tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post1163910121997922246..comments2024-03-28T14:22:37.153-07:00Comments on mole: Coming up over Vista RidgeDalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-79274425169583165172011-08-12T08:27:26.854-07:002011-08-12T08:27:26.854-07:00Oh, thank you, dear Rachel!Oh, thank you, dear Rachel!Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-83714519986129344252011-08-11T16:40:02.632-07:002011-08-11T16:40:02.632-07:00Oh, wow, what a glorious set of images. You've...Oh, wow, what a glorious set of images. You've just changed the way I see the world.rbarenblathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882606147795083729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349472.post-5514093966411918032011-08-11T12:56:53.964-07:002011-08-11T12:56:53.964-07:00The "reverse slope" of a ridge is simply...The "reverse slope" of a ridge is simply "the far side from the battlefield." In musket & cannon warfare, a commander would commonly station infantry on the reverse slope, where they would be out of sight and hopefully out of cannon-shot. When the enemy advanced over the hill -- there the line would be, ready to deliver an unexpected volley. I always think of that, when I come over the ridge of the West Hills, driving from Portland into Beaverton.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.com