RocketMan wrote:Rick F. wrote:
If someone's working on the Ford 5-window coupe, they're taking their time! Regardless, it makes quite a sight by the side of the road.
I was sure I'd found the sink hole, until I got back home and looked carefully at Google Maps. Then I realized that I'd "discovered" just a little feeder stream into the Lost River, which at that point, was still going strong. What I can't figure is why your old-timey map indicates that "The Sinks" is close to Baker? Looking at Google, the river doesn't appear to get Lost until a lot closer to Wardensville.
Let me know when you figure this all out, s'il vous plait.
Rick F.
PS: If I'd had my wits about me, I would have realized that the little stream was going the wrong way. Whatever you do, don't let Jeff know that I made such a dumb mistake. Oh, wait...
Well, they don't move real quick in West Verginny ya know...
As for where the river sinks there used to be a site that had all the quadtrangle maps on line but i think its now a pay site (used to be free) and I don't think I have that paper quadtrangle map at home. I'll have to check. I do remember it was very near where you cross the river on the old 55 after coming down a long hill and also (I believe) crossed under the new 55. It is in the Baker Quadtrangle map
Here ya go http://www.mytopo.com/maps.cfm?search_string=baker+wv 39.0634819 - 78.654728 from Mytopo.com pan to the right and up as you follow the Lost River till you see the little picnic table marker then zoom in to around the above coordinates, you will see "River sinks" and then further up "river emerges".
another link to google maps
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 8&t=h&z=16
I suspect that the river doesn't totally disapear there is still some water in the dry river bed after the sink hole from what I can see in the sat image if you zoom in close. I remember crossing this bridge thinking it was close to the sink hole but there was always water in the river bed.
RM
RM,
Well done, sir--that's fantastic! The next time, I'm sure to find the correct area where the Lost River becomes lost. And I'll make sure that the water is disappearing into the ground, as opposed to bubbling up out of the ground!
Many thanks,
Rick F.