tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post6717645337819871130..comments2024-03-28T08:01:16.665-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Nature's Wonderland, January 1965Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-66295036545521052712015-02-18T23:45:44.069-08:002015-02-18T23:45:44.069-08:00Yeah, Chuck, that the Olympic Elk were in their ne...Yeah, Chuck, that the Olympic Elk were in their new location across the water just before the train passed under the Natural Bridge was exactly my thought as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819318798840978404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-35858072152769235282015-02-18T18:25:32.023-08:002015-02-18T18:25:32.023-08:00To think that the concrete path leading from Fanta...To think that the concrete path leading from Fantasyland now runs past those rock formations and over where those animals and pool of water. <br /><br />It is too bad the Mine Train had to be torn out to build Thunder Mountain.Orange Co Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927474175434115305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-62031633981866621402015-02-18T11:13:24.732-08:002015-02-18T11:13:24.732-08:00Major, apparently the original location was too cl...Major, apparently the original location was too close to the mule path, and some of the mules would balk when they saw what looked to them like much larger animals fighting nearby.<br /><br />I just re-watched a clip of Tony Baxter discussing a film of the ride at the 2013 D23 Expo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD5sTrVnA-8), and today's photo is definitely from the second location. The segment on the elk begins at 3:05 in the video.Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-65454587356564687282015-02-18T10:50:45.432-08:002015-02-18T10:50:45.432-08:00Chuck, I guess I didn't know that the elk had ...Chuck, I guess I didn't know that the elk had ever been moved. Do you have any idea why that was done?Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-20051002472068267492015-02-18T10:29:01.513-08:002015-02-18T10:29:01.513-08:00Were these taken after the elk had been moved acro...Were these taken after the elk had been moved across the tracks? The position looks kinda like where I remember them in the 70's, but the train isn't visible to orient myself for sure.Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-59885635836763255432015-02-18T08:53:54.089-08:002015-02-18T08:53:54.089-08:00Patrick Devlin, thanks for the info on "The N...Patrick Devlin, thanks for the info on "The Natural Window", I don't remember hearing that before. Cool!<br /><br />Tom, the angle does seem a bit different than we usually see - the elevation seems higher. Good eye!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-86812875710174218462015-02-18T08:39:05.528-08:002015-02-18T08:39:05.528-08:00if' I'm not mistaken, that last shot was t...if' I'm not mistaken, that last shot was taken while riding a mule over the Natural Arch Bridge. That would line up the Natural Window with the geyser just right.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14726949166373732451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-55137867911604997862015-02-18T00:13:56.805-08:002015-02-18T00:13:56.805-08:00For what it's worth the rock structure through...For what it's worth the rock structure through which can be seen the geyser is listed on blueprints as "<b>The Natural window.</b>"<br /><br />It's part of the rock work still present on the walk through to FantasylandAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819318798840978404noreply@blogger.com