#flatrocks

[hazelalmendras]

Trekking Adventure at UP Los Baños

Me and my friends went on a trekking trip at UP Los Baños, and it was such an unforgettable experience. 🥾✨

We started our trek at 7AM and end by 12PM. We reached Station 10 after that we continued our adventure and visited Mudspring and Flatrocks. It was a long and tiring day — our bodies were aching and we were exhausted — but being with my friends made it all worth it. The laughter, the shared stories, and the view from every stop made every step feel lighter. 💪🏼💚

It was an unforgettable moment for me. I got to spend a full day with my friends, and even just for a short time, I was able to experience peace, quiet, and nature all around me. 🌳🍃

UPLB’s trails offered fresh air, calming scenery, and a perfect break from the usual daily routine. I’m already looking forward to our next trip. 🌱

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April 19, 2025. Make It Makiling!

[vandaliatraveler]

Walk with me: Autumn fire on the Allegheny Front. The heath's ablaze on the plains of Dolly Sods, signaling a change of season as Summer's greens burn away in Autumn's fire. Photos from the Allegheny Front at Flatrock Plains, Dolly Sods, and the Bear Rocks Preserve.

[real-reulbbr-band]

Flatrock playhouse Jellylorum appreciation! Played by the lovely Jahlaynia Winters <3

I’m obsessed tbh

[travelthisworld]

Flatrock, NL, Canada | Eric McLean

[gebo4482]

Clawed

Demo Feedback Update

[dinosaurchurch]

First snow on Stiles Cove Path.

November 23rd 2023.

[newfoundlandland]

Flatrock Splash by Andrea Peddle

[haute-lifestyle-com]

Flatrock Motorclub officially opened its highly anticipated 3.5-mile, 23-turn 'Club' circuit to members, marking a major milestone. The event featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the starting grid, and the first official laps on the newly completed track

[humanoidhistory]

Air Force radar site at Flatrock Hill, Michigan, 1979.

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April 19, 2025. Make It Makiling!

[vandaliatraveler]

View from the Allegheny Front along the South Prong Trail on the Flatrock Plains in the Monongahela National Forest. Flatrock and Roaring Plains combine to form the highest Plateau in the eastern US.

[coimbrabertone]

Cautiously Optimistic - Liberty Media Buying MotoGP

So, Liberty Media, owners of Formula One, are officially trying to buy MotoGP. This has been rumored for the last few months, with Dorna Sports - the parent company of MotoGP and World Superbike - had spent the last few years making the kind of moves you'd make before a big sale. The launch of sprint races in MotoGP, appointing a new CCO in the form of Dan Rossomondo, and expanding the calendar with new races in new markets.

Nevertheless, there were always question marks over whether Liberty Media could own both MotoGP and Formula One, because precedent suggested they could not. As Simon Patterson reported for the Race, in 2006, CVC Capital Partners acquired Formula One and thus European regulators ordered them to sell off MotoGP. Thus, MotoGP was sold to another private equity firm, Bridgepoint. Bridgepoint would then acquire World Superbike in 2013, and evidently owning the two premier global motorcycle racing series didn't seem to bother any regulators at that point.

I can't help but combine that with a quote from Dan Rossomondo made at some point while being the Chief Commercial Officer of MotoGP. Rossomondo said, essentially, that MotoGP doesn't just compete with other racing series, it competes with going out for a walk, listening to music, and all the other things you could do on a Sunday instead of sitting down and watching a motorcycle race.

Was that more than just an innocuous quote? Maybe it's a hint of how Dorna and Liberty will make their case to various regulatory bodies to justify this merger.

Whether or not that's true, Liberty Media seems confident that they're going to pass regulatory approval. How exactly that'll happen remains to be seen - some have suggested that World Superbike will be sold off as a sort of sacrificial lamb to allow this to happen - but it now seems like MotoGP and F1 will very likely end up under the same ownership.

So...what does that mean for MotoGP?

Well, it means that the company that turned F1 into this trendy giant of a series is going to give some of that marketing love to MotoGP. That can only be a good thing - MotoGP is fantastic racing and it deserves more attention.

Will MotoGP see a move from historic venues to chase new markets? I would argue that it already has. Dorna has already been chasing emerging markets and a simple look at the calendar will show that - Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, India, etc, etc. Not only that, but that's arguably a necessary decision for MotoGP because, quite frankly, those are the countries that are buying motorcycles these days. 1000cc sport bikes? Not necessarily, but quite frankly, KTM doesn't even make a 1000cc sport bike, so MotoGP has become more of a showcase of the motorcycle industry rather than a marketing tool for a particular type of motorcycle.

Will this result in MotoGP chasing street circuits like F1 did? Well, Liberty Media has already said no, and as much as the word of giant corporations is worthless in 2024, simple safety concerns make it unfeasible. MotoGP needs a ton of space and big gravel traps to stop the bikes - and more importantly, the riders - in the kind of dramatic crashes that can happen in this sport.

What do I think will happen? Well, in the short term, not much, but come 2026, 2027 when circuit contracts start expiring, I suspect we'll lose a few existing venues - having four races in Spain presents an obvious opportunity for some trimming - and probably gain another race in the US (likely that Flatrock track in Tennessee) and if I had to guess, another one in East Asia, most likely China.

Maybe India will pave the way towards MotoGP reviving old, disused F1 tracks, and we could see the likes of South Korea and Istanbul Park added to the MotoGP calendar. If not MotoGP, then WSBK with a Turkish star in the form of Toprak Razgatlioglu really ought to consider it.

Anyway, the way I see it, the legitimate criticisms that F1 fans have with Liberty Media - being greedy, chasing new venues at the expense of historic ones, pushing the teams hard by constantly expanding the schedule - is all stuff that Dorna has already been doing. Even the complaints about the Drive to Survive drama, Dorna has tried two different DTS clones and neither one moved the needle. If you're going to be doing these things anyway, you might as well do them with the company that has at least been successful with it.

For now though, I have MotoGP coverage through Max and TruTV in the US, commercial free, and that's a dramatic improvement over how I had to watch the series last year. Dan Rossomondo's team has made MotoGP far more accessible and pleasant to watch already, and if that can continue under Liberty Media's ownership, then I hope this series that I've fallen in love with over the last year and a half can grow.

Thus, the overall verdict is...I'm cautiously optimistic.

[stex-anon-confessions]

hey everyone let's share our rarepairs!!! like. the RAREST pairs, the ones that you came up with on your own and have Never seen content of. i think it's really fun bc im a fan of seeing trains in love. i'll start, coco x hashimoto x turnov throuple (cocomotonov as i like to call it) and rocky 1 x flat-top hehe

with the nationals i have absolutely nothing to say besides they're my favs so i decided to smack them together like little dolls but i have exactly One piece of evidence for flatrocks. ues that's a brilliant shipname i know. in bochum 2018 when the freight arrives on stage flat-top bumps into rocky 1 and he shoves him off like "DUDE CAREFUL" and i was like oh yes. what about you guys (🧩 anon)

YES PLEASE! Send yours in I'm curious!

I'm second, so: mine is rustwrench (if that's what it's called?) which is (obviously) Rusty/Wrench !! I saw them in an art post one time and it just. made sense. Just: girl with a disability who can and will break down sometimes, and girlfriend who actually knows how to deal with it/support her. So sweet to me

[productofnfld]

Ghostly Fires in Flatrock

“If I were asked to name my choice of the most fascinating news story of the month,” wrote Western Star columnist Ed Finn, Jr, “I would unhesitatingly nominate the yarn emanating from St. John’s last week concerning the “ghostly fires” which have been plaguing a family in Flatrock.”

The story that piqued Finn’s interest appeared in The Evening Telegram on December 1st, 1954 and concerned the experiences of Mr. & Mrs Mike Parsons, and their 19-year-old daughter Josephine.

According to the Parsons’ reports, objects around the home began to spontaneously combust. In the preceding two weeks a dictionary, a doll, a sack of sugar, a box of books, and more burst into flames.

All of the fires were unexplained; there seemed to be no source of ignition. It got so bad the Parsons family were afraid to sleep at night, not knowing what blaze might confront them next.

The first item to burn was a dictionary. Mrs. Parsons smelled smoke and traced the source to the wood box where she found the burning book. “There were boughs there, too, and dry sticks,” she recalled, “but they weren’t burning. We were puzzled but let the thing go at that.”

‘Letting it go’ proved to be impossible — the fires kept ignighting.

Next to burn was a sack of sugar.

“Mom and I were in the kitchen and I was washing the floor,” recalled daughter Josephine. “Daddy was in the barn milking the cow. Mom and I smelled smoke…I called out to Daddy and Uncle Jim, and they came running running and searched the the house.”

In the corner of the front room they found it. “Our sack of sugar,” recalled Josephine, “Burning. Half-burned away. It smelled. And flames were already at the wall.”

Here, the story gets even stranger.

Vanishing Flames

“And here’s the mysterious thing about it,” Mike Parsons told The Telegram, “I touched the sugar sack. Just touched it with my hands, I tell you. And the fire went out.”

Next a box of religious books burst into flames, damaging the bureau it was resting on. Then a doll owned by the Parsons’ grand-daughter caught fire and scorched the bedroom floor.

The fire department and the RCMP paid a visit to the house.

“I know they have suspicious feelings,” confessed Mr. Parsons, “but they are all wrong.”

“Before you draw any conclusions,” he continued, “I want to tell you this: Nobody is trying to burn down the house. We have not a red cent of insurance for us to collect. Furthermore, I have a basement full of potatoes and turnip representing a hard summer’s work I wouldn’t want destroyed.”

A Poltergeist?

Seemingly convinced, The Telegram’s writers pulled the Encyclopedia Britannica off the shelf and asserted, “Poltergeists (a German term meaning “racketing spirits”) is the thing the Encyclopedia refers to which is the closest to the alleged mysterious breaking out of fires at the Parsons’ home.”

“It can almost invariably shown,” The Telegram quotes, “that there is some agent or person whose presence is essential for the production of the phenomenon.”

The RCMP Report

Ten days after The Telegram’s initial story, a brief follow-up appeared stating “RCMP have concluded investigating the ‘mystery house’ at Flatrock… RCMP’s Inspector Porter have told The Telegram his men have found no proof of the fires’ origin, though they have come to some conclusions.”

If those conclusions were ever reported in the media, I haven’t found them.

More ‘Poltergeists’ in the Press

Strange as it may seem, the ‘Flatrock Incident’ is not the only case of poltergeists appearing in the Newfoundland news.

In December 2013, CBC published a story, “Poltergeist behaviour haunts St. John’s family.” The story relates how a family moved into a 1970s-era home in the east end of St. John’s only to discover strange happenings in the residence. It started with a doll that moved around the house and graduated to jiggling door knobs and self-arranging furniture.

You can read the whole story at CBC.ca.