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Wind farms on Steens Mountain

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Posted by Philip McCrain on February 8, 2010 at 6:36 PM
Most of you in Oregon are probably already aware of this.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2011018180_websteensmountain09.html

Do you know if the wind farms will detract from the views? I've been thinking about getting down there someday. I may need to hurry.
Posted by David Bostock on February 8, 2010 at 8:12 PM
Hey Phil, I haven't been there personally, although it's definitely on my list. I am sure folks on the forum can provide some experiences.
Posted by Ryan DesJardins on February 8, 2010 at 9:23 PM
Well, from a photographic standpoint, I don't think it's going to detract much. The most dramatic views are from the South/West from Alvord Lake. The North/East slopes are pretty gradual to the top of the mountain.

Not that it won't be a bit of an eyesore on that side of the mountain, I'm just saying there isn't a lot of photograph of the mountain itself from those slopes.
Posted by Erik Van de Water on February 8, 2010 at 9:26 PM
I didn't know. This is very interesting and appalling. I would guess that a sea of white turbines on a green hillside would be a plight.
The way to understand this is to contact the bureau of land management. I just tried, but the contact us page DOESN'T WORK!
Maybe we could hire a team of 150 people to figure out how to build a website! Maybe I expect too much of the government. Not. :mad: :biggrin:
They should have that fixed soon.