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JULY 3, 2011: EL TORO VIDEOS

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Now we are above and very slightly north of the tunnel -- and shoreward from the sink hole. The loud "breathing" is from a vent you can see (but it may not be obvious) near the center of the video). <br /> <br /> In the last segment, where we pan from west to north, there is a bit of wind noise (my microphone is pretty bad with that), but you can still hear the undulating breaths of the earth beneath me.<br /> <br /> For more on El Toro, click the following links:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/JUNE-26-2011-EL-TORO-WITH-BRAD/17744531_VSggFM">http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/JUNE-26-2011-EL-TORO-WITH-BRAD/17744531_VSggFM</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/JUNE-12-2011-EL-TORO-VALLEY-OF/17534890_z7GPms">http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/JUNE-12-2011-EL-TORO-VALLEY-OF/17534890_z7GPms</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/APRIL-22-2011-RETURN-TO-THE/16720157_5kCqwv">http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/APRIL-22-2011-RETURN-TO-THE/16720157_5kCqwv</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/MARCH-27-2011-NORTH-OF-WING/16374293_8a6Ky">http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/MARCH-27-2011-NORTH-OF-WING/16374293_8a6Ky</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/JULY-2-2011-EL-TORO-SUNSET/17854392_BtXh5x">http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/JULY-2-2011-EL-TORO-SUNSET/17854392_BtXh5x</a>
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Now we are above and very slightly north of the tunnel -- and shoreward from the sink hole. The loud "breathing" is from a vent you can see (but it may not be obvious) near the center of the video).

In the last segment, where we pan from west to north, there is a bit of wind noise (my microphone is pretty bad with that), but you can still hear the undulating breaths of the earth beneath me.

For more on El Toro, click the following links:

http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/JUNE-26-2011-EL-TORO-WITH-BRAD/17744531_VSggFM

http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/JUNE-12-2011-EL-TORO-VALLEY-OF/17534890_z7GPms

http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/APRIL-22-2011-RETURN-TO-THE/16720157_5kCqwv

http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/MARCH-27-2011-NORTH-OF-WING/16374293_8a6Ky

http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/JULY-2-2011-EL-TORO-SUNSET/17854392_BtXh5x

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  • Make sure your sound is on, and turn your volume up a bit. I hope you have stereo speakers. To really experience this place, you've got to hear it. If your volume is high enough for you to feel some of the vibrations, that will be even closer to how it really is.<br /> <br /> With this video, you will start looking south, toward Managaha Island. You will soon hear the roars and gurgles of water running through a multitude of sinuses beneath our feet. After zooming back, you will look into a sink hole which has a tunnel connecting it with the shore.<br /> <br /> If you are seeing this video centered on your screen (for instance, you came here from the Facebook link), once you finish the video, if you are interested in more, click on "Close" (upper right of your screen), which will take you to the album, which has 2 other short videos with different perspectives.
  • For this shot, I have stepped down into the sink hole. We start by looking in the landward direction (east), into a blind cave. As we pan around to the right, you will then see the tunnel that you saw at the end of the previous video. For the last segment of this clip, we start at the right of the tunnel (north), basically looking at the wall of this little sink hole, and pan back to the tunnel.<br /> <br /> If you notice a little red dot in the upper-right quadrant of the video, that is a "stuck-on" pixel in my camera. It's not noticeable in light conditions, but is a bit distracting in low light.<br /> <br /> The tunnel is large enough that a person could walk through (not standing up, but I don't think you woud have to crawl either). With the sound of the waves and the inability to see exactly what was happening on the other side, however, I just got way too spooked to go any further. I really think it would be reasonably safe (I watched it for quite some time prior to taking the video, and there was never a hint that the waves would come up that far), but if I ever do go through I want to be with someone else present.
  • Now we are above and very slightly north of the tunnel -- and shoreward from the sink hole. The loud "breathing" is from a vent you can see (but it may not be obvious) near the center of the video). <br /> <br /> In the last segment, where we pan from west to north, there is a bit of wind noise (my microphone is pretty bad with that), but you can still hear the undulating breaths of the earth beneath me.<br /> <br /> For more on El Toro, click the following links:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/JUNE-26-2011-EL-TORO-WITH-BRAD/17744531_VSggFM">http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/JUNE-26-2011-EL-TORO-WITH-BRAD/17744531_VSggFM</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/JUNE-12-2011-EL-TORO-VALLEY-OF/17534890_z7GPms">http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/JUNE-12-2011-EL-TORO-VALLEY-OF/17534890_z7GPms</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/APRIL-22-2011-RETURN-TO-THE/16720157_5kCqwv">http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/APRIL-22-2011-RETURN-TO-THE/16720157_5kCqwv</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/MARCH-27-2011-NORTH-OF-WING/16374293_8a6Ky">http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/MARCH-27-2011-NORTH-OF-WING/16374293_8a6Ky</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/JULY-2-2011-EL-TORO-SUNSET/17854392_BtXh5x">http://www.optimimagery.com/CNMI-ON-LAND/SAIPAN/JULY-2-2011-EL-TORO-SUNSET/17854392_BtXh5x</a>

  • BeverLi

    on July 4, 2011

    it was nice to be able to spend the 4th here w/ you....if only via the cyber waves

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