Strange things found in the forest

[drajj5]

Dang. I wish you could find that apple tree. It might very well be the ONLY apple tree of that variety. Getting a photo of the apples could help identify the variety. Many/most of the apple varieties have disappeared.

Later,
Dan

I was just a kid when I found that apple tree..... Couldn't tell you the variety, but do know I have forgotten a lot of stuff over my lifetime - but not the taste of those apples.

 

[dan ny escarpment]

This one is cheating since not in the woods, but an interesting old piece of equipment from an oil boom ghost town, in Pithole City, PA.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

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Found this old chicken coop out bush hogging last spring. Don't have the heart to tear it down...

 

[ultrarunner]

Maybe bathtub Gin???

 

[zimbo]

as a 12/13 year old we went exploring around the farms in our area and found a couple of old adit mine shafts, so being young and stupid we went in. Most of the time we could crawl, but sometimes we would have to slither through on our bellies and hope it widened up enough to turn around. by the time we were 15 or so we couldn't fit anymore. 1 shaft had amazing stalactites and stalagmites so we made a package of our favorite comics, drinks, stolen cigarettes etc and put them in there for someone to find one day. we often found old bushmen artifacts around the mines, and the very rusted remains of a martini henry rifle.
On the next hill over a booby trapped arms cash was found with all sorts of stuff from the bush war. lucky for us we didn't find it first or we would have blown ourselves sky high.

 

[YanmarFever]

Luke, you're welcome.

I borrowed it from another site. But it sure is interesting.

 

[dmccarty]

^^^Breadcrumbs... to find your way back?

I left this next bit out about the map. Meant to say it but got distracted. :laughing::laughing::laughing:

The cut out map section covered the area we were walking in....

So if he/she was bread crumbing, he used the most important part of the map given the location of the map section. :shocked::laughing::laughing::laughing:

Later,
Dan

 

[dmccarty]

Unless... it was a 'future' or 'past' YOU!!!!!! :confused2:

So....

That means there more than one me? Woo Hoo! The world will rejoice! Or maybe has rejoiced? I am sure my wife, kids and coworkers will be dancing for joy when they find out there are more me's in the past, or better yet, The Future! :cool2::cool2::cool2:



Later,
Dan

 

[Ed of all trades]

When I built my house, out in the woods, it was built on an old logging road which was used as a lover's lane. You can imagine the used latex 'stuff' I found there, along with empty beer cans. Even as I was building, it didn't seem to stop the visitations to the area. One morning I found the usual 'stuff' along with a couple of full 6 packs. Someone must have left in a hurry.

I finally had to put up a chain to keep people out since no one seemed to take the hint.

I grew up on a farm that had a drive way that was 1 mi long. When the local Romieo's started using our drive to make out with their sweethearts I just got out the spotlight and the problem came to a sudden stop. Wonder why? Ed

 

[MossRoad]

A local mystery here is how, why and who managed to get what appears to be most of a cast iron wood stove...roughly 3/4 of the way up a steep wooded 2400'+ mountain...It's in a draw/cove of till....

My wife and I camped in Natural Bridge State Park in Kentucky many years ago. We wanted to hike up to see the natural arch. From the campground, it was a several mile hike up some fairly steep terrain. So we load up with food and water and off we went. Pretty vigorous hike. When we get to the top, there's people all over the place. We saw very few on the trail, but it was somewhat crowded. What the heck? Then we see a sign for a chair-lift that came up from a parking lot on the other side of the hill!
:confused3:

Anyhow, many long lost roads and wagon paths are all but obscured by mother nature rather quickly.