Rust Never Sleeps

 

I've photographed scenes along the Lackawanna River dozens of times over the years, and I think this is the first time I've taken shots of this particular phenomenon.

This is the Lackawanna at the Old Forge/Duryea line.  The rocks here are bright orange.  It's easy to understand why.  Acidic mine drainage stains the rocks.  Voila!  Orange.

It happens elsewhere.  It isn't pretty.

Politicians looking for photo ops have been here many times over the years, promising a solution.As you can see, well, you know the rest.

Solutions are not really practical and the things that have been kicked out are supremely expensive.

I hope I'm wrong, but I think we'll just have to live with it.