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Originally Posted by kamoshika
Thanks, I'm happy to share them.
BuzzCam, I've trudged through the snow while hiking the AT on top of Holston Mtn. several times. Here's a wonderful panoramic shot of the mountain:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...nPanoramic.jpg
If you don't already have this site bookmarked you may enjoy checking it from time to time. The lake views won't be quite as crisp & colorful as what you remember, but it's still a neat site on a crystal-clear day: Holston Mountain weather & cam |
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Thank you so much for the links. I actually created a web page which accesses several web cameras in The Tri-Cities area. Channel 5, I think, owns Channel 39 and the TV 39 transmitter site, also, has a camera. I believe it is on Viking Mountain near Greeneville.
My Tri-Cities "windows on the world", as I call it, web page is:
Buzz's Tri-Cities Weather Radar and Webcams Page
The camera shot you see on Holston Mountain is the same view I had when working at WCYB-TV's transmitter. The trees have grown much since the time I worked there, which was in the late 70's to early 80's. I could tell you some very strange stories about working up at Channel 5's transmitter which deal with ghosts. I never saw any, but overnight there were always weird sounds I could never explain. A shift at the transmitter was 24 hours, so I spent the night there as well.
I used to travel around the NE Tennessee and SW Virginia areas, while working for Channel 5, and shot video of scenic settings. I would put the scenery to music, and the videos would air between the programs on Channel 5. This was, also, in the late 70's to early 80's. I always ended the videos with a graphic which would say. "Thank you for watching!" Viewers were very gracious in the comments I received, but I could not take the credit. It was the beauty of the that area which made those videos special. I shot the videos when Channel 5 got their first "mini-camera". The camera weighed 30 pounds, and I had a video tape deck strapped to my shoulder which recorded the video. It, also, weighed about 30 pounds or it seemed like it did. How things have changed over the years.
The most beautiful setting I can remember, when working on Holston Mountain, was Christmas Eve one year. I was a little depressed, as the job required only one person, and I didn't want to be alone on Christmas Eve. My job was basically babysitting Channel 5's TV Transmitter and hoping the thing would not break down during my shift.
That evening, Holston Mountain, as well as the rest of The Tri-Cities was hit by a snow storm. Only the storm was more like a raging blizzard up on the mountain. I could not see more than 5 feet from the building during this storm. The temperature was minus 5, and I calculated the wind chill at minus 60.
Around midnight, the weather cleared and I had the most awesome view of all the lights in the valley. It was like God lit up the valley like a big Christmas Tree just for me. Normally, there is quit a bit of haze, so visibility, even at night, is not very good. But, just for that one special night, (Christmas) I felt as if I could see 100 miles or more.
Christmas morning was a winter wonderland. I took pictures. I may have to dig them out, scan them into my computer and post them here.
The Tri-Cities, as shown in your pictures, is a very beautiful area of our state.
My folks live in the Boones Creek area north of Johnson City. I created my web page, so I can check in from time to time to see what kind of weather they are experiencing.
Again, thanks for the links and the beautiful pictures!
Buzz
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