Spotted Friday at the Latourell Falls loop, next to the "regular, human-sized" bench west of the falls -- a comfortable seat for salamanders? Or maybe really tiny hikers...?
Left it there for a young hiker to discover...
-Tom
Ripley's "Portland Hikers Museum" - Believe it or Not!
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I was hiking along Yalcolt Creek in WA a couple of weeks ago and noticed a ring around a tree. I knew immediately what it was....an old wagon wheel. The wood is long gone but the metal rim is intact. The tree is pretty big that grew up inside of it so it's been sitting out here for a long time. Kind of neat that it hasn't rusted through yet.
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That's really neat! Thanks for sharing the awesome find!Rustygoat wrote:I was hiking along Yalcolt Creek in WA a couple of weeks ago and noticed a ring around a tree. I knew immediately what it was....an old wagon wheel. The wood is long gone but the metal rim is intact. The tree is pretty big that grew up inside of it so it's been sitting out here for a long time. Kind of neat that it hasn't rusted through yet.
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Art or garbage?
This was displayed along the Alder Trail in Forest Park. I was hoping the laptop would display a clever message or movie, but it wouldn't turn on.
This was displayed along the Alder Trail in Forest Park. I was hoping the laptop would display a clever message or movie, but it wouldn't turn on.
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Rustygoat wrote:I was hiking along Yalcolt Creek in WA a couple of weeks ago and noticed a ring around a tree. I knew immediately what it was....an old wagon wheel. The wood is long gone but the metal rim is intact. The tree is pretty big that grew up inside of it so it's been sitting out here for a long time. Kind of neat that it hasn't rusted through yet.
Is this right across the road from Moulton Falls Park? There's one along the trail there that was used as a marker for a Geocache a few years ago, which is when we found it. It's delightful to find something like that which can only happen over a long time
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Is this right across the road from Moulton Falls Park? There's one along the trail there that was used as a marker for a Geocache a few years ago, which is when we found it. It's delightful to find something like that which can only happen over a long time [/quote]
Yes...we did find this across from Moulton Falls Park. I thought it was really neat .
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Yes...we did find this across from Moulton Falls Park. I thought it was really neat .
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Shepperd's Dell - January 2013
Looking down from the bridge.
On the boulder in the middle you can see something like litter.
Zooming in closer and there's a photo of an Asian woman in a frame, broken glass, and possibly a bundle of flowers.
But how did it get there and why?
At first I thought maybe somebody lowered it with a string so that it would land on the boulder because dropping it from such a distance and having it land squarely on the rock seemed nearly impossible (if that was their intention). But then, my little brain thought, why would the glass be broken. The broken glass seems to be the result of a fall.
If it fell, that's amazing that it landed face-up and in the middle of the boulder.
Another angle showing how difficult it would be to place it on the boulder by hand.
Zoomed in.
Another angle.
Zoomed again.
Look at that distance from the bridge!
Looking down from the bridge.
On the boulder in the middle you can see something like litter.
Zooming in closer and there's a photo of an Asian woman in a frame, broken glass, and possibly a bundle of flowers.
But how did it get there and why?
At first I thought maybe somebody lowered it with a string so that it would land on the boulder because dropping it from such a distance and having it land squarely on the rock seemed nearly impossible (if that was their intention). But then, my little brain thought, why would the glass be broken. The broken glass seems to be the result of a fall.
If it fell, that's amazing that it landed face-up and in the middle of the boulder.
Another angle showing how difficult it would be to place it on the boulder by hand.
Zoomed in.
Another angle.
Zoomed again.
Look at that distance from the bridge!
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I'd say dropping it that distance and having it land like that is nearly impossible for a single object like that. And unless they have a fairly complicated rigging system, lowering it by string would also seem unlikely. My guess is they did it by hand by hopping onto the boulder. I've done crazier things than that... The broken glass would then be explained by a falling branch or similar. Could even have been from the weight of ice and/or snow. A lot of frames have very thin glass.
This has the look of a shrine. Is it the work of a grieving family for a woman who took her life there? Tragic. Maybe the broken frame is symbolic.
This has the look of a shrine. Is it the work of a grieving family for a woman who took her life there? Tragic. Maybe the broken frame is symbolic.
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That's a dangerous jump to that boulder! Yipes!
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maybe they tossed it from the spot they would have had to jump from, like just a few feet away?