Strange Things Found In The Woods

[jlrhiner]

Have you boys seen the various Govt Survey Markers, like Geodetic Survey? Me too!
Have see them all over the US back to when I was a kid.
But I saw one SE of here in the Manzano Mountains different from all the rest.
It's an older National Land Office Marker and it's in the National Forest.
And it's located at a corner of 4 Townships. That's a 6x6 mile square.
I was walking up a nearby trail when I see this stone pyramid.
So I walk over to check it out.
It's about 6 feet tall, about 3 feet at the base.
Built of small local stones about fist size cemented together.
And it's got that brass marker on the top.

General Land Office - Wikipedia

You mean this thing here? Found this in the Mark Twain forrest.

 

[LouisianaJoe]

Moms should NOT throw away a kid's treasures!!!

About 30 years ago, my wife threw away a 1955 copy of Playboy that had Jayne Mansfield as the centerfold. What do you think that it would be worth today?

 

[italiansport]

Near Monterey, CA.

Picture this: Tuning it up and setting Elton John down for a rendition of "Benny and the Jets"!!
Jim

 

[THE PILGRIM]

You mean this thing here? Found this in the Mark Twain forrest.

You bet!
I see that one is a BLM benchmark, the successor to the Land Office.
Some of the older ones like the one on the stone pyramid are brass.

 

[Swift River]

Central Nevada...stick and wattle..60 miles from the nearest town

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[BigBill]

This building could be the last of many, up in the green mountains in vt there's a few still standing buildings like yours. The old town was called bagelyville. The buildings that are left are falling down now. There was a hermit who lived in that area who fought in the war. He was tired of war and people so he moved up in the mountains. My uncles would bring him there clothes and some food during hunting season.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

I have heard of these in several places, but have only seen them in Nevada.
No, this no Hogan or other Native American related!

 

[THE PILGRIM]

This is a Hogan.

 

[Abbynormal]

Picture this: Tuning it up and setting Elton John down for a rendition of "Benny and the Jets"!!
Jim

I was thinking, lost ruminant of the Monterrey Pop Festival!

 

[old 1911 fan]

Canoeing the Potomac River about 150 miles above DC I pulled to the bank to answer natures call. Dug a small hole and found a Remoil bottle. Good shape, no cracks or chips. blue tint to the glass. It cleaned up nicely. One of my prized possessions.

old 191 fan

 

[old 1911 fan]

Canoeing the Potomac River about 150 miles above DC I pulled to the bank to answer natures call. Dug a small hole and found a Remoil bottle. Good shape, no cracks or chips. blue tint to the glass. It looks like it used a cork and cleaned up nicely. One of my prized possessions.

old 191 fan

 

[dave holl]

Discovered this tree in our woods, and one day, with binoculars, witnessed how it was shredded.

I've posted this picture before. (hint: it was a "bird" thread) Can you guess what animal did this?

 

[soFlaNative]

Hungry porcupine.
Grand dad showed me similar when I was a kid.

 

[gtk]

This was on top of one of the tallest hills just before you get into the San Juan mountains near durango. Saw it while elk hunting. The land owners said they didn't know what it was but it's been there as long as anyone could remember.

This one is an old cistern that I uncovered while dozing a road on our farm. I plan on digging out the bottom and look for old bottles soon

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[Milton]

dave holl,we "had" a tree in our back yard torn up like you show.In fact I watched the crazy Pileated Woodpecker destroy the tree!

 

[zzzippper]

Walking back after a fruitless day of hunting at dusk I noticed in a tree that there was a cross made from twigs like in the movie The Blair Witch Project. I got out of there fast!

I once bought 42 acres and a cabin south of Rolla, MO. On it was a long depression. The previous owner said it was a wagon road between two nearby towns. I always wanted to use a metal detector on it but got divorced and sold it before I could.

 

[REM 3200]

Discovered this tree in our woods, and one day, with binoculars, witnessed how it was shredded.

I've posted this picture before. (hint: it was a "bird" thread) Can you guess what animal did this?

Woodpecker is what I think. I have seen them strip bark off of a tree to get to insects.

 

[dave holl]

Congratulations to Milton and REM3200 for identifying the woodpecker tree. Yes, it was a pileated.
Dave

 

[rpsawin]

Bet she had plenty of helping hands...

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[Mistered]

BTT - after reading the post about the cars in the woods lets see what else turns up!