Trona Pinnacles

[Sunny Sra]

Did a quick trip to Trona pinnacles on Friday. It was about 108 degrees at 7:30 PM, but pleasantly bearable in the shade with the breeze...i mean hot blow of air like it was lava.

I wanted to see if the earthquake did any damage to this area, it looks like it did...the pointy pinnacles in the front are just stubby now...but now i'm not entirely sure ...looks like some heavy manipulation has been done in the pre photos (on IG of course) Pre photo (https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz0qqJ3A-oc/)

Here are some quick photos from drone...no editing done.

Tronacloseup

• Sunny Sra
• Aug 6, 2019

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• Sunny Sra
• Aug 6, 2019

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• Sunny Sra
• Aug 6, 2019

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• Sunny Sra
• Aug 6, 2019

 

[AlanLichty]

Looks like a really nice place to be during peak summer.... I like the perspective in the last two drone shots.

Not sure I would have much faith in the IG version - that's pretty seriously stretched vertically. If you had seen earthquake damage to the pinnacles you would have fresh rock spall right below the damage and I don't see evidence of that in your shots.

 

[Beth]

very cool series, especially the top down view of the second one.

 

[JimFox]

I might need to make a trip out there when I get done running through the wildflower fields here in the mountains in Colorado.

There is for sure some difference in the before and after, though Alan makes an interesting point.

I look forward to your finished product Sunny.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Did a quick trip to Trona pinnacles on Friday. It was about 108 degrees at 7:30 PM, but pleasantly bearable in the shade with the breeze...i mean hot blow of air like it was lava.

I wanted to see if the earthquake did any damage to this area, it looks like it did...the pointy pinnacles in the front are just stubby now...but now i'm not entirely sure ...looks like some heavy manipulation has been done in the pre photos (on IG of course) Pre photo (https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz0qqJ3A-oc/)

Here are some quick photos from drone...no editing done.

Tronacloseup

• Sunny Sra
• Aug 6, 2019

19-08-02-Trona-Pinnacles-0997

• Sunny Sra
• Aug 6, 2019

19-08-02-Trona-Pinnacles-0990

• Sunny Sra
• Aug 6, 2019

19-08-02-Trona-Pinnacles-5

• Sunny Sra
• Aug 6, 2019

I agree with Alan, Sunny. I don't see any evidence that the earthquake did anything to the spires.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Looks like a really nice place to be during peak summer.... I like the perspective in the last two drone shots.

Not sure I would have much faith in the IG version - that's pretty seriously stretched vertically. If you had seen earthquake damage to the pinnacles you would have fresh rock spall right below the damage and I don't see evidence of that in your shots.

Like I have said in the past, Alan, you should have been a geologist.

 

[Travis Rhoads]

That IG image is too doctored up...wow...

A friend was out there in early 2018...much more honest rendition for sure.
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