Urban Archaeology

[€uroMeinke]

Reading some other blog posts I think I have a good idea of the relative location. The trick is identifying some of the landmarks from the ground and then figuring out how to access the place. According to one person who went there, the place could not be identified from the air as the poll has been filled in and the brush and cacti has reclaimed much of the site. The Spider remains, but is vertical.

From one account, it appears there is an approach from the road below up some steep and overgrown terrain. On the other hand the Spider Pool itself is supposedly within 50 feet of one of the neighboring houses. So any visit would require some stealth and possibly multiple trespass violations.

My next goal is to see if I can view any of the spider wall from public locations. Apparently a portion is visible from above the reservoir, but it seems I require a clearer day to spot that.

I'm also continuing the research to see if I can turn up any other first hand accounts as to how the property is accessed to minimize my legal exposure.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

According to one person who went there, the place could not be identified from the air as the poll has been filled in and the brush and cacti has reclaimed much of the site.

Oh ye of little faith. I shall wait until your triumphant return to send you my pick for the location as well as the pick of that looser Kevy. Then we can discuss what can and cannot be identified from the air and by whom.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Reading some other blog posts I think I have a good idea of the relative location. The trick is identifying some of the landmarks from the ground and then figuring out how to access the place. According to one person who went there, the place could not be identified from the air as the poll has been filled in and the brush and cacti has reclaimed much of the site. The Spider remains, but is vertical.

From one account, it appears there is an approach from the road below up some steep and overgrown terrain. On the other hand the Spider Pool itself is supposedly within 50 feet of one of the neighboring houses. So any visit would require some stealth and possibly multiple trespass violations.

My next goal is to see if I can view any of the spider wall from public locations. Apparently a portion is visible from above the reservoir, but it seems I require a clearer day to spot that.

I'm also continuing the research to see if I can turn up any other first hand accounts as to how the property is accessed to minimize my legal exposure.

http://www.backdrop.net/sm-201/index...=Spiderpool-01

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by DreadPirateRoberts

http://www.backdrop.net/sm-201/index...=Spiderpool-01

Ooh, paging Snowflake! Among the tons of other amazing movie connections...

It is made of studio props!
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A fence was plucked from the scraps of Rudolph Valentino's THE EAGLE.