Rt. 177 - To Everything There is a Season Traditional Cache
Rt. 177 - To Everything There is a Season
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Cashe and dash. BYOP
Located in Lewis County primarily on the Tug Hill Plateau, the Maple Ridge Wind Farm harnesses wind power. The constant lake-effect winds and the wide open farmland of Lewis County make the Tug Hill region an ideal place for New York’s largest wind energy farm. Maple Ridge Wind Farm, with 195 wind towers, is the largest wind power project east of the Mississippi.
Each Wind Tower is 260 feet tall, with a rotor blade length of 130 feet. The total height is 390 feet for each Tower. The span across is approximately 260 feet. Each blade weighs 7 metric tons and is made from a wood interior coated with fiberglass. The rotor blade speed is 14 RPM's which translates to 1200 RPM’s at the generator. The blade will produce electricity when the wind is blowing at about 8-10 miles per hour and will shut down when the wind is higher then 42 miles per hour.
The day we placed the cache the wind was blowing so hard that some of the turbines had shut down. The truck was rocking from side to side in the parking area. Wild!
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Congratulations to armedbiker for FTF!
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