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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: theking on September 28, 2021, 09:11:50 PM

Title: That 580 going east over the Altamont connecting to the 205 is a mess
Post by: theking on September 28, 2021, 09:11:50 PM
..going toward the Central Valley pretty much every afternoon...ex cept during major holidays and some weekends.. ;D

Here's a photo I took of it...Westbound heading towards the Bay is moving good in the afternoon though:

(https://i.imgur.com/I80c5LV.jpg)
Title: Re: That 580 going east over the Altamont connecting to the 205 is a mess
Post by: DuMa on September 29, 2021, 05:49:13 AM
Nice vantage point. 

Been driving through that way for most of my working life and I still couldn't figure out the road that you are on. 

Gonna have to start looking once I'm on that pass again. 
Title: Re: That 580 going east over the Altamont connecting to the 205 is a mess
Post by: Cali Guy on September 29, 2021, 02:38:25 PM
If I have to guess, I will say near that east break check area up the road a little.

I considered investing in some land right there at the windmills but changed my mind.
Title: Re: That 580 going east over the Altamont connecting to the 205 is a mess
Post by: Dok_Champa on September 29, 2021, 03:22:09 PM
What barren land.. Up in my area, greens everywhere.
Title: Re: That 580 going east over the Altamont connecting to the 205 is a mess
Post by: theking on September 29, 2021, 05:17:59 PM
Nice vantage point. 

Been driving through that way for most of my working life and I still couldn't figure out the road that you are on. 

Gonna have to start looking once I'm on that pass again.

The location is where if you're traveling eastbound, you're going under the railroad track over pass and if traveling westbound, you're going over the railroad track..

(https://i.imgur.com/K7rV3d6.png)
Title: Re: That 580 going east over the Altamont connecting to the 205 is a mess
Post by: theking on September 29, 2021, 05:24:15 PM
If I have to guess, I will say near that east break check area up the road a little.

I considered investing in some land right there at the windmills but changed my mind.

If I buy land there and actually build a home, I probably get a wind turbine to power my home too if it's available for private homes ...like these ones also off of the 580 ;D:

(https://www.greentechmedia.com/assets/content/cache/made/assets/content/cache/remote/https_assets.greentechmedia.com/content/images/articles/Altamont_Wind_Farm_California_XL_Shutterstock_500_351_80.jpg)
Title: Re: That 580 going east over the Altamont connecting to the 205 is a mess
Post by: theking on September 29, 2021, 05:27:35 PM
On top of green power, must be a nice view too  O0:

(https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wind-turbine-sunbather-drone.jpg?quality=85&w=988&h=393&crop=1)

(https://blog.ucsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/energy-wind-turbine-john-rogers-atop-wind-turbine-1000x477.jpg)
Title: Re: That 580 going east over the Altamont connecting to the 205 is a mess
Post by: DuMa on September 29, 2021, 06:02:30 PM
This is why I can not enjoy nice things.  If you don't know, you wouldn't be scared but once you know, all bets are off.   

This iconic pix here is of 2 engineer kids from a dutch country.  While working on these turbine, a fire broke out so they had no choice but to climb up higher.  Both guy hugged before one guy jumped to his death and the other guy tries to climb on down and got burnt to death. 

I may not see our windmills in the right light again. 

(https://img-comment-fun.9cache.com/media/adYq4DZ/a3MZbrNN_700w_0.jpg)
Title: Re: That 580 going east over the Altamont connecting to the 205 is a mess
Post by: theking on September 29, 2021, 10:49:37 PM
Crazy stuff right there Duma  :o
Title: Re: That 580 going east over the Altamont connecting to the 205 is a mess
Post by: theking on September 29, 2021, 10:52:54 PM
Here's the railroad overpass spot as I drove I mean crawled passed it during heavy afternoon traffic hours traveling eastbound to Tracy and the valley. Not sure what the S-10 owner was thinking putting a spoiler on top but hey it's his rig.. ;D:

(https://i.imgur.com/cICHz16.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/kBkoobK.jpg)