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Post by traveler on Jan 20, 2009 21:06:48 GMT -5
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Post by saskrock on Jan 21, 2009 0:31:33 GMT -5
Very cool places. I keep thinking I should go to devils tower. I have been within 100miles a few times but always skipped it to the black hills. I think there might be a misprint on Brimham Rock - England, UK. It says its 300 meters (about 1000ft tall). That rock is really neat but no way is it that high.
Just looked further down the page someone posted this
The rock at Brimham, UK, is actually called the dancing bear and is only about 5m high, no where near the 300m stated. If it was 300m the trees in the background would surely be the biggest in the world!
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Post by writerman2255 on Jan 21, 2009 21:39:39 GMT -5
Wow! Pretty cool stuff! Thanks for sharing that.
Love and Light, Tom.
I was also thinking, if that thing is 300 meters high, I don't want to visit it in a windstorm!
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Post by sandalscout on Jan 22, 2009 0:52:55 GMT -5
Very cool! and for those who can't afford a trip to Australia to see the Devil's Marbles, Elephant rocks in Missouri is the same sort of formation, and is a WAY cool place to visit.
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Post by gsellis on Jan 22, 2009 12:04:37 GMT -5
Very cool! and for those who can't afford a trip to Australia to see the Devil's Marbles, Elephant rocks in Missouri is the same sort of formation, and is a WAY cool place to visit. You know... I thought the same thing about Elephant Rocks. For those wondering, large red granite boulders. A state park in Missouri, S-SW of St. Louis. Stone Mtn should get an honorable mention. I guess Ayres Rock was too obvious? |
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Post by saskrock on Jan 22, 2009 12:13:44 GMT -5
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Post by botanyme on Jan 27, 2009 11:46:21 GMT -5
i wanted so badly to have the time to make the hike to the Wave when we were out that way a couple of Summers ago. maybe someday. Nature never ceases to amaze me. thanks for posting.
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Post by saskrock on Jan 28, 2009 1:48:24 GMT -5
I looked into hiking to the wave a few yrears back, the park set access up like a lottery.
Permits: Entry to either North or South Coyote Buttes costs $5 per person, with a limit of 20 people for each region and no more than 6 in a single group. Half these are bookable up to 4 months in advance, by writing to the BLM in Kanab or applying via their website (https://www.blm.gov/az/paria/index.cfm, sometimes inaccessible), while the other half are available by applying in person to the BLM office at the Paria River, before 9 am on the day prior to the intended visit (the office opens at 8.30 am). At 9 am, if more than 10 people are waiting, a lottery system is used to select the chosen few. All successful applicants receive a copy of the access regulations and, for North Coyote Buttes, a topological map to help identify the route to the Wave, which is not well marked on the ground. There is high demand for the advance permits and all may be taken many months before the date of travel. A permit is also required for dogs - another $5. No overnight camping is permitted anywhere in the area
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Post by botanyme on Jan 30, 2009 20:53:24 GMT -5
You know sask, that is exactly why we didn't do the wave. I had forgotten that. But damn, it sure looks cool!
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Post by sapphiregirl on Mar 19, 2009 19:56:13 GMT -5
Fantastic.
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