| Author | Message | ||
     Jerry_haughton  |
 Slippery Rocks. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 slightly less Slippery Rocks. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
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| Jerry_haughton |
 Funky Rock. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
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| Jerry_haughton |
 note the "thrill ride" all set up to cross the river. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 looks like fun, no? no. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 not much to the "business" end of this contraption. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 why, nothing more than a few mild steel bolts holding it together. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 with a fair amount of load placed on the threaded portion of the bolt. and not a flat washer or lock washer in sight. hey, at least they're using Nylock nuts, right? (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 not impressive, considering that three of the four bolts weren't long enough to reach the nylon. in fact, this bolt is barely long enough to reach any threads at all. um, YOU go first? (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 two more shots from Slippery Rock before we move on. cool steps... (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 ...and the obligatory "Buel" content.  (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 high on the hillside near Engineer's Point, overlooking the "back" (south) side of the Auxiliary Dam, and the very north end of the town of Lake Isabella. see all the GREEN below? it's for sale. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 on the way out to Engineer's Point. i think it's gonna be a banner year for wildflowers. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 my Nikon will focus down to 1.4 inches. this was no more than that. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 this is from the south end of Engineer's Point, looking straight out the point. the Main Dam is on our left, the Auxiliary Dam is on our right. we're now 14.8 miles from the 'Dome (the LONG way), and the weird shadows are from... (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 ...THIS behemoth. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 from the north end of Engineer's Point, looking up the lake toward Wofford Heights, the ThunderDome, and Kernville. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 from the same spot, looking over to the Main Dam... (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 ...and from the same spot, looking over to the Auxiliary Dam. Lake Isabella (the town of), Bodfish (hello Dave and Susan Barr!), and the legendary Lion's Trail lie beyond the dam. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 passed this hill on the way out the point, sniffed it, got skeered, and carried on. on the way back i sniffed it again, got skeered again, but took a run at it anyway. about 3/4 the way up i was too skeered to go any further, and came to a precarious stop. a veritable pickle, it was. only one thing to do. get pix for insurance purposes. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 really doesn't look that tough - or steep - in this photo. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 THIS shot does a better job of conveying my predicament. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 vertigo, just moments before vertigone. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 no sweat! (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 getting DOWN proved to be even tougher than getting up. i'm happy to report that no bodywork was damaged (human or otherwise) in the making of this documentary. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 one last series for this day: remember the GREEN that i mentioned was for sale? (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 THIS would be it. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) | ||
| Jerry_haughton |
 i could live here. (Message edited by jerry_haughton on February 13, 2005) |
