Quite the mountaineer, Patrick! Congratulations. I'm anxious to see them. -- Joe ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 12:15 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Concrete arrows (OT) Very long day today but I managed to get to all of the sites on my list. And this time I set the camera correctly so I should have pictures online soon. Lakepoint - Now that I know where the arrow over Lakepoint is it was a quick 30 or so minute hike up and back. Exit 77 - Easiest of all. Yesterday I walked from the highway since I was not sure of the road. But I saw it was fine so drove right up to the arrow today. Exit 62 - Biggest challenge of the day. Not having 4 wheel drive I parked at the base and climbed up (I do an hour walk on level ground every day but these more vertical climbs were a chore for my 64 year old body). Still once on top I found it right away. Exit 49 - I searched exactly where GPS said it was (GPS was spot on on all the others) but all I could find was open desert and bits of broken concrete. It appears some sort of pipeline cut right through the area so maybe the folks putting that in broke up the arrow. I'm guessing the arrow no longer exists but will check from the air once my plane gets back. BTW, I did find a couple of metal markers attached to pipes stuck in the found reading "State Highway Right of Way". Bountiful - Back to the one near Bountiful airport that Brent mentioned. I'd hiked in from the trailhead just off the freeway so did not see any gates. But a guy did stop and ask what I was doing. He seemed ok with my being there once I explained so he just drove on. I gave him my card and asked he contact me so I might get permission to bring some CAP cadets to the site and to include his site in the piece I'm working with the reporter on. BTW, funny that he didn't know the arrow was on his land. Stockton - And finally to the arrow above Stockton. That one's in pretty sad shape and nearly totally overgrown. Regarding the bulb, I thought it was a modern one for one of the existing structures. But since Brent suspects it may be from the tower that stood over the arrow I'm first going to do some checking and if it is original see if I can find a museum that wants it. Regarding colors, as I mentioned in an earlier post I only saw color on two of the arrows. But I see that on the map Brent referenced if you click on any given site and then on "NGSLINK More info" some of the sites mention color. An example is the Stockton arrow which refers to "A LARGE, YELLOW, CONCRETE ARROW". patrick On 28 Aug 2013, at 08:17, Brent Watson wrote:
I attempted to visit the arrow near the Bountiful airport on my way home yesterday. It is on a private road that has been gatd off with an 8 to 10 foot high gate. That bulb you found is from the original beacons that inhabited the arrows. it is 1000 watts at 110 volts. They are for sale on eBay if you want to find a value. I'd like to have it if you haven't given it away yet. Brent
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