OT: A task - your city webcam

Some people doodle on their computers with games, web surfing of various
interests, besides just communicating with others. My newest is viewing my
state's web cams, run by the DOT. Now some are better than others as far as
getting to SEE real scenes other than the road. Anyway.. find the web cam
that shows the closest scene to your home town... or your home town. One
from my area: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/default.aspx?cam=8031
~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

~ jan wrote:

> Some people doodle on their computers with games, web surfing of various
> interests, besides just communicating with others. My newest is viewing my
> state's web cams, run by the DOT. Now some are better than others as far
> as getting to SEE real scenes other than the road. Anyway.. find the web
> cam that shows the closest scene to your home town... or your home town.
> One from my area: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/default.aspx?cam=8031

Cool. This is the closest public one, though I suspect there are a few
privately owned sites:

http://www.gov.ns.ca/tran/cameras/ca...id=Lake%20Echo

Unfortunately it's pointing the wrong way - turn 180 degrees and you'd see
the scar of the fire that had all my neighbours panicing this weekend (not
a problem for me - there are a few bodies of water between it and my home,
but three of the 5 possible ways to get to my area were closed by the fire,
and the other two are very long detours).

If you turned the cam about 150 degrees it would show Osprey nests.
Apparently the Ospreys weren't harmed.
--
derek

Here is another one from k and jan's area
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/default.aspx?cam=8096

We have several on Snoqualmie Pass which is the main
E/W in the middle of the state. We head over it taking kids
to college and back. There is one cam that didn't survive
one of the winter avalanches - when you click on it a sign
comes up 'I fought the avalanche and the avalanche won'.

k :-)

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:34:45 EDT, Derek Broughton <>
wrote:

>Cool. This is the closest public one, though I suspect there are a few
>privately owned sites:
>
>http://www.gov.ns.ca/tran/cameras/ca...id=Lake%20Echo

Really gives an idea of the landscape around you. Like, did I mention I
live in the desert? The West/Wet side is always trying to fool people we're
the Evergreen State, more than half is like this.... only perhaps more
sagebrush... so the Everbluegreen State. ;-)
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/default.aspx?cam=8096

>If you turned the cam about 150 degrees it would show Osprey nests.

We do have some wildlife cams, but I haven't saved them. In particular our
burrowing owls.

For grins, Mt. St. Helens, still no trees after 28 years.
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/default.aspx?cam=1242
~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:06:10 EDT, kathy <> wrote:

>Here is another one from k and jan's area
>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/default.aspx?cam=8096

You beat me to it, so I'll show another:
Not much, but sagebrush on the right, love the smell when it rains, but I
was raised as a desert rat:
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/default.aspx?cam=4028 ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

This is OT to the thread but this web cam
http://www.caycompass.com/webcam/
is super kewl.
You can control it, move it around, zoom it in.

k :-)

On Jun 19, 10:32 am, kathy <ka30per...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is OT to the thread but this web camhttp://www.caycompass.com/webcam/
> is super kewl.
> You can control it, move it around, zoom it in.
>
> k :-)

VERY COOL!!!!! Imagine being able to look around the ponds and
all! :-)

http://www.state.nj.us/transportatio...rt78_30.8.shtm

I found one that is on my DH's ride to work, wonder if I can spot
him? Now I'll see if I can find one closer to home.
Bonnie
NJ

This is not far from where jan and I live, just down the
hill, right near the delta of the Yakima River. It is one
of those terrifying round-a-bouts that are going in
now. I still approach the thing with fear and loathing...
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/secam.aspx?cam=8082
(though DH and I road bikes thru huge ones in England
and survived).

I've been looking thru road cams this afternoon to track
a storm coming our way - DH is out with a bunch of scouts
and darned if his cellphone is out of power (did call him
yesterday about the fish in the pump inlet).

k :-)

kathy wrote:
It is one
> of those terrifying round-a-bouts that are going in
> now. I still approach the thing with fear and loathing...
> http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/secam.aspx?cam=8082
> (though DH and I road bikes thru huge ones in England
> and survived).

>
After a dozen trips thru the roundabout, you will be singing it's
praises. It saves time, gas, and is much less prone to serious crashes.
Intersections are horrible wasters of gas and time, and the speed and
angle of cars going through them almost guarantee a crash. I wish they
would wipe out all intersections, especially 4-way stop signs.

You DO have to pay attention tho. Perhaps that is why we Americans hate
roundabouts, you have to actually drive like you are in control of the
vehicle and not vice-versa.

Chip