Re: [FRIAM] "Weather line" on 14

2024-06-21 Thread Nicholas Thompson
Dear Stephen, Thank you for prompting me to respond to this inquiry. I was having some trouble getting the image to behave on my computer, and so was reluctant to wade in. Indeed, just as nature abhors vacuums, she abhors straight lines, and so any line as straight as this one requires a specia

Re: [FRIAM] "Weather line" on 14

2024-06-21 Thread Stephen Guerin
Research last night on historical geologic maps got the name of that as the "Galisteo Dike". composition and description in attachment. There is one further with as well. Also known as the Creston or Comanche Gap https://galisteo.nmarchaeology.org/sites/creston.html Basic formation given this de

Re: [FRIAM] "Weather line" on 14

2024-06-21 Thread Frank Wimberly
> Frank, who knows the area well, thought that idea was absurd. I wouldn't say something you said was absurd. I remember that straight ridge from my childhood. I also remember the historical railroad routes. That's a natural feature. --- Frank C. Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, Santa Fe, NM 8750

Re: [FRIAM] "Weather line" on 14

2024-06-21 Thread Frank Wimberly
>The dike is dated to 26.55 million years ago No wonder it was there when I was a child. --- Frank C. Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, Santa Fe, NM 87505 505 670-9918 Santa Fe, NM On Fri, Jun 21, 2024, 9:19 AM Stephen Guerin wrote: > Research last night on historical geologic maps got the name o

Re: [FRIAM] "Weather line" on 14

2024-06-21 Thread steve smith
As I think I remember it, I think the opening scenes to Tom Hanks "News of the World" were shot in that vicinity... minor aside is that the "wagon trail" he was on looked like a 2 track modern-vehicle road... wear patterns/stance appropriate to a pickup truck not a 19 century wagon trail. On