Charles are u talking about where 67 use to go around chalk mountain,,,sorta,,,,and that part is closed now to the public??????? I know grandma told grandpa she would not ride in the car going around chalk mountain and made the kids get out,,,,,grandpa then drove the car on around,,,,,,it was muddy and raining at the time. and that would be on the side where the road side park is. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles A. Wyly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 6:30 AM Subject: Re: [ERATH] Chalk Mountain-Laney, McGee > Hi, > Remember, the cave is very dangerous. > > 1. Rattlesnakes- I have seen them crawling back to their chalk knob nests > in the first week of December, eating eggs and vermin oin the way. Funny > what one can see from a Bus driver's seat. > > 2. IF you got past the cattleguards, and went when the sun was not out- > it would be easy for someone playing or talking to walk off the flat > cleared area and fall several feet into a rock canyon with running water > and not see it if they were looking up and ahead. . All I could see of > the graves was the dug areas. Bull Adams screened all loose dirt through > a hail screen and found all sorts of Indian artifacts. On e could ride > within 50 feet of the cave on some sides and never see it, but the > opverhangs would shelter several sheep or Indians who sometimes seemed > to disapear. > > 3. We took the school bus towards Crossroads and turned back towards > Chalk Mountain and climbed a ridge road which may be closed now. It was > as narrow and steep and rough as some of Arkansas. The bus barely made it > up the hill with 12 kids. This was a dead end road for the public. We > returned by the Flat Top road- THIS IS NOT THE FLAG BRANCH OR EAST BOSQUE > ROAD back towards Iredell. It is a short distance across to the Flat > Top Ranch Road. Do not try to walk to the cave from the Roadside Park > at the top of hill on U.S. 67- PRIVATE PROPERTY- too far, rocky , brushy, > and Snaky. The park , before my time, was a site for family picnics and > had primitive horse powerred Merry Go Rounds, swings, slides, and > picnic tables- similar to the old Stephenville Roberts park near Gentry > Bridge or was it near the Valley Grove Bridge?the present sewer plant- > way before my time. > > By the way, you climb more feet in altitude from Glen Rose to > Stephenville than you do from Post to Lubbock or possibly Weatherford to > Ranger. Wqatch out for the trucks on the Glen Rose- Chalk Mtn Hill- and > for Deer. > > Take care, and be sure you know someone who will guide you there with > permission. > > Charles Wyly > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >