Hoodoos, Goblins & Conspiracy Theories

At the risk of sounding like Chicken Little, the cliffs are falling, the cliffs are falling. On a walk toward Ditch Plain yesterday afternoon, it was frightening to see how much the cliffs have eroded as a result of the winter storms.

Speaking of eroded bluffs...
Hoodoos, which are also called Goblins, are the most spectacular displays of erosion, and although they're primarily associated with the west - Bryce Canyon, e.g. - Montauk has its fair share and its eroded bluffs create a fantastically rugged coastline.

Hoodoos seen from Camp Hero State Park...

...and along the ocean, heading  east...

...to Ditch Plain

Since I was in Camp Hero State Park photographing the Goblins, it seemed like an appropriate time to detour over to the intersection of Montauk and Twilight Zone. That is, the huge AN/FPS-35 radar dish that is the centerpiece of Camp Hero and of the Montauk Project conspiracy, a government project that allegedly researched the possibilities of mind control and time travel. It was looking appropriately eerie at sunset. 

The conspiracy theories started in the 1980's when the Camp was abandoned after a so-called “incident” that left USAF soldiers wounded. Some suggest that research was never abandoned and deep down in the tunnels of Camp Hero the experiments still continue.

I cannot speak to the veracity of any of that, but when I realized I was the last one in the park and daylight was fading, I did hightail it out of there.