Hee hee,
Well you know in that neck of the woods they do have to have a draw for
tourist for something. Thanks for the update ob the chain links I'll have to
re inform some local pilots who told me that!
If you have a 4x4 a nice drive is a lonesome road on the crest of Pine
Mountain. Just miles and miles of being in nature. It's a nice little trip.
Beautiful sites and no one around to bother you!

Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech

"Morgans" wrote in message
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"W P Dixon" wrote in message
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Speaking of site seeing there by air, south of Pineville, is a huge
boulder
chained to the mountain! Looks small from the ground or even from the
air....but each link of chain was carried up the mountain by a mule, they
are pretty dang big! Supposedly the town was afraid this rock was going
to
dislodge and crush the town. So they chained it to the mountain.

Nah, the links are only 4 1/2 pounds.

Yes, I remember seeing that back then. As I recall, it was mainly a
tourist
magnet. Think about it. What could you do to attract tourists? Would a
giant chain protecting the town do it? Yep. g

If they really wanted to protect the town, wouldn't a well placed stick or
three of dynamite do it? :-))

For story:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...9fill0619.html

Some pictures of the rock:
http://www.kspg.org/MiddlesboroKSPG0.../chainrock.htm
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Jim in NC