Comments on: Giant Rock http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/19/giant-rock/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:57:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Harley Bootman http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/19/giant-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-207250 Harley Bootman Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:06:14 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=921#comment-207250 <p>In my comment dated 5/25/08 I mention that my father's cousin claimed that Giant Rock was hit by an artillery shell sometime prior to my visit there in '67 or '68 (probably somebody from the nearby Marine base decided it would make for good target practice). It just occurred to me that maybe this had something to do with the Rock splitting. Any comments/insight?</p> In my comment dated 5/25/08 I mention that my father’s cousin claimed that Giant Rock was hit by an artillery shell sometime prior to my visit there in ‘67 or ‘68 (probably somebody from the nearby Marine base decided it would make for good target practice). It just occurred to me that maybe this had something to do with the Rock splitting. Any comments/insight?

]]> By: KorMan http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/19/giant-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-207242 KorMan Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:17:38 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=921#comment-207242 <p>Thanks! That's greatly appreciated.</p> Thanks! That’s greatly appreciated.

]]> By: troglodyte http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/19/giant-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-207241 troglodyte Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:03:59 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=921#comment-207241 <p>A photo of Critzer himself in his domicile under the rock.</p> <p>http://s122.photobucket.com/albums/o267/tjranch91/?action=view&current=FrankCritzer-GiantRockAirportbyHarl.jpg</p> A photo of Critzer himself in his domicile under the rock.

http://s122.photobucket.com/albums/o267/tjranch91/?action=view&current=FrankCritzer-GiantRockAirportbyHarl.jpg

]]> By: frank http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/19/giant-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-207133 frank Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:36:59 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=921#comment-207133 <p>wow thats cool i own one of those 5 acres lots and cabin 1 mile from the rock can see it out of my front window thanks for all the info</p> wow thats cool i own one of those 5 acres lots and cabin 1 mile from the rock can see it out of my front window thanks for all the info

]]> By: KorMan http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/19/giant-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-205372 KorMan Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:41:33 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=921#comment-205372 <p>For the curious, this link is to what might be the only available photo of the room under Giant Rock, scanned from a 1950s magazine published by Gabriel Green, one of George Van Tassel's friends and fellow contactees.</p> <p>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/DocDoom777/TerraKor/GiantRock7Lg.jpg</p> For the curious, this link is to what might be the only available photo of the room under Giant Rock, scanned from a 1950s magazine published by Gabriel Green, one of George Van Tassel’s friends and fellow contactees.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/DocDoom777/TerraKor/GiantRock7Lg.jpg

]]> By: Chris Murray http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/19/giant-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-204116 Chris Murray Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:51:20 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=921#comment-204116 <p>My family had a cabin outside 29Palms in the 50s until about 1976. My family are all pilots and can remember flying into Giant Rock almost every weekend for lunch. Are place was next to Frick field which is still there, changed alot but not sure who owns it now. Few weeks ago Giant Rock popped into my head. Started telling my freind about it, like it was some old childhood dream. Decided to look it up on the web, am amazed at the amount of info but can not beleive that someone or the government did not preserve the space under the rock. I was thinking this (apartment) I always called it, was just something cool to a young kid, but lots of stories I have read describe it the same. Too Bad! Would have liked to see it again. Going to fly in and see it but afraid am going to be really disappointed. Keep the stories coming.</p> My family had a cabin outside 29Palms in the 50s until about 1976. My family are all pilots and can remember flying into Giant Rock almost every weekend for lunch. Are place was next to Frick field which is still there, changed alot but not sure who owns it now. Few weeks ago Giant Rock popped into my head. Started telling my freind about it, like it was some old childhood dream. Decided to look it up on the web, am amazed at the amount of info but can not beleive that someone or the government did not preserve the space under the rock. I was thinking this (apartment) I always called it, was just something cool to a young kid, but lots of stories I have read describe it the same. Too Bad! Would have liked to see it again. Going to fly in and see it but afraid am going to be really disappointed. Keep the stories coming.

]]> By: Harley Bootman http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/19/giant-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-200251 Harley Bootman Sun, 25 May 2008 15:43:16 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=921#comment-200251 <p>My father's cousin flew myself, my father, and my brother to the Giant Rock Airport in the 60's, when I was maybe 8 or 9 years old. I seem to recall him saying that the military had once hit the rock with an artillery shell, although I don't recall why they may have done this, and him pointing out the slight impact mark made by the projectile. I also remember him pointing out the actual shell casing being used as part of a "decorative" border around some plants or a cactus garden or something near the diner that was there at the time. Anybody know anything about this? Would be very interested to hear from anyone who could verify this.</p> My father’s cousin flew myself, my father, and my brother to the Giant Rock Airport in the 60’s, when I was maybe 8 or 9 years old. I seem to recall him saying that the military had once hit the rock with an artillery shell, although I don’t recall why they may have done this, and him pointing out the slight impact mark made by the projectile. I also remember him pointing out the actual shell casing being used as part of a “decorative” border around some plants or a cactus garden or something near the diner that was there at the time. Anybody know anything about this? Would be very interested to hear from anyone who could verify this.

]]> By: chris mighton http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/19/giant-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-200161 chris mighton Sun, 18 May 2008 23:43:39 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=921#comment-200161 <p>It makes me sad when I find that people dont look further than the end of their nose before posting opinions and conclusions lol.....Alex!! :D</p> <p>When it comes to somehow blaming the splitting of the boulder on the room that was under the boulder and that supposedely Van Tassel built the room......it really shows the giant lack of knowledge the original poster has on this subject. The first thing the origniator of this post should have thought about if they knew anything remotely close to the true history of this, is if the boulder splitting was caused by the explosion of dynamite that the cops caused by throwing a smoke bomb to scare out Frank Critzer or whether or not it was due to the activities of the government who repossessed the land and filled in the room with bulldozers after Van Tassel passed away and the lease on the land ran out.</p> <p>Also, if someone really cared about the true history of Van Tassel, The Integratron or Giant Rock, they probably would have at least read the available history that is online before posting. http://integratron.com/2History/History.html Cool post anyways, its always nice to see different people revealing what they've seen.</p> <p>If anyone has any more information on the history of The Integratron and Van Tassel either through relation or through experiences that aren't published, please contact me chrismighton@gmail.com :D Me and a few of my friends are wanting to do a respectull and true documentary regarding Van Tassel and his experiences and influences.</p> It makes me sad when I find that people dont look further than the end of their nose before posting opinions and conclusions lol…..Alex!! :D

When it comes to somehow blaming the splitting of the boulder on the room that was under the boulder and that supposedely Van Tassel built the room……it really shows the giant lack of knowledge the original poster has on this subject. The first thing the origniator of this post should have thought about if they knew anything remotely close to the true history of this, is if the boulder splitting was caused by the explosion of dynamite that the cops caused by throwing a smoke bomb to scare out Frank Critzer or whether or not it was due to the activities of the government who repossessed the land and filled in the room with bulldozers after Van Tassel passed away and the lease on the land ran out.

Also, if someone really cared about the true history of Van Tassel, The Integratron or Giant Rock, they probably would have at least read the available history that is online before posting. http://integratron.com/2History/History.html Cool post anyways, its always nice to see different people revealing what they’ve seen.

If anyone has any more information on the history of The Integratron and Van Tassel either through relation or through experiences that aren’t published, please contact me chrismighton@gmail.com :D Me and a few of my friends are wanting to do a respectull and true documentary regarding Van Tassel and his experiences and influences.

]]> By: Robert http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/19/giant-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-158058 Robert Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:59:25 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=921#comment-158058 <p>His room was UNDER the rock. The Feds filled it in or blew it up - the vandals!</p> <p>I visited the empty room after Van Tassel no longer lived there. It was about 14 steps down. You can still see where the walkway to the door leads - it has become a fireplace for campers. This is on the opposite side of the rock where the break happened. That was caused by campers building fires under the overhang for many years.</p> His room was UNDER the rock. The Feds filled it in or blew it up – the vandals!

I visited the empty room after Van Tassel no longer lived there. It was about 14 steps down. You can still see where the walkway to the door leads – it has become a fireplace for campers. This is on the opposite side of the rock where the break happened. That was caused by campers building fires under the overhang for many years.

]]> By: A nostalgic old man http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/05/19/giant-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-143630 A nostalgic old man Tue, 22 May 2007 03:38:56 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=921#comment-143630 <p>Back in my day, rocks were bigger.</p> Back in my day, rocks were bigger.

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