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[Albino94ltd]

A few more of the sandstone pinnacles

[Jerry]

Great pics. Thanks, I enjoyed them a lot.
Jerry

[Albino94ltd]

Originally Posted by soggymountain

Great pics. Thanks, I enjoyed them a lot.
Jerry

Thanks Jerry. Have you seen the sandstone pinnacles before?

[Jerry]

Originally Posted by Albino94ltd

Thanks Jerry. Have you seen the sandstone pinnacles before?

I don't recall that I have. When I first saw the rock formation with the split I thought it might be "Hole in the Rock", but I think that formation is basalt. Where are the sandstone pinnacles located?
Jerry

[Albino94ltd]

I think it is the 'Hole in the Rock' on the 9712 Liberty-Beehive RD

[Albino94ltd]

Not sure if this will work with the forum software but I thoiught I'd try. OK, I guess not.

http://www.youtube.com/v/BcXTBbpasmg&hl=en&fs=1"
http://www.youtube.com/v/vQvN_L19gNs&hl=en&fs=1"
http://www.youtube.com/v/TErcFUJmrgg&hl=en&fs=1"
http://www.youtube.com/v/5vLORTlXurc&hl=en&fs=1"

http://www.youtube.com/v/BcXTBbpasmg&hl=en&fs=1"

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Albino94ltd

Steve, I hope it's ok to link to the other site.

No problem. That's what the internet is all about.

Steve

[Jerry]

Neat videos, Phil. That hill is steeper than it looks on the screen. If you get very far off to the left (right hand on the screen) it would be a very, very long drop to the bottom!!! I would do the drive with other experienced people, but I wouldn't look forward to it because of the drop-off. Also, there are horror stories of guys getting sideways on that hill. Everything from roll-overs to smashing into trees...mostly in the snow.

I have never tried climbing that hill, but we went down it on our trip with the full size rigs I alluded to in a post above. On that run I lowered a modified Toyota PU (with lousy brakes) down the hill with the winch on my Full Size Jeep Cherokee. My buddy riding with me was sitting behind the wheel of my rig with his foot hard on the brakes while I ran the winch out front. The hill is so steep we couldn't see the Toyota over the hood of the Cherokee from the drivers seat. Also, we had to position my Jeep toward the drop-off to get a solid footing, otherwise it was all loose rock.

So, good for you! And thanks again for the videos.
Jerry

PS It's been awhile since I was at Hole in the Rock and my recollection of basalt vs sandstone is based on years of self inflicted mental retardation and severe husband beating with a solid oak rolling pin.

[richardattek]

The vidios worked ok for me.

Richard

[Albino94ltd]

Yup, there's nothing over there except the view.

There were a couple quads watching us and someone overheard a comment about how crazy we were and they had seen significant carnage at that spot.

On our first trip, two years ago, we did the same lowering by winch you describe, except for DWD, he drove down that rocky ledge we just came up.

Several of these guys are very experienced and I trust them. Besides, I did have the comfort of the winch. I was impressed how well the rebuilt LS did, especailly in that section, it did NOT slip. I might have made it if I took another slightly longer run at it but then you risk breaking something.

I'll admit, my adrenilin was really pumping after that. The last time I felt like that I had just won the last Critierium and Cat 5 Season Championship at the Seward Park bike races (as I look over at the framed Purple Jersey hanging on the wall)

The Basalt plains are but a mile away from Hole in the Rock. That's part of the allure of the area. One minute you can be on the shore of the Juan de Fuca micro continent and the next be driving over ancient lava flows.

As for the links, I was trying to embed the videos but I may not know how to properly so I just posted the links