Rock slide on video

[dentonfabrics]

Not really sure this is relevent but a news camera in Tennessee caught video of a rockslide coming down a mountain and burying a two lane road, Rt 64. Very powerful and impressive.


raw footage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVYGJYnJTi0

news report
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39LCzBS8yOM

 

[TrishandAlex]

THis will be on my mind every time I drive through Franconia Notch...

 

[MichaelJ]

That's incredible.

 

[Dr. Dasypodidae]

Excellent; thanks for posting, as obviously it is extremely rare to catch such events on video, which challenge Lyell's theory of uniformitarianism (i.e., catastrophism rules!).

 

[MichaelJ]

They were very lucky to have the video camera there right then. The reason is buried in the notes of the second video:

Another major rock slide, the second one, has closed highway 64 in Polk county for at least 3 weeks. It came as crews were trying to move debris from the first slide, and only moments after a state geologist gave them a warning to clear the area.

 

[Chip]

Excellent; thanks for posting, as obviously it is extremely rare to catch such events on video, which challenge Lyell's theory of uniformitarianism (i.e., catastrophism rules!).

Well, you...well maybe not YOU...I...learn something new every day here !

I saw this vid on the news last night. The one I like even better is the mud slide in CA that chases a contractor and his crew in a pick-up truck down a road, catching and crushing parked cars along the way, great stuff.

 

[DougPaul]

If you like rockslides try: http://www.kayakingsucks.com/sultan/sultan.html

Both the low/high-res version and the "more video" (long) version are worth viewing.


What goes up, must come down...

Doug

 

[Tom Rankin]

Wow, I love how the trees are still standing as they slide down the hill!

 

[Chugach001]

Nice.

I saw the aftermath of one years ago in Alaska that ran 1.5 miles down the mountain, into the valley, into the massive Chitina River and nearly to the other shore. It permanently changed the river pattern. Even a year later it was unnerving.

 

[NewHampshire]

I probably would have been like:

"OMG OMG OMG THIS IS SO F'N COOL!!!!...........errrr, maybe we should back up a bit just in case now."

Brian

 

[Head]

Sick vids guys! Powerful stuff