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Sorry to see you go, Old Man...
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Gravity.
Seems like there was a famous "tipping rock" hereabouts that somebody pushed over a few years ago. At least the old man died a natural death.
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Inevitable. Despite 100 years of rock bolts, epoxy and cable. Still sad.
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Are you for or against repair of "The Old Man?" Gov. Craig Benson has set of a task force to study the possibilty.
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"Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense." Winston Churchill
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Sad. Glad I got to see it once.
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Natural rock formation in Franconia Notch in NH. Sits to the side of Cannon Mt. Lots of literary references, the most famous probably by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The face is emblazoned on pretty much EVERYTHING NH, including all of the official stuff. It was the embodiment of the "Granite State".
For the last hundred years or so, a family has been commisioned to do their best to preserve it. A Grandfather/ Father/ Son team have been tending to it for at least that long. THere have been warnings for years, now. Yeah, it was a matter of time- the extremes of many cold/ thaw cycles in the course of a single year weakened it to the point of last weekend's collapse.
For all of its New England cliche, the thing was really impressive to see. I generally made a point to swoop over from wherever I was (typically on the other side of the Presidentials) to pop in and say "Hi" on my way home. It was a good excuse to meander through the ranges rather than rush back to the life of the flatlander.
More here: http://www.mutha.com/oldmanmt.html
And here: http://www.nhparks.state.nh.us/Parks...anhistory.html
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Originally posted by wdlove:
Are you for or against repair of "The Old Man?" Gov. Craig Benson has set of a task force to study the possibilty.
I must admit I was a little stunned by this announcement. I am not sure. On the one hand, it IS the state symbol. On the other, part of the attraction was the fact that it was (more or less) a natural phenomenon. My personal jury is deliberating.
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One of my first family car trips was to see the old man. I'm torn too. Mother nature vs man again...
I'd say make a memorial in its place that can be viewed from afar.
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Humans are weird.
We find a rock that's sort of in our own image and basically worship it.... and care a lot about it. Then it falls and everyone is sad.
Jeez, I find it odd you people don't realize god is completely made up.
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If you don't understand the signifigance of the old man, perhaps you should take some art classes.
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Originally posted by gorickey:
Is Rushmore next?
Have you seen my baseball?!
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Originally posted by gorickey:
Is Rushmore next?
Max Fischer: I like your nurse's uniform, guy.
Dr. Peter Flynn: These are O.R. scrubs.
Max Fischer: Oh, are they?
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You pretty much prove that.
Originally posted by imaxxedout69:
Humans are weird.
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Sadly, I never got to see this piece of art.
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Originally posted by OptimusG4:
Sadly, I never got to see this piece of art.
I got to see The Old Man (on a family ski trip to Old Conway), but what I didn't see was any mountains. Just ski hills.
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Inevitability erosion etc. Sad to see the old man go, but it had to happen eventually. Will it happen to Rushmore? Probably unless we take care of it.
It's amazing what we see in nothing. One of our most amazing traits as a species.
When Michelangelo carved from stone he used to believe he "saw" something in the stone begging to be released. So it was up to him to remove the excess. His painting the Sistine chapel cieling is another story, since he was a sculptor. He insisted to Pope Julius 2 that he was NOT a painter.
Somehow he painted it and even if your not a very religious person it's a beautiful thing.
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Originally posted by funkboy:
Max Fischer: I like your nurse's uniform, guy.
Dr. Peter Flynn: These are O.R. scrubs.
Max Fischer: Oh, are they?
"Why don't you invite Max?"
"Max Fischer? Come on, Dad, there are going to be girls there."
"Pull your head out of your a**"
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"Eatin' some carrots?"
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Originally posted by 3gg3:
I got to see The Old Man (on a family ski trip to Old Conway), but what I didn't see was any mountains. Just ski hills.
WHOA, there, kiddo. Don't underestimate the White Mountains. Height ain't everything. Lots of folk make the same mistake... lots of them end up dead. Ask the three or four who take on the Headwall every year and end up behind an ice fall until mid summer. They are not the biggest, nor are they the baddest. But they have their appeal and do command some respect. The biggest problem with the WMNF is that folks do it every year: take a little jaunt in shorts and a teeshirt in August only to wind up the subject of a rescue... or recovery. Not to mention the people who brave it in fall/ winter. There is some seriously rugged and dangerous terrain. Combine that with some of the most unpredictable weather patterns on Earth and a whole lot of folks who agree with your statement and we get more and more touristas and casual hikers in big trouble. Hell, there have even been recent rescues of pros up there.
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Originally posted by maxelson:
WHOA, there, kiddo. Don't underestimate the White Mountains. Height ain't everything. Lots of folk make the same mistake... lots of them end up dead. Ask the three or four who take on the Headwall every year and end up behind an ice fall until mid summer. They are not the biggest, nor are they the baddest. But they have their appeal and do command some respect. The biggest problem with the WMNF is that folks do it every year: take a little jaunt in shorts and a teeshirt in August only to wind up the subject of a rescue... or recovery. Not to mention the people who brave it in fall/ winter. There is some seriously rugged and dangerous terrain. Combine that with some of the most unpredictable weather patterns on Earth and a whole lot of folks who agree with your statement and we get more and more touristas and casual hikers in big trouble. Hell, there have even been recent rescues of pros up there.
Mother Nature herself deserves respect.
Take the experienced mountaineer this week who lost an arm because he failed to tell someone where he was hiking (other factors involved, of course.)
I had at least 2 friends who drowned to death in the Yellowstone River because it looks so still, yet is deep and very powerful.
Lesson: Respect nature. You can't control her. Even with cables, epoxies, etc., if a mountain is going to fall, it falls.
But it is sad that a state's beloved symbol is no more.
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Originally posted by wdlove:
Are you for or against repair of "The Old Man?" Gov. Craig Benson has set of a task force to study the possibilty.
How much would that cost? I think they should let it be, a remade version just wouldn't be as miraculous or interesting to see. Spend the money on something better.
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I just spent a coin with the Old Man on it. Don't think I ever recognized that until after this happened...
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I just read Bill Bryson's "A Walk In the Woods". VERY good book. In it he talks a bit about New Hampshire's mountain ranges. Mt. Washington is EXTREMELY impressive. If you hike it. I hiked Mt. Cardigan while I was visiting my brother-in-law who was working at Dartmouth Universoty Hospital. It was one of my favorite experiences.
He also took us on a tour of the Presidential Mountain ranges. May not be the rockies, but still quite the site. We stopped at the Franconia Notch and saw the Old Man on the same trip. i should post the pics.
If I had to move from Michigan I would probably choose New Hampshire to live. Still a very wild state.
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/...ookshelf3.html
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Post those pics. I am a regular hiker in the WMNF. I think I only have 7-10 more 4000 footers to climb and I've got them all (and more than one REALLY scarey memory to go with them).
Mt. Washington- again, not the tallest mountain going, but one that needs to be respected. They don't call it "Home of the Worst Weather in the World" in a joking tone.
Bryson's book ROCKS. I especially loved the NH sections.
More on the White Mountains:
Not Without Peril: 150 years of Misadventure on the Presidential Range by Nick Howe
Lucy Crawford's History of the White Mountains by Lucy Crawford
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Here's a few picture from the trip out to New Hampshire. I'll post some more later tonight hopefully.
http://homepage.mac.com/tejohnson/PhotoAlbum9.html
Originally posted by maxelson:
Post those pics. I am a regular hiker in the WMNF. I think I only have 7-10 more 4000 footers to climb and I've got them all (and more than one REALLY scarey memory to go with them).
Mt. Washington- again, not the tallest mountain going, but one that needs to be respected. They don't call it "Home of the Worst Weather in the World" in a joking tone.
Bryson's book ROCKS. I especially loved the NH sections.
More on the White Mountains:
Not Without Peril: 150 years of Misadventure on the Presidential Range by Nick Howe
Lucy Crawford's History of the White Mountains by Lucy Crawford
edit: forgot the link.
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