Weird stuff found in the woods



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I've seen some weird and fascinating things out there.



Tons of stolen cars.



Pot fields.



Poaching dump sites. The biggest having over two hundred deer and elk carcasses. Funny thing about that one is I had to fight with the lady on the poaching hotline to take the info down. The wildlife officers were much more interested once they saw the spot. Never heard what happened.



Tons of garbage, some toxic.



Apparently porn and construction items are the two most popular items to dump.



I've found old oil lamps, 70 year old beer cans.



We once came across a logging dump pit. The area had been logged off 80 years before, and we found there garbage pit. Lots of spoons old jars and cans, different tossed aside items.



I've seen old mining troughs.



I'm sure as the thread progresses I'll remember some other things.



One of the coolest I ever found took me a bit to figure out. We were bush whacking our way towards a river, when we came to the last rise before the long flood plains of the river we saw the outline. The whole area along the sides of the river is filled with 29 yo Alders, that have regrown since the St Helens eruption sent a massive mud flow(lahar) down the river.



What we saw looking down that hill was weird, it was a huge outline of a rectangle with these trees growing all over it. The fact that there was something unnatural about the area was just two lines that formed the corner of the rectangle. Even as we approached and saw it's massive size we still couldn't figure out what it was. It was only when we were standing right next to it that we saw the twisted metal on top. It was the mangled remnants of a guard rail. What we were looking at was a two lane bridge 150 ft in length! Complete with guard rail, frame and asphalt.



The Lahar had ripped it away and carried it close to a mile down stream before it came to rest 400ft plus from where the natural flow of the river is. Now nature has completely covered it. Few would hike down there, if they did it would be hard to spot. But it remains as a small sign of the destruction the eruption did. This area is a little over 12 miles from the mountain.



Edit: I found some pics taken a little over 3 years ago of that bridge.



Looking down on it.

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Standing next to it.

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My brother and son(right) on top of it. Just 3 years, wow! They grow up fast.

[IMG] Have you ever seen some strange stuff out there? I'd love to hear about it.I've seen some weird and fascinating things out there.Tons of stolen cars.Pot fields.Poaching dump sites. The biggest having over two hundred deer and elk carcasses. Funny thing about that one is I had to fight with the lady on the poaching hotline to take the info down. The wildlife officers were much more interested once they saw the spot. Never heard what happened.Tons of garbage, some toxic.Apparently porn and construction items are the two most popular items to dump.I've found old oil lamps, 70 year old beer cans.We once came across a logging dump pit. The area had been logged off 80 years before, and we found there garbage pit. Lots of spoons old jars and cans, different tossed aside items.I've seen old mining troughs.I'm sure as the thread progresses I'll remember some other things.One of the coolest I ever found took me a bit to figure out. We were bush whacking our way towards a river, when we came to the last rise before the long flood plains of the river we saw the outline. The whole area along the sides of the river is filled with 29 yo Alders, that have regrown since the St Helens eruption sent a massive mud flow(lahar) down the river.What we saw looking down that hill was weird, it was a huge outline of a rectangle with these trees growing all over it. The fact that there was something unnatural about the area was just two lines that formed the corner of the rectangle. Even as we approached and saw it's massive size we still couldn't figure out what it was. It was only when we were standing right next to it that we saw the twisted metal on top. It was the mangled remnants of a guard rail. What we were looking at was a two lane bridge 150 ft in length! Complete with guard rail, frame and asphalt.The Lahar had ripped it away and carried it close to a mile down stream before it came to rest 400ft plus from where the natural flow of the river is. Now nature has completely covered it. Few would hike down there, if they did it would be hard to spot. But it remains as a small sign of the destruction the eruption did. This area is a little over 12 miles from the mountain.Looking down on it.[IMG] [/IMG]Standing next to it.[IMG] [/IMG][IMG] [/IMG][IMG] [/IMG]My brother and son(right) on top of it. Just 3 years, wow! They grow up fast.[IMG] [/IMG] Last edited by swwjeff; 12-09-2009 at 05:26 PM ..