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  • Pinnacles NP reopens hiking trails, park roads and climbing routes

    10/09/2020 12:58:06 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 5 replies
    KSBW ^ | Oct 9, 2020 | Josh Copitch
    Ahead of the weekend, most restrictions have been lifted for Pinnacles National Park. According to the park on Facebook, most hiking trails and climbing routes, including the park road to the Bear Gulch day-use area will re-open and vehicles are permitted to park at all trailheads. Park rangers recommend visitors arrive before 10 a.m. to ensure a parking spot as the park fills up quickly. The park released the following restrictions remain in place since predicted fire danger remains high. These restrictions include: All campfires or cooking fires (including charcoal fires) within the park are prohibited. Use of charcoal grills,...
  • Geology Picture of the Week, July 8-14, 2007: Paths of the Dead (New Zealand)

    07/13/2007 10:10:07 AM PDT · by cogitator · 5 replies · 427+ views
    TheOneRing.net ^ | New Zealand Government and various
    Keeping on an erosion theme, I looked for pictures of the location used for the "Paths of the Dead" in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, specifically in "The Return of the King". They are called the Putangirua Pinnacles. They are located near Wellington on the southeastern North Island. I linked to the OneRing.net image above. There are some better, higher-resolution pictures on the Web, but not easily linkable.