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Andy Arthur

The color television assures us that April showers bring May flowers. 🌷🌻🌼 I'll believe it when I see it, though there are definite hints of the green up -- grass is looking greener in the city, some bushes are starting to bloom and there are signs of the days to come. Days have gotten longer, windows open and it's generally just nicer then not that long ago.

Rome Sand Plains LIDAR

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Terrain Rome Sand Plains LIDAR

Rome Sand Plains is a 15,000-acre pine barrens about five miles west of the city center of Rome in Oneida County in central New York. It consists of a mosaic of sand dunes rising about 50 feet above low peat bogs that lie between the dunes. You can see the dunes very clearly on LIDAR.Rome Sand Plains is a 15,000-acre pine barrens about five miles west of the city center of Rome in Oneida County in central New York. It consists of a mosaic of sand dunes rising about 50 feet above low peat bogs that lie between the dunes.

Route 8

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The modern routing of NY 8 is relatively straight but it has no shortage of little hills along it's routing.

Taken on Saturday April 18, 2020 at East Branch Sacandaga River.