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Castle-Yankee54

Celestial
I've been out all day at a local area state park, a large park for hiking, rock climbing, camping, and so forth...Took my dog for a long hike around the pinnacle pictured below, you can see the steps leading to the main trail paths...There are dozens of offshoot trails, we hiked all over the mountainside today...

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Looks like there would be some awesome technical routes up those faces......looks like an amazing place.

Is there a campsite up top?
 

nivek

As Above So Below
Looks like there would be some awesome technical routes up those faces......looks like an amazing place.

Is there a campsite up top?

They don't allow camping in the top anymore, I heard someone fell off at night decades ago...So only rock climbers can get up there but must be down before dark and there's a cave that starts very narrow and opens up larger inside at the back of the cave where it's open all the way up to the top...You still have to be a climber to get up there from the cave...

Last year they banned drones flying up there for some reason, I never did find a reason why for the ban on drones...Non climbers were using them to see up there, perhaps there were too many drones flying around taking away from the natural experience being there who knows...lol

There's designated side for climbing on that pinnacle and also from the location I was taking the pictures it was a straight cliffside down, there were climbers below me whilst I was taking pictures lol...

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Castle-Yankee54

Celestial
They don't allow camping in the top anymore, I heard someone fell off at night decades ago...So only rock climbers can get up there but must be down before dark and there's a cave that starts very narrow and opens up larger inside at the back where it's open all the way up to the top...You still have to be a climber to get up there from the cave...

Last year they banned drones flying up there for some reason, I never did a reason why for the ban on drones...Non climbers were using them to see up there, perhaps there were too many drones flying around taking away from the natural experience being there who knows...lol

There's designated side for climbing, all from the location I was taking the pictures it was a straight cliffside down, there were climbers below me whilst I was taking pictures lol...

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I'd have been able to make it to the top years ago......now a days I'm happy with the pictures.

Maybe the climbers didn't like the drones buzzing around them.....I know I would have disliked it.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
I'd have been able to make it to the top years ago......now a days I'm happy with the pictures.

Maybe the climbers didn't like the drones buzzing around them.....I know I would have disliked it.

I fixed my typos above lol, was typing that from my phone as I was walking outside the back of my house...

I'll be back there at that mountain in a couple weeks and I'll take some closer pics of the climbing sides and climbers up there...

I agree about the drones, I wouldn't like them buzzing around either, noisy technology, it wouldn't be so bad if they were absolutely quiet...

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michael59

Celestial
They don't allow camping in the top anymore, I heard someone fell off at night decades ago...So only rock climbers can get up there but must be down before dark and there's a cave that starts very narrow and opens up larger inside at the back of the cave where it's open all the way up to the top...You still have to be a climber to get up there from the cave...

Last year they banned drones flying up there for some reason, I never did find a reason why for the ban on drones...Non climbers were using them to see up there, perhaps there were too many drones flying around taking away from the natural experience being there who knows...lol

There's designated side for climbing on that pinnacle and also from the location I was taking the pictures it was a straight cliffside down, there were climbers below me whilst I was taking pictures lol...

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Too many opportunities for the drones to take upshots of the climbers? Just kidding. LOL
 

The shadow

The shadow knows!
This civil war guard house is haunted by the ghost of a union soldier staying guard at his post. I saw him there his face grim and dirty. He never moved.
He never spoke. He just stood his vigil.
I was surprised and left. 3 week's later i saw him again. I yelled " the war is over " no response.images (2).jpeg
 

nivek

As Above So Below
Finished eating dinner, I think I'll take my dog for a walk, its a cool day today, 73 degrees and mostly cloudy...
 

nivek

As Above So Below
My garden tonight...

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Rikki

High Priestess
35223539_1756612461051293_1795240001231912960_n.jpg 35118983_1756612364384636_4309356995514728448_n.jpg the Athane that will be presented to my daughter upon her 16th birthday in august. It has started the required cleansing rituals for use in ceremonies.
 

Rikki

High Priestess
Why ?????

Is this a butter knife
Hardly! she chose it. It will serve her well for the next four years while she is taught oath bound secrets. Then as a full priestess of the craft, She shall select a new one. Once initiated she will be a priestess. But there are secrets of the craft that she is not ready to receive. I look forward to teaching her these secrets. I also look forward to the day when she succeeds me as High priestess.
As for the blade I would of chose a different one. But who am I to stand between her and her walk with the Goddess.
 

The shadow

The shadow knows!
your family has a ..... interesting culture
Keep in mind my other daughter has a reasoned response to faith. And her personally is 180 degrees different .
Where one pushes herself in basketball. The other is more into study!
One outgoing
One shy!
 
Hardly! she chose it. It will serve her well for the next four years while she is taught oath bound secrets. Then as a full priestess of the craft, She shall select a new one. Once initiated she will be a priestess. But there are secrets of the craft that she is not ready to receive. I look forward to teaching her these secrets. I also look forward to the day when she succeeds me as High priestess.
As for the blade I would of chose a different one. But who am I to stand between her and her walk with the Goddess.
And to think that when I was confirmed in the Lutheran Church, all I got was a gold watch.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
He was sound asleep until I walked into the bedroom...I quickly snapped this photo because he sometimes doesn't want his picture taken...lol

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The shadow

The shadow knows!
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Please can someone explain why one of my kids spent 35.00 on this? And spent extra to have it sent fed ex? Oh her reasons of "it's a awesome top "won't fly..
 

Diva

Honorable
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Please can someone explain why one of my kids spent 35.00 on this? And spent extra to have it sent fed ex? Oh her reasons of "it's a awesome top "won't fly..

I'm a 22 year old, i don't know why she choose that dress, tbh i don't find it nice. Maybe she just want to look unique but imo that dress is not worth buying, if myself i'm not brave to wear it.
 
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