The next time someone asks me "why are you taking a picture of THAT?!" I'll bring up this photo.  

It was hard to find this dam, you almost miss it if you aren't paying attention.  When I was telecommuting for company in Blacksburg, VA I had to go up there every 5-6 weeks and spend 3-5 days there.  They kept 9-5 hours, so my mornings and evenings were my own and I spent a lot of time just driving around looking for stuff to shoot.  

One day I decided to check out Radford University in Radford, VA.  That was a bust...not much to it and not much to look at...but I did find this dam tucked away just off the highway.  I drove down this little dirt road and had hike about 1/2 mile to get this shot.  I always wondered if there would be ANY use for it...