Raystown 

8 creative works found

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  Submerged
  by Ann Rodriquez

  This picnic table caught my eye at Raystown Lake (Pennsylvania). Apparently someone had wanted to have their picnic IN the lake, not just BY it, and pulled the table partially into the water. I couldn’t resist sitting on it for some photos. : ) (and yes, I realize my feet are filthy. ha!)

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  Contemplation
  by Ann Rodriquez

  This is my cousin-in-law, Steven, enjoying a quiet moment at sundown at Raystown Lake. I have the privilege of taking his Senior Photos, and am very much looking forward to it!

• The Solid Rock
  by Ann Rodriquez

  Have you ever truly thought about where your focus is?

  A devotional I recently wrote for the book God Stories 4 – to be published in early winter, 2008. Where is your focus?

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  BIG BERTHA!!!
  by ldeiter78

  Our favorite summer activity is boating – including water skiing and tubing on “Big Bertha”!!! The guys dumping Big Bertha at Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania. . I refuse to ride Big Bertha any more because no matter who’s driving the boat, you’re gonna get whipped around and dumped!

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  IMMATURE BALD EAGLE
  by ldeiter78

  Taken 6/13/09 at Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania / After a day of boating and tons of pics, the perfect photo opportunity came at the end of the day! I was so excited when we saw this immature Bald Eagle at Raystown Lake at dusk. At first we thought it was a turkey vulture. Several areas where visitors may catch a glimpse of this beautiful bird include the river downstream of the Raystown dam and near the 994 bridge. The lake has supported as many as 12 wintering eagles that are dispersed throughout the Lake from December through February. This Bald Eagle is listed as Pennsylvania endangered and also Federally threatened. / . / I used Adobe Photoshop to try to sharpen the picture because I don’t have image stabilization and it was taken from a boat using my 300 mm zoom lens. Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi / F stop: F/5.6 Exposure: 1/100 sec. Focal length: 300.0 mm Flash: flash did not fire, Shutter speed (Tv): 6.6 / . / / . /

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  Bridge over Raystown
  by BernieG

  I believe this is the Pennsylvania Route 994 Bridge at Raystown Lake. I decided to do a black and white because i thought it looked really great. This photo has not been altered in any other with the exception of making it black and white. The following information about Raystown Lake was taken straight from Wikipedia…........ Raystown Lake is the largest lake inPennsylvania. / It was created by the United States Army Corps of Engineers around 1913 by the damming of the Raystown Branch Juniata River which created a shallow lake in the river valley. The current 8,300-acre (34 km2) Raystown Lake was completed in 1973 by the Army Corps of Engineers. The lake was created primarily to control floods, provide electricity and support recreational activities. The original hydroelectric dam construction began in 1907. Power generation began in 1912. The new dam brought the water level up to a normal operating level of 786 feet above sea level with an overflow at 812 feet, and included a 20 megawatt conventional hydropower generator. Part of the town of Aitch is now under the level of the lake. While it is rumored that there are entire towns still intact under the water, only a few more permanent structures were left in place. Some roads, a bridge over the old river, the original power station and the original dam still remain. Sheep Rock Shelter is an area of archaeological significance near the present day Susquehannock Campground. Originally a wide ledge over the Juniata River, it provided shelter from the elements for its inhabitants. Its location and orientation preserved the remains buried below by protecting them from wind and moisture. When it was announced in the 1960s that the lake would be expanded, Juniata College and Penn State University excavated to uncover artifacts that would otherwise be flooded, ending their state of preservation. Their work recovered human remains from as long as 6000 years ago. (How amazing was that last part!)

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  HALL'S MILL BRIDGE
  by Sherry Hunsberger

  This bridge crossed Yellow Creek, just off of Route 26. It is in Hopewell Township, on State Route 1020 in Pennsylvani. It is a burr truss design, 97 feet in length.

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  Allegheny Mountains
  by Sherry Hunsberger

  These mountains are located in Pennsylvania near Raystown Lake.