DOC NOSS-Victorio Peak OR The Caballo Mountains

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Simon, as a matter of fact the poor guywas put on temp med leave due to ulcers === I wonder why

 

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[whiskeyrat]

I was in the infamous willies stash cave today (the smoke hole).
It seems to be a very prominent lava tube that can be seen crossing the mountain south of granite peak.
A wash coming down the mountain has sliced its way thru the lava tube, thus creating the opening to enter the tube.
very awesome.
did not have my camera, so took pics with my phone and cant figure out how to get pics from phone to tnet.
tomorrow will take pics with camera also with better lights and hopefully post.
was not prepared today with proper lights etc to go underground, was actually looking for something else in burbank canyon.
wr

 

[Dr. Syn]

WR, just message them to your email account. Then copy/save them to a file on your computer. Piece of cake to attach em to a post then.

 

[whiskeyrat]

WR, just message them to your email account. Then copy/save them to a file on your computer. Piece of cake to attach em to a post then.

unfortunately, my email program will not work out here for some reason. i think i have to reload it.
however i found a way to transfer the pics.
wr

 

[whiskeyrat]

here is willies smoke hole stash cave



with better lights i am going to attempt to go past the partial blockage and see how far this goes

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Just be carefull, Whiskey Rat.

 

[Not Peralta]

Just be carefull, Whiskey Rat.

DITTO,NP

 

[whiskeyrat]

Bat cave and the upper alcove above bat cave.
i dont think its a statue in the alcove, looks like just an odd shaped rock??

wr

 

[whiskeyrat]

cool old stuff between cable canyon and indian canyon.
up at the juncture of talus and vertical limestone.

wr

 

[UncleMatt]

Anyone heard from whiskeyrat lately? Just want to make sure he didn't have trouble in the Caballos.

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

I agree Whisky rat just another example of mom nature at work.

 

[gollum]

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Bat cave and the upper alcove above bat cave.
i dont think its a statue in the alcove, looks like just an odd shaped rock??

wr

Hard to tell. That is why a good video drone is handy (or a good rappelling rope)! HAHAHA

Mike

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

or enlarging the photo Mike. Easier and cheaper.

 

[gollum]

or enlarging the photo Mike. Easier and cheaper.

Only with higher resolution pics.

Mike

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Actually it s sufficient to use the acompanying program to see that it is a cave / crevicce with the acompanying light source coming from the right.

It is mom natures trick Mike natural.

 

[whiskeyrat]

Anyone heard from whiskeyrat lately? Just want to make sure he didn't have trouble in the Caballos.

thanks for the concern.
absolutely no problems so far.
found lots of very fascinating canyons, caves, tunnels.
not many (if any) other people in the mountains any more seems like.
pretty much have it all to myself.
roads/paths/mines/caves are disappearing fast.

came face to face with a young mountain lion while going down one hole a couple days ago.
luckily did not see mom or dad.
the young cat just layed on a shelf and watched me.

 

[jbeene65]

hey WR
if you let the local authorities know about the mountain lion, you'll prob make a few new friends (normally im anti-authority). They dont want ANY cats in those mtns bc of the sheep they have released there. anyways, cant wait to get in those mountains again....just waiting on the price of oil to come up!

 

[whiskeyrat]

hey WR
if you let the local authorities know about the mountain lion, you'll prob make a few new friends (normally im anti-authority). They dont want ANY cats in those mtns bc of the sheep they have released there. anyways, cant wait to get in those mountains again....just waiting on the price of oil to come up!

Well, just outside the hole (den) was a dead cow, pretty much eaten up. just the head and tail left. nature at its best.
wr

 

[whiskeyrat]

so, today was exciting. found a very old adit high up in burbank canyon.
was too late in the day to climb, so will go back tomorrow to climb up and hopefully enter the mountain.
i start back for my truck and as i come over a hill, there is a chopper hovering over my truck. appeared black with blacked out windows.
I got to my truck as fast as i could (approx 12 minutes). the chopper went south and hid behind granite peak.

i looked south and could not see the chopper.

started loading my quad, then 2 choppers came around the east side of granite peak (between granite peak and noahs ark) very low (below granite peak) and came directly at me.
I grabbed my 10 x binocs and the choppers where flat army green with blacked out windows and no identification.
they came directly over me very low and slow then proceeded to turn and go back south again around the west side of granite peak out of sight.
could not see anyone inside due to blacked out windows. but absolutely no numbers or id on these craft. nothing.

and the strangest thing: no sound. nothing. and at very close range, like 200 ft altitude max.
the rotors turned very slow and just no sound.

going back tomorrow to go inside the adit.
will have video ready.

wr

 

[whiskeyrat]

hey WR
if you let the local authorities know about the mountain lion, you'll prob make a few new friends (normally im anti-authority). They dont want ANY cats in those mtns bc of the sheep they have released there. anyways, cant wait to get in those mountains again....just waiting on the price of oil to come up!

instead of waiting for oil price to come up, sell the oil stocks and invest in mary jane. its doing great.
wr