What's this?

Post by **HikeUp** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:50 pm

Saw this squiggly white line (I circled it in red) on Google Maps/Earth near Occidental Peak. Any ideas what it is? It's on the extremely steep south face of Occidental so it isn't a trail.

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Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:17 pm

I think it's a piece of thread on the camera lens!

AlanK · Post by **AlanK** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:40 pm

Hikin_Jim wrote:I think it's a piece of thread on the camera lens!

That's the trail that got us from Gabrielino to Kenyon Devore last Saturday. Tricky damned thing -- it moves!

Post by **HikeUp** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:54 pm

I thought maybe it was Godzilla's shoelace...

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:52 pm

HikeUp wrote:I thought maybe it was Godzilla's shoelace...

Problem solved!

FIGHT ON · Post by **FIGHT ON** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:42 pm

Go hike up to Oxy peak and check it out.

AlanK · Post by **AlanK** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:50 pm

FIGHT ON wrote:Go hike up to Oxy peak and check it out.

Are you crazy? That monster is bigger than the 100" Mt. Wilson telescope dome! I am not going near that place!!!!

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:45 pm

And I hear he's all hyped up on caffeine!

FIGHT ON · Post by **FIGHT ON** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:15 pm

Hikin_Jim wrote:And I hear he's all hyped up on caffeine!

I GET HIGH ON THE REAL THING, SMOKIN' TRAILS!
(why in the world would anyone put caffeine in their body?)

FIGHT ON · Post by **FIGHT ON** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:17 pm

AlanK wrote:Are you crazy?

no

FIGHT ON · Post by **FIGHT ON** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:45 pm

Hikin_Jim wrote:And I hear he's all hyped up on caffeine!

SMOKIN' TRAILS? I'LL LET THE OTHER JIM SAY IT FOR ME!
(replace the word "PARTY" with "HIKE"!)

Post by **HikeUp** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:57 pm

Do you get some kind of commission from U-tube?

Post by **Taco** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:09 am

Probably.

Terry Morse · Post by **Terry Morse** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:30 pm

[quote="FIGHT ON (why in the world would anyone put caffeine in their body?)[/quote]

Because caffeine gives me wings!!! (and a big set of cajones)

(See, I can link to you-tube also!!!)