Oh man do I got a smile for you unlimited. I paid the subscription costs just for this post alone as you may remember over six months back with me making my philosophical stand against this financial tyranny of the subscription.
Besides that, let me begin.
I am a Classical Humanities major at the University of Southern Maine, with a minor in archaeology, with the original plans to get a masters in archaeology, however, I do not feel I will even complete my bachelors as the way the flow of things have been moving.
But alas synchronicity has been at the highest threshold ever for me so I consider this no mistake in why I browsed Avalon's forum tonight.
I met a man almost a year ago, and to date, I consider him one of the most intelligent and respectable men I have ever met. His name is Nate Hamilton and is by gone it the best teacher I have ever witness in the classroom. He has a PhD in archaeology and specializes in Neolithic New England studies and New World textiles. His work has focused in Japan, Maine, Peru, and the Caribbean.
This week I have been contemplating on contacting him about my own little theory which I will elaborate on in a little more. However, after reading this post and studying the images I feel I must undoubtedly contact him now in regards to both, also in the name of the current state of consciousness itself. The world is truly starting to blossom. In the past couples weeks, it has been personally a scary trek, but I think things are going to change for me any day now.
I myself have been making plans to leave for Katahdin on a solo hike to explore some caves on the mountain, the largest in Maine and at the very end of the Appalachian trail, which my friend, just happens to end at the other end down the road from the site, and my guess stroll right through that same area. Coincidence? Bah!
My own opinion is yes some can definitely be considered erosion and yes, experts will argue that. The waterfall I would consider not to be definitive evidence (I also have a heavy focus in earth science and geology). But the surface markers to the rock faces is what truly interests me, especially the one of the actual face. The cuts seem unnatural in my opinion and truly intrigue.
However, my true interests lies in your lens flare photograph. I have been doing photography for eight years now. THAT IS NOT A LENS FLARE AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT IN MY LIFE. From the layout of the picture and in terms of physics, that is light being emitted from a single point, yet do to the prism effect that means that point is bent, ie the curvature of space itself due to you know what.
On to my story now, Katahdin has been my focus for just under a year now, and I have never hiked it, and have been trying to get up there. It caught my interest with Project Camelot actually with St. Clair talking about looking at your local mythology in terms of radiant zones. Katahdin has some ridiculous mythology in terms of white fair skinned people with bright yellow hair emerging from the caves. Several myths talk about the caves. Another myth talks about how a virgin mother gives birth to a child [whose father is supposedly the mountain itself, the spirit] who has magical powers. Many of the other tales have strange characteristics such as talking about a wise man who had crossed the great river to the east in a stone canoe.
To cut things short, I believe their is an entrance to the world beneath on Katahdin, and my intuition won't let me drop it. As a child, Jules Verne's epic novel A Journey to the Center of the Earth captivated me, along with James Gurney's Dinotopia: A World Beneath. A do not consider it coincidence. Along with the past few days, that title has popped up EVERYWHERE. My dad mentioned it in a casual conversation with my mom today, and I saw the book title by random chance online today too, with both events back to back. Anyways, someone or thing won't let me drop it. I was planning on going next week. The largest caves in the state of Maine are on this mountain, some with year round ice. Maybe I might find something else. I was thinking of inviting Nate, the archaeologist, along with me [as Nate is very fond of me, and considers me to be one of his greatest pupils he's taught, as he says, I know how to be open minded and my curiosity is my greatest tool]. He might be on a dig on the coast of Maine though, I am not sure. I will find that out tomorrow. If so, I know it was only for 3 weeks, I believe in June into the first week of July.
However, as said, the Appalachian mountains are the oldest range on the planet. You happened to find this site at one end. And possibly myself at the other. Also as mentioned by yourself, America's Stonehenge is located an hour down the road from me in NH.
Depending on what manifests, unlimited, as your were one of the few members on this board who really caught my eye initially, I would be willing to come down afterward to Georgia to see the site myself. I was planning on backpacking this whole summer with the goal of getting to Burning Man Aug 30th, however, there has been a slight delay. I did have a friend said she would give me a ride to Burning Man from Savannah in mid August so who knows.
Mmmm, do I smell beauty in the air.
Namaste.