Run For The Hills!, The flight to Winter Quarters... |
Run For The Hills!, The flight to Winter Quarters... |
Feb 28 2006, 05:17 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 136 Joined: 13-October 05 From: Malibu, CA Member No.: 527 |
It seems it might be time to start a post about the run to the hills... there are few days left to get Spirit to a winter-friendly spot somewhere up there - with all those tempting spots that we ~might~ be able to stop by on the way. That is - if we don't dally too long at each!
A discussion of what the best spot would be, and why it would be the best spot seems in order - along with what the best targets on the way would be interesting. I'm looking forward to the possibility that we'll have a chance to see several outcrops that appear to have layers, maybe similar in some respects to HP. Or will they be? I'm also looking forward to the possibility that we might get a look from the top of these hills, off to the South as winter ends, before we descend from the hills and head to the "Promised Land." Later I'll post some snips of locations I'm hoping to see up-close... thought I'd get it done on posting - but, just had an 'emergency' that demands quick departure! |
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Mar 3 2006, 07:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 17-March 05 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 209 |
I'm inclined to agree with GregM - Spirit's remaining time is probably best spent getting the widest survey of her environs as possible. From the TPS Update, the leading HP hypothesis, that most of the team agrees with, is that it's an "eroded down volcanic construct", such as a tuff cone. Would evidence of the ground water that helped create the HP tuff cone, if that's what it is, still be accessable here? If not, a return to HP in the spring may not be necessary.
-------------------- --O'Dave
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