2002_04_14_Sweetwater_hiking

Went hiking with Laura and Charles to Sweetwater Creek (out west a bit on I20) and had a great time. The latter pictures are from the FLANC outer marker for ILS approach to FTY (Fulton County Brown Field), where the Yellow Jacket Flying Club keeps their planes. (so the links right here are just mostly for reference and aren't related to anything but the last few pictures)

Outer marker, FLANC. A search here for "FLANC" returns most of this:

FLANC NDB
ATLANTA, GA
Lat/Long: 33-45-44.588N / 084-38-19.867W   (33.7623856/-84.6388519)
  Elevation: 900 ft.
  Variation: 02W (1985)

Operational Characteristics

Type: NDB 
                         Class: MHW/LOM 
                      Z marker: no 
                     Frequency: 344 
                 TACAN channel: 
            Hours of operation: 24 
                         Voice: no 
                      Voice ID: yes 
                      Morse ID: ..-. - 
                NOTAM facility: FTY 
                           FSS: 
        FSS hours of operation: 24 

Technical Characteristics
                         Power: 50 watts 
                      Accuracy: NOS 
                    Monitoring: Internal monitor not installed, remote
                                status indicator provided at control
                                point. 
                         Owner: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN 
                      Operator: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN 
           Common system usage: yes 
                For public use: yes 
Remarks
   1. NDB UNUSBL BYD 12 NM.

Sweetwater Creek State Conservation Park Sweetwater Creek State Conservation Park

dog dog

Laura and Charles Laura and Charles

Charles and Laura Charles and Laura

Laura and Charles Laura and Charles

ruins ruins

creek creek

Laura Laura

Charles and Laura Charles and Laura

old mill old mill

Laura and Charles Laura and Charles

old mill (note the keystone and support structure) old mill (note the keystone and support structure)

old mill old mill

old mill old mill

old mill old mill

Charles Charles

Charles Charles

mill from creek side mill from creek side

mill from creek side; better exposure mill from creek side; better exposure

brick brick

mill mill

Charles on the creek side of the mill Charles on the creek side of the mill

creek creek

creek creek

blossom blossom

blossom blossom

Eagle Project plaque on stairs Eagle Project plaque on stairs

try two try two

Charles with stairs Charles with stairs

Charles with stairs Charles with stairs

blossom blossom

blossom blossom

blossom blossom

staircase staircase

staircase (white balance obviously different) staircase (white balance obviously different)

Laura and Charles Laura and Charles

creek creek

Charles and Laura; no focus lock Charles and Laura; no focus lock

Charles and Laura Charles and Laura

Charles and Laura Charles and Laura

Charles, Laura, and Peter Charles, Laura, and Peter

blossom blossom

bee bee

bees bees

bees bees

Laura Laura

11x digital zoom; attempting to get a great blue heron 11x digital zoom; attempting to get a great blue heron

neat fallen tree neat fallen tree

Laura and Charles Laura and Charles

Laura and Charles Laura and Charles

cool step construction technique (movable with rebar linkages) cool step construction technique (movable with rebar linkages)

feet feet

feet feet

feet feet

driving driving

FTY ILS gear FTY ILS gear

FTY approach gear warning sign FTY approach gear warning sign

coax coax

antenna antenna

antenna antenna

Charles illustrates the antenna Charles illustrates the antenna

antenna antenna

weed weed

weed weed

the Nothing the Nothing

antenna antenna

FTY ILS gear FTY ILS gear

Mapsource tracklog from my Garmin eTrex Vista GPS Mapsource tracklog from my Garmin eTrex Vista GPS