What have you found in the woods?

[Adkleaddog]

In your travels in the backcountry, mainly off trail bushwhacking, what "treasures" have you found? For example, just when you think that you're the first person that has been in a "pristine" spot, you stumble across an old disused hunting camp that is miles from the nearest trail or road. I do this quite often, and it's amazing to realize who's been there before you. We know logging in the past has reached far into the wilds, so remnants of man and his works are expected.

Things I've stumbled across:
Camps old and new, Stoves, Metal Barrels, Chains,Wooden Barrel Rings, Pieces of Buckboards, Chains, Old Boats, Mylar Ballons, Clothes, Axeheads imbedded in moss on a rock, An old bear trap, the list goes on and on!

What have you found?

[Robony]

Golfballs!! At least 4-5 per year and in places they have no business being. I found one at a stealth campsite I once used for the night off Rt 8 - 4 miles from nowhere without a trail for an hour.

On a cool note, my Dad found a Revolutionary War musket on his property while building a stone wall.

[Kevin]

Tent tucked away at the top of Redfield. Not only did it have no business being there, it was really big and I wondered how much effort it took to carry up. I certainly didn't have the gear/straps to carry it down, even with 2 people . It may still be up there.

In case you want to see this modern wonder, between the summit and the large rock facing south bushwhack west for about 6 feet and look right. There's a smallish clearing of sorts under the trees and a pile o' tent. Poles and all. Looks like it's been up there a while.

[AdkWiley]

Found an old rusty antique two person pull saw on a bushwack up adams mnt. a year or so back. Its probably still up there somewhere!

[Mavs00]

Among other things - A big plane crash



{I posted this at VFTT too}

[Neil]

I found an intact and fully articulated T-Rex skeleton in the Sawtooth Range a few weeks ago. The batteries went dead in my camera and I forgot to mark a waypoint for it so I guess no one else will get a chance to see it. That's too bad I guess but what the hey, there's other stuff to admire like the Eastern Bladderwort, a very interesting plant that looks like a bladder and a wort.

[Wldrns]

Among other things - A big plane crash

I also have one of those (not the same plane)...

[Sparky]

sanity

[billandjudy]

BW'ing between Friday and Balsam Cap (Catskills) parts of a pack, a shredded jacket and a bandana. Just off the summit of Friday a very nice and shiny silver serving spoon and a bottle of Heineken (empty)

[pondhopper]

All the usual camp related stuff, old & new. Sleigh shoe runners & horseshoes etc.

And balloons, lots & lots of balloons. Some are weather balloons, but most are the generic type. Through the yrs., 3 have had notes from children tied on and all have come from the vicinty of Rochester and landed in the 5 Ponds WA. I answered one and received a thank you letter from a teacher in that area.

[Riosacandaga]

On a very remote adirondack creek I got out of my boat to scout a horizon line. There was no sign of anyone ever being there; no fishermen trails , no old logging road, no clearing. As I walked, climbed, and crawled through the woods I found a metal spike about 8" long. It was the only one and I put it back where I found it.

[redhawk]

Mill Wheel, A Cauldron about 4' in diameter.

Crack Pipe on top of the Good Luck Cliffs.

A Whale in the Sacandaga (Middle Branch)

[southernadkhiker]

A Whale in the Sacandaga (Middle Branch)[/QUOTE]

R U serious?

[Adkleaddog]

sanity

Without a doubt!!!!

[Adkleaddog]

Crack Pipe on top of the Good Luck Cliffs.

You didn't happen to find the "crackee" at the bottom of the cliffs?