tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post8074095501691532002..comments2024-02-24T15:49:59.506-08:00Comments on Another Long Walk: Day 7: Weather TeaseRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12243706924573005381noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-21977680331055975162016-04-11T19:12:58.282-07:002016-04-11T19:12:58.282-07:00OMG! Quirks--as in the German fellow I met hiking ...OMG! Quirks--as in the German fellow I met hiking the AT?! Hello there! I had no idea you were reading my blog! What a nice surprise! *waving*<br /><br />*waving to Karolina and Mary Mac too, but I knew you two were reading my blog!* =)<br /><br />Mary Mac--thanks for the post card! It arrived today!Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243706924573005381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-77718603403265789082016-04-11T14:46:07.874-07:002016-04-11T14:46:07.874-07:00Thank you, Quirks! That's educational and inf...Thank you, Quirks! That's educational and informative information. I love learning things like that!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331569178647292884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-89653504480814949012016-04-11T14:03:33.812-07:002016-04-11T14:03:33.812-07:00Hi Tortuga. Those irrigation channels are very com...Hi Tortuga. Those irrigation channels are very common in the Alps. If you ever get to Tirol in Austria you will see a lot more of them. There they are called <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waal_(Bew%C3%A4sserung)" rel="nofollow">Waal</a>. Water has always been a valuable resource to the farmers in the valley. Up until not so long ago farmers would put together for a guy to maintain those channels. His job (Waaler) was to keep the water flowing at all times. During the day he would hike up and down the mountains and check the gates and channels for any blockage. He would also set up little water wheels that would generate periodic sounds. If those sounds stopped during the night he would have to get up and fix the blockage (a true 24/7 job ;-) ). Love reading your blog. Best regards, Quirks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-38755460169788422032016-04-11T11:44:44.032-07:002016-04-11T11:44:44.032-07:00Some of those carvings weren't there when I hi...Some of those carvings weren't there when I hiked TMB in 2014. Neither was the cannon in Champex.Karolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004263733235023150noreply@blogger.com