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Post by fots2 on Nov 14, 2009 18:50:11 GMT 8
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Post by okla on Nov 15, 2009 0:25:43 GMT 8
Hey Fots....You continue to amaze with your Fots Fantastic Foto Tours. You have just begun your new six day tour and already you have found these recent changes to the face of Corregidor. One wonders what you may unearth before the week is out. Continue the quest. You always come up with good, interesting stuff. Also, my compliments to the always reliable pocket camera.
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Post by batteryboy on Nov 15, 2009 13:02:43 GMT 8
Whooah!!! Now that is a major landslide at Rock Point! I just hope that SL No. 2 was not that affected.
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Post by The Phantom on Nov 15, 2009 21:34:09 GMT 8
That is amazing............. road trip!
If you match up the rock strata of Rock Point shown on Fots pictures to that on shore, you see the rock strata matches. It appears Rock Point also dropped off of the island at one time, but as one piece.
Wondering out loud, if that area had been honeycombed with caves by the Japanese. Because it was behind Rock Point rock and somewhat protected from fire from Bataan.
Or the rock at that location of Corregidor is just full of old fault lines. Corregidor being an old volcano with lots of tremors still going on today, maybe it just finally shook loose.
The bombing of the past I'm sure didn't do suspect areas of the island like Rock Point any good, even having affects until today.
Last year? there was a large landslide off the west side of Goal Post Hill down onto the east side of Enlisted Mans's Beach.
Walking along the rebuilt and newly "protected" South Shore road going around Malinta Hill, it is easy to see how the sides cleave off and fall on various fracture lines. I very seldom will see the sea on this walk as I am always looking up for the next rocks to fall. Evidence of recent slides are always on the road. Not as big as those at Rock Point but still big enough to make a Tour bus driver and his bus look like swish cheese if taking that route at an inopportune time.
But the new rails will keep said bus on the road and not let it slide into the sea below......
But didn't they have to put the retaining poles for the road guards into that same shifting rock right on the cliff face edge of the road?
Didn't I hear they are not going to use that South Malinta road route after all?
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Post by fots2 on Nov 16, 2009 21:02:57 GMT 8
I was told that a big rock fell down from Malinta Hill recently onto the south road but I have been around there lately. I walked by the eastern end of this road (RJ43) today and there is no work activity visible.
Another small landslide was seen today in the steep ravine behind Malinta Point. A couple big rocks and a tree or two came down.
I am going to have a look at Searchlight #2 tomorrow morning.
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Post by The Phantom on Nov 17, 2009 2:30:36 GMT 8
The 1936 map shows a gun position on top of the former Rock Point island, twin 75's?
Anyone ever seen the top of the former little island?
Can it be climbed?
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Post by fots2 on Nov 17, 2009 7:32:15 GMT 8
Yes it can still be climbed. Walk around the corner and go up opposite the beach area. It is a little steep but not too bad. The concrete gun positions and a little underground shelter/magazine is still there.
I'll see if I can find a photo or two when I get home.
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Post by batteryboy on Nov 17, 2009 10:38:05 GMT 8
Yes it can still be climbed. Walk around the corner and go up opposite the beach area. It is a little steep but not too bad. The concrete gun positions and a little underground shelter/magazine is still there. I'll see if I can find a photo or two when I get home. Looking forward for the photo of SL #2 condition and the two gun positions.
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Post by fots2 on Nov 17, 2009 22:41:50 GMT 8
I was at Searchlight #2 today. The shelter itself and the wall parallel to the cliff are fine. The perpendicular area where the track brought the searchlight out towards the cliff face appears to be very dangerous now at the outer end.
From the top, the cliff starts about 6 feet past a rectangular drainage hole near the end of the track. However, the recent boat photos I took looking up appear to show an overhang there. This may possibly be caused by rocks sticking to the horizontal concrete drainage system under the track at the cliff face. The boat photos seem to show concrete visible at the cliff edge also.
I’ll post photos soon.
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Post by fots2 on Nov 17, 2009 22:47:02 GMT 8
Phantom, You mention caves. I was looking at some photos tonight and noticed this at Rock Point. (follow the arrow) I will steady the boat and you lower down the gold bars… ;D Does anyone know where the X-M-2 position was on this chunk of rock? I see no trace of it from any angle.
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