One of the neat things about my train trip was seeing broad uses of clean energy. We certainly passed our share of traditional power plants, but I saw windmills popping up in a number of places. Above is a shot of wind turbines from wine country in Windsor, Ontario; below is one of a single blade (as you can see, it’s huge!) from the Raton Pass, between Colorado and New Mexico.
While driving along Windsor, I noticed a number of signs saying "keep windmills off our land". Aesthetically, I can see why folks who might have been used to clear skies might be upset by a series of large windmills spinning around. But personally I find them hypnotic, soothing even. And anyway, the same was probably said of street lamps, electric towers, roads. We eventually accepted them as part of the landscape.
