https://www.jacktyree.com/journeys daily 0.75 2022-05-25 https://www.jacktyree.com/home daily 1.0 2022-05-25 https://www.jacktyree.com/about daily 0.75 2025-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/cf31f793-9362-4d9a-9049-2b0c8003dedc/B65A4954-4612-4AED-B19C-1F9B744AFD37.jpeg About https://www.jacktyree.com/hawaii daily 0.75 2025-09-12 https://www.jacktyree.com/manmade daily 0.75 2022-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/e8dde218-8c03-4930-8ff0-cfca6c60c99f/Tazwell+County+surface+mine-2.jpg Man made 37°15'27.3287" N 81°30'3.1895" W Surface mine, Tazewell County, Virginia. While coal use and other fossil fuels contribute heavily to greenhouse gasses. Strip or surface mining also destroys the natural environment, causing erosion, habitat destruction, and air pollution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/c54fd3c3-13e6-448c-90ae-45696074436f/Clifton+Forge+rail+yard-1.jpg Man made 37°48'49.1595" N 79°49'40.0698" W Clifton Forge, Virginia. Rail yard was once one of the largest in the world and the transfer site of billions of tons of coal that was sent around the world. Coal is still one of the main commodities running through the yard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/e20e82ec-becd-44e3-a3de-efae79d929cc/Crozet+development-1-2.jpg Man made 38°4'0.4759" N 78°41'22.2176" W Crozet, Virginia. High density housing developments encroach on farmland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/82260a44-1550-4c18-83b5-e7d847e47819/Mountain+Valley+Pipeline-1.jpg Man made 37°19'51.8351" N 80°34'59.2792" W Giles County, VA. A scar is left across farmland in Giles County from the Mountain Vally Pipeline. Because of environmental failures, the MVP is halted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/c2fb16f8-a3eb-4486-98f4-c71d079c5d58/DJI_0012-Edit.jpg Man made 38°2'44.0018" N 78°43'15.5689" W Yancey Mills, VA. Deforestation. Cutting trees releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and is one of the leading contributors of human-made carbon dioxide. Sustainable farming is a good practice but new trees take decades to regrow to achieve the desired effects of CO2 sequestration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/b0f5c21e-cf2a-490d-bbec-1091f24ec335/Pocahantas+ATV+destruction+of+wetland-1.jpg Man made 37°18'41.601" N 81°20'41.3064" W ATV destruction of Wetland. Pocahontas County. All terrain vehicles when not constrained to roadways can cause major destruction to the environment and threaten waterways. Spearhead Trails has over 600 miles of ATV trails but many abuse the system and create their own paths through the wilderness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/cecc9c5b-e868-4d8c-a8d7-1de4aeaeeb31/junkyard2-1.jpg Man made 38°1'27.0587" N 78°27'57.9263" W Charlottesville, Virginia. Junkyard. While vehicles are one of the largest contributors of greenhouse gasses, junk cars pose their own threats to the environment. Plastic pieces of the cars breakdown into micro plastics over time and many of the wires in the car contain toxic substances that can harm the environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/19086309-5f54-4be5-9cad-321959b6badd/Westavco+3-1.jpg Man made 37°48'0.198" N 79°59'29.393" W Covington, Virginia. The Jackson River above the Westvaco Paper Mill is clear and full of native trout. Below the factory, the color turns to rust, the temperature warms too much for native trout and many fish species have diseases. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/5454331b-6596-42b0-8838-e43b95854d21/DJI_0263-Edit.jpg Man made 37°49'28.624" N 79°39'33.4369" W Longdale, VA. Remains of a forest fire caused by humans. In 2021 more than 1.8 million acres burned globally, releasing massive amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and potentially causing other issues with the environment like erosion. https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/wildfires-wreaked-havoc-2021-cams-tracked-their-impact https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/57f91d95-5f64-4674-875c-e28f7cf94a4a/junkyard3-1.jpg Man made 38°1'22.1927" N 78°28'0.3943" W Charlottesville, VA. Remains of deconstructed automobiles are segmented at a junkyard in a residential area of Charlottesville. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/5e1decc6-6fb8-4af3-950d-809c0e35a33f/Crozet+delapadated-1.jpg Man made 38°4'6.5307" N 78°41'55.2332" W Crozet, VA. The dilapidated xx building in Crozet is not only an eyesore, the decomposing building potentially has toxic materials like asbestos and lead that could leach out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/9653e181-f273-48e2-8540-153ddc0623e1/atlantic+waste1-1.jpg Man made 37°2'51.0232" N 77°9'0.5306" W Waverly, Virginia. Atlantic Waste and Disposal is the 4th largest garbage dump in the United States where tons and tons are trucked and trained into the site daily. Methane released and runoff from the site is toxic. Not to mention the hundreds of acres that have been permanently altered for our waste. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/c1609802-3553-4e49-bc85-cf98edb75c4e/Mountain+Valley+Pipeline-2.jpg Man made 37°19'49.7323" N 80°34'53.0907" W Giles County, Virginia. The Mountain Valley Pipeline cuts a swath through the landscape. Also pictured are Dominion Energy power lines and a surface mine in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/7250b5bc-5a2d-4bf2-9f5c-c3c3e72ff644/atlantic+waste4-1.jpg Man made 37°3'28.3071" N 77°10'47.4216" W Waverly, VA. Atlantic Waste and Disposal operates a garbage dump of more than 1300 acres. Methane released from garbage dumps is one of the leading causes of human made climate change. Now that recycling has all but stopped in Virginia, tons of plastic are also filing landfills. These plastics will break down into micro plastics and can last in the environment for centuries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/b9c55a4e-1d8f-4893-856d-a95dcf8f746a/Orchard+2-1.jpg Man made 38°3'45.6499" N 78°44'54.0106" W Greenwood, VA. A huge pile of peach trees that have been cut are stacked in a pile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/1dac69a2-443a-4656-a8a8-c610d36f3bd8/atlantic+waste2-1.jpg Man made 37°3'19.5958" N 77°11'2.0652" W Waverly, VA. A truck hauling waste passes by an abnormally green holding pond at Atlantic Waste and Disposal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/8133fc94-5a95-47f2-8020-681fed5c4cd0/Crozet+development-1.jpg Man made 38°3'54.7983" N 78°41'24.5558" W Crozet, VA. New housing development in Crozet encroaches on a forest. Demand for new housing in the region has prompted developers and county officials to increase the amount and size of high density neighborhoods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/6d33bbb6-0ae0-48e7-bff3-7e23415c67a5/atlantic+waste3-1.jpg Man made 37°2'51.036" N 77°9'0.7972" W Waverly, VA. Channels of water runoff from the garbage field at Atlantic Waste and Disposal is evident. AWD is the fourth largest garbage dump in the United States. Tons of garbage arrive on rail cars from around the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/9ff0f078-9705-4c73-a838-9dde07db99f4/Orchard+1-1.jpg Man made 38°3'44.1175" N 78°44'54.4919" W Greenwood, Virginia. Chiles Orchard. Orchards can have a positive impact on the environment in that the trees can capture CO2 but there are also downsides: habitat destruction, pesticide runoff, and erosion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/7e796e62-62b3-440b-9716-56d46f65a95e/Tazwell+County+surface+mine-1.jpg Man made 37°15'26.9759" N 81°30'1.8405" W Tazewell, County, Virginia. Surface coal mine. Also known as mountaintop removal. Runoff from sites like this leach toxic chemicals into native streams and creeks and also threaten drinking water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/f6574110-6e4a-4ed5-af13-2d05e9687ff7/Crozet+delapadated-4.jpg Man made 38°4'6.5307" N 78°41'55.2332" W Crozet, VA. Dilapidated building sits in the heart of Crozet. Studies have shown that vacant and decaying buildings can pose a number of concerns for citizens who live nearby. One can come from the fact that many of these dwellings contain harmful chemicals in wiring, paint and pipes like lead, mercury and asbestos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/97f11413-3802-42d7-8c4d-2a1661e1ad20/crozet+illegal+dumping-1.jpg Man made 38°4'5.2228" N 78°41'58.0928" W Crozet, VA. The site of illegal garbage dumping in downtown Crozet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/47949386-366d-45dc-8f16-bffda1e1ac19/Piney+River+2-1.jpg Man made 37°42'12.6287" N 79°1'32.5453" W Piney River, Virginia. US Titanium operated in Piney River from the mid 30's until the early 70's. The plant sat on a 50-acre site formerly occupied by an American Cyanamid Company plant which refined titanium ore and manufactured titanium dioxide for paint pigments. According to the EPA, "Acidic storm water runoff from the waste piles and ponds and acidic ground water seeps/springs contributed to six major fish kills in the Piney and Tye Rivers from 1977 to 1981. As a result of these releases, more than 200,000 fish died." It is a Superfund site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/2f801ffc-8eda-4575-bb61-4cfd48e0f003/Tazwell+County+rock+quarry-1.jpg Man made 37°13'58.9455" N 81°20'0.2572" W Bluefield, Virginia. Appalachian Aggregate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/f157f592-c411-4321-b197-3ca48597acfc/Westavco+1-1.jpg Man made 37°47'50.1604" N 79°59'32.0895" W Covington, VA. Westvaco paper mill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/38a50c06-6bb1-4211-9987-a5349c369336/Tazwell+County+surface+mine-7.jpg Man made 37°15'18.0095" N 81°29'47.1362" W Tazewell County, VA. Ice forms on a layer of water sitting on top of a surface mine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/bd06f01a-3148-4bbe-b7cf-38b3b923ce07/DJI_0124-Edit.jpg Man made 37°13'54.599" N 81°19'58.437" W Bluefield, Virginia. Appalachian Aggregate Quarry. There are a number of environmental concerns regarding quarries: surface water disruption, erosion, loss of habitat, dust, vibrations and chemical spills to name a few. In Virginia there are approximately 137 aggregate mines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/767e95b7-f132-4c10-b7e1-e0c227ec896c/Crozet+delapadated-5.jpg Man made 38°4'7.964" N 78°41'57.3481" W Crozet, Virginia. Site of an abandoned factory in downtown Crozet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/e38b7499-de15-48a8-8ef4-aa624c79fcfe/greenwood+chemical-1.jpg Man made 38°2'36.2131" N 78°46'59.1699" W Greenwood. In the valley below Afton Mountain, Greenwood Chemical company produced chemicals for industrial, agricultural, pharmaceutical and photographic processes for more than 40 years. "Manufacturing activities ceased in 1985 following a toluene vapor explosion and fire that destroyed the process building and resulted in the deaths of four workers." It is an EPA Superfund site that is still being monitored by the EPA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/bcd6fe7d-37f9-4b6b-a121-da52e50bcfae/DJI_0162-Edit.jpg Man made 37°42'16.5568" N 79°1'28.4799" W Piney River, VA. Superfund site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624ca48c2db99c699fc4eef6/09d31aa7-1ada-400c-8b14-8e00a2ab375b/Piney+River+Superfund+Site-1.jpg Man made 37°42'15.2532" N 79°1'30.5651" W Piney River, Virginia. 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