Nature & Wildlife Thread

[sissy]

I thought that too .haro .I have my clean out box before my septic tank and it looks similar .But my parents had a cistern on there house in NJ and and when we abandoned it and had it cleaned out and crushed and backfilled I remember looking at it and it looked similar .Is it meal or cement .That could be dangerous if someone falls in it and breaks an ankle .

 

[haver79]

JW those are some beautiful pictures! Scenery is beautiful. Was it a chilly bikeride?

 

[JBtheExplorer]

I thought that too .haro .I have my clean out box before my septic tank and it looks similar .But my parents had a cistern on there house in NJ and and when we abandoned it and had it cleaned out and crushed and backfilled I remember looking at it and it looked similar .Is it meal or cement .That could be dangerous if someone falls in it and breaks an ankle .

When I saw it from a distance I thought it was a foundation, but when I got close I realized it wasn't. I'm not sure what kind of material it is but definitely look like cement or metal, and maybe a foot deep at most.

As far as safety is concerned, its well off-trail and can be easily seen from a distance, but I will likely be contacting our parks & rec. dept. simply out of curiosity.

The history of this land is interesting to me. It once belonged to a millionaire. He planted the pines that now create the woodlands. He died in '93 and the land was a donation from him to the town in hopes of it becoming a park, which is what they did with it. Whatever this thing is has likely been here for a long time.

 

[HARO]

Looking at the picture the first time, I thought it was bigger than that. Only a foot deep? Wouldn't hold much water for a cistern, would it! Possibly a catch basin to retain water for animals. Deer, maybe?
John

 

[sissy]

here I have run into a couple of slave grave yards and about 6 miles from my house 3 years ago I looked to buy a house and happened to go look at one with my realtor and walking the property we came across what is called a graveyard for slaves that they suspected where practicing evil and you could tell because of the markings and things the use to keep there evil souls in .Realtor told me all about mind you I was not interested at all after that in the house i just wanted out of there .I checked with historical society and yep it was all true .They sent me some info on them and listings of where some of the known ones were .I am glad I did not enter or go to close to it .I really don't believe in that stuff but you never know

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Looking at the picture the first time, I thought it was bigger than that. Only a foot deep? Wouldn't hold much water for a cistern, would it! Possibly a catch basin to retain water for animals. Deer, maybe?
John

Maybe, but there is a stream maybe 100 yards east, and a pond not too far either. very mysterious!

 

[pecan]

I too love hiking, camping and being outdoors. Although I don't know if this site can handle all the pictures I am about to post LOL

Bunny!

High mountain lake

Chipmunk at almost 12,000 feet above sea level

Around 12,000 feet I was within arms reach of these guys

With baby!

stop to smell the flowers

Meadow at 10,000 feet

Wild horses in the high desert

Game camera shot in the high desert

Coyote?

More horses

Daddy's keeping an eye on us

And some curious quail in our backyard

 

[j.w]

Jb my photo's were taken in warmer weather, no cold camping for us. We can go till about October and then done for the year.
Beautiful shots Pecan and that meadow photo looks like what entering Heaven might be like :biggrinangelA:

 

[pecan]

Thanks JW!

This is looking south from the same meadow. The pointy peak is where I was when I took the pictures of the mountain goat family. This was in August, the snow are actually glaciers that are there year round.

 

[pecan]

Different location. High desert lake

 

[JBtheExplorer]

I too love hiking, camping and being outdoors. Although I don't know if this site can handle all the pictures I am about to post LOL

Great photos! That second one is phenomenal! Feel free to continue posting as many as you want, i'll be sharing tons too in warmer weather!

Jb my photo's were taken in warmer weather, no cold camping for us. We can go till about October and then done for the year.

Same here, October is also the cutoff for me too. Thankfully, I'm lucky enough to live next to a wooded park so I get to hike any time of the year, which really helps get me through winter because I live for the outdoors so I'm thankful to live next to that chunk of woods.

 

[RobAmy]

Here is a pond visitor for some


Baby Raccoon by Rob & Amy Lavoie, on Flickr

 

[j.w]

Awww, that little guy brings back fond memories of the twin raccoon babies that tmann from this forum had visiting his grape arbor every year for awhile. Cute but can bring trouble as they do like to fish.

 

[sissy]

addy had those raccoons I think also .i think she had babies .I have possums .I remember tmans they were grape hounds cute

 

[sissy]

some of those pics pecan I would have blown up at sams club and hang on the wall