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SANDSTONE CASTLES/MILLSTONE SEARCH 2/22/14
  This was not a good picture day....too much sun! 
Hoping some of the others got some good pictures.
 

Parking at the north end of the wilderness

Ready for an adventure

Heading for the top of the mountain

First intersection


One of several rock walls we saw

Dry Upland Swamp


Up above the Sandstone Castles


Heading down into The Arch Rock area








The Arch Rock

Inside one of the many cave shelters

The Pedestal


Takagnome likes being out of the sun


 
Someone left their lighter
 
No climbing for Takagnome
 
 
Kirk way on top
 
Rishubh and Amelia try their climbing skills
 
Kyle
 
We found a geocache in the Sandstone Castle
 
We found Takagnome a buddy in the geocache
 
Amelia signs in for us
 
Lunch in the castle
 
Some ate outside
 
A nice family outing
 
 
Inside the Sandstone Castle
 
We made it to the Arch Rock, The Pedestal and
on around to the Sandstone Castle which most
never find, but we did.
 
 
Rodger waiting for the others to make their
way down through the briars and thicket on
our way to the millstone location.
This was NOT easy!
 
Arriving at Millstone Falls
 
This is where we would search for the
millstones.....with not luck?

The pool was clear enough to see the bottom


We searched the hillsides

Our underwater camera revealed no stones

 
Takagnome marks the spot where one
millstone used to be located.
 
These are the millstones we were looking for.
 
This is the location the other millstone found
back in Feb. 2012.
 
After spending time searching the bottom
of the creek and the surrounding hillside,
we gave up....no millstones.

We will do more investigation and hopefully
find out where the millstones went??????
 
Making our way back up on the trail on the
west side of Big Devils Fork Creek and
heading to Hill Cemetery.
 
Made it!
 
We sent Rishubh and Kyle up the
road to get a couple of our vehicles....
 
We would rest a bit and head on up Hill Cemetery
Road and catch our rides.
 
OK, rest is over....
 
We make it up Hill Cemetery Road and
we see one vehicle
 
 
We saved about a mile of uphill hiking...
thanks to Rishubh and Kyle.
We were pooped!!!!!