The View From Above: There's a creepy giant eye in the middle of Arizona.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

There's a creepy giant eye in the middle of Arizona.

35°25'38.22"N 111°15'19.95"W

Artist James Turrell decided in 1975 to take Roden Crater, a cindercone in Arizona and transform it into a gargantuan work of art. Still under construction, the finished project will resemble a huge eye, and will feature underground tunnels and chambers which are designed to make visiting the site a unique experience.

NYT Article on the Roden Crater Project
More on the Roden Crater Project

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Why "View From Above"

I have an unquenchable thirst for exploration and mysteries. But that isn't the only reason for "View From Above." This blog exists primarily thanks to the despicable ignorance and laziness of the many, many people who will post a picture of some anomaly and simply make guesses about it, rather than do five minutes worth of research. I can't count the many times I've seen aerial pictures of "UFOs parked in a row on the beach" (They're beach umbrellas, you dork!) or questions like, "What's this aircraft doing sitting in the middle of the desert?" (It's a military firing range. They use junk aircraft as targets. Duh!) The unwillingness on the part of most people to do even a minimal amount of research just boggles the mind.

Another pet peeve of mine is the practice of posting an interesting site without a precise location. I don't know if it's laziness, oversight, or a desire to hoard information, but it's irritating as hell to me. That's why mosts of my posts will always include coordinates to the site.

I hope you'll enjoy perusing the sites I've listed. I can't take credit for being the first to "find" most of them, but I will do my best to let you know what I find out about them!

Michael Makai