Lee Roberts
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Road trip today to visit Falls Mill on beautiful Factory Creek in Belvidere #Tennessee, which is on the Highlands Rim. Constructed in 1873, its 32-foot waterwheel has been used to run a cotton gin, woodworking shop, grain mill, to the Museum of of Power and Industry today. Falls Mill Falls and Upper Falls are stunning! 😍 Worth the trip! 📸 Lee Roberts #History #Waterwheels #Waterfalls
Drove through Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park Thursday July 11, 2024, to see the #wildlife and beautiful landscapes. It didn’t disappoint! 🎥 📸 Lee Roberts #NationalParks #Outdoors
Hiked at Norris Geyser Basin Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Yellowstone National Park. It is one of the hottest and most acidic of Yellowstone’s hydrothermal areas. Many hot springs and fumaroles here have temperatures above the boiling point. 🎥 📸 Lee Roberts #NationalParks #Geysers #Hiking #Wyoming #Outdoors
Really loved the views of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone from Artist Point Wednesday, July 10, 2024. It is the first large canyon on the Yellowstone River downstream from Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park in #Wyoming. The canyon is approximately 24 miles long, between 800 and 1,200-feet deep and from .25 to .75 miles wide. 🎥 📸 Lee Roberts #NationalParks #Waterfalls #Outdoors #Canyons
Got to see Old Faithful Geyser erupt in Yellowstone National Park Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Old Faithful was once called “Eternity’s Timepiece” because of the regularity of its eruptions. It is the grand old geyser of Yellowstone because of its frequent & predictable eruptions. The intervals between eruptions average between 45-90 minutes & average duration is about four minutes. 🎥 📸 Lee Roberts #NationalParks #Wyoming #Geysers #Outdoors
Hiked to the Grand Prismatic Spring Overlook Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Yellowstone National Park. The hot spring is located in Midway Geyser Basin. The actual diameter at its widest point is 370 feet — longer than a football field! 🎥 📸 Lee Roberts #NationalParks #Wyoming #Outdoors #Hiking
Hiked the Artists’ Paintpots Trail Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at Yellowstone National Park. The Paintpots are situated on a hillside, above the boiling pools, which means that they have less water to work with. As a result, mudpots are formed. 🎥 📸 Lee Roberts #Hiking #Paintpots #Outdoors #NationalParks
Visited Gibbon Falls Tuesday, July 9, 2024 in Yellowstone National Park. It has a drop of approximately 84 feet. The falls are located 4.7 miles upstream from the confluence of the Gibbon and Firehole Rivers at Madison Junction on the Grand Loop Road. It is located midway between Madison Junction and Norris Geyser Basin. #Waterfalls #NationalParks #Outdoors 🎥 📸 Lee Roberts
I worked last week with Mike Maddox in USACE Louisville District and Emily Helton in USACE Chicago District to produce a video about the roles of the Marietta Repair Station and Regional Rivers Repair Fleet as they both support lock wall repair at Hannibal Locks and Dam on the Ohio River. What an amazing team that fabricates and performs machine work for the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division and across the Corps of Engineers. Be sure to check it out! #Waterways #Fabrication #Repairs #Dams
My latest video: Yesterday was a great day at Chickamauga Lock. Lt. Col. Robert Green, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander and district engineer, hosted Congressman Chuck Fleischmann for a project update and tour of the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project. The representative of Tennessee District 3 is chair of the Energy-Water Appropriations Subcommittee. Leaders, project managers, and engineers briefed Fleischmann on the approach wall and decommissioning contract set for award this fall. This is the final contract of the project. Fleischmann talks about the importance of the new navigation lock and praised the hard work of the contractors and Corps of Engineers workforces. 🎥 Lee Roberts
Visited Burgess Falls today, which is on the Falling Water River in Sparta #Tennessee. The water plunges 130 feet in the gorge below into Center Hill Lake. What a jewel this #waterfall is for visitors! #Waterfalls #CorpsLakes #Waterways 🎥 Lee Roberts
Goodness what a risk: These two guys #fish on the Stones River on the edge of Walter Hill Dam in Murfreesboro #Tennessee 🎥 Lee Roberts #Dams #Waterways #WaterSafety
My latest video: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger Jake Craig explains the importance of staying on course by knowing how to navigate by understanding navigation buoys, which serve as road signs while boating on a waterway. 🎥 Lee Roberts #PleaseWearIt #ILoveThisLifeJacket #Boating #USACE
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