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« on: July 24, 2006, 05:32:49 PM »

     We just recently got back from a High Sierra trip and although I must have seen this 100 times, I thought to myself how many may have not and might find it interesting.  Geologists rank it as one of the world’s finest examples of columnar basalt. It's columns tower 60 feet high and display an unusual symmetry.   Every quake that shakes the area, drops more pieces of basalt as you can see below the formation.  The top is polished smoooooth as glass from a glacier long ago.  Every column is different varying from 3 sides to 8 sides.  Anyways, thought you might want to see, I'm sure many have before.  For those that have not, here's Devil's Postpile National Monument, close to where I go every year to get away from it all for a spell.

{pics taken July 14, 2006}
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« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2006, 10:35:17 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2006, 10:40:00 PM »
I am trying to get a full image in my head.... Sprite... how big are those pieces of the Devil's postpile? They look to be about 2-3 feet long and about 6-12 inches in diameter. Am I right ?
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« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2006, 09:55:56 AM »
wow how tall is that would you say? it is totally amazing
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« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2006, 08:01:31 PM »
Quote from: Irish shamrock on July 25, 2006, 10:40:00 PM
I am trying to get a full image in my head.... Sprite... how big are those pieces of the Devil's postpile? They look to be about 2-3 feet long and about 6-12 inches in diameter. Am I right ?

They are about one to three feet in diameter and from 3-5 feet long (the pieces at the bottom), they break off weekly at least, and every time there is a quake (which is often, this area is on the west side of Mammoth mountain which is a dormant volcano (fumaroles are around and there are quakes daily here).
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« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2006, 10:37:30 PM »
My dear Sprite-
I am very familiar with the quakes in California. Living their my whole life would give you that familiarity. That is amazing that the pieces in that picture are that long. How often do you actually go to this sight. Do you see it every year? Month?
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« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2006, 02:49:08 AM »
Re: Pegasus... The height of the formation is about 60 feet high, and maybe 250 feet wide although it's wider if you count the minor postpiles to it's left.

Re: Irish...  I hike by it twice a year at least.  It's very near a main JMT north and south trailhead that goes many different places (lol all uphill bleh).  I'd love to cross country ski down to it in the winter to get some snowy pics of it, that would be a 30 mile round trip on skis however as they close the gates at 5pm on Samhain eve for the season.  It gets between 10 and 20 foot of snow a year, making the season very short (2 months of summer here basically)

Going back in Sept. with my girls Cheesy

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« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2006, 06:32:33 AM »
Wow thanks a million for sharing.
I've never seen anything like it!

Do you guys feel alot of energy there?...in that whole area anyway,since theres so much underground activity?
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« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2006, 07:37:45 PM »
Quote from: TheMagickSprite on July 27, 2006, 02:49:08 AM
Re: Pegasus... The height of the formation is about 60 feet high, and maybe 250 feet wide although it's wider if you count the minor postpiles to it's left.

Re: Irish...  I hike by it twice a year at least.  It's very near a main JMT north and south trailhead that goes many different places (lol all uphill bleh).  I'd love to cross country ski down to it in the winter to get some snowy pics of it, that would be a 30 mile round trip on skis however as they close the gates at 5pm on Samhain eve for the season.  It gets between 10 and 20 foot of snow a year, making the season very short (2 months of summer here basically)

Going back in Sept. with my girls Cheesy

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That would be wonderful to see that in the winter.
You enjoy your trip with your girls.

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« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2006, 08:17:39 PM »
Very Very Beautiful I have not been anywhere near Cali since I was about 22 months old and I can't really remember much my little brother lives out there and would love to visit him it's just so far away...........................

Thankyou soooo much for sharing that

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« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2006, 08:04:31 AM »
Wow, that is a great picture. I'd love to go see those in person.
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« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2006, 08:36:34 AM »
i think its neat but yet creapy
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« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2007, 10:52:15 AM »
wow, it's so symmetric it looks man made!
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