I should have known we'd see one of these in Oregon.
Day 151
Of course!
August 24th, 2010
I'm walking across America.
That's the idea, at least. I'm walking westward from New York City for nine months or so. If everything goes according to plan, I'll be in Oregon when the clock runs out. If nothing goes according to plan, maybe I'll end up in Peru or Mongolia or Pennsylvania. You can read all about the details of my trip if you're so inclined.
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Here's my progress so far:
creek-side watermelon stand?
More Pics! Yeah First Post?
What comes to mind is a bear trap but how would it be used? So what it is??
This is what welding classes do on their field trips.
lol. good one
Looks like metal I-beams.
Another bridge – started, but never finished?
I wonder if it’s a “Matt-trap” so they can keep him in Oregon and not let him leave :-D
I like the Matt-trap best, so I’m gonna go with that.
Isolation cell at Oregon State Prison? Hey, it’s got running water.
This could possibly be a mill race foundation. You can see that the land it is sitting on is artificially built up or “disturbed” as we would term it in archaeology.. It would be used during logging years ago. Just a guess.
Debris strainer…..Oregon, Washington and Northern California…….They are used to prevent forest debris from clogging the culverts that go under the roads.Otherwise the roads would be flooded when the culverts get clogged with forest debris.
I’m with blistery Bob.
M’kay, Bob’s guess gets my vote. But Julie’s gets my ‘funniest guess” award. ;-)
Totally agree with you kat! :)
Ditto !
ditto, ditto, ditto.
gonna miss that too.
What is it?? I like some of the guesses but would like someone who knows for sure to let us know. At first I thought another train thing gone into the wild but upon further inspection there appears to be some kind of dry waterfall down the hill. I’m sure someone will let us know what it is.
For sure it’s a debris strainer to prevent the culvert from getting clogged………………….
Oregon State University, College of Forestry, Class of ’98
…and now, a member of Hobo-Nation!
How come Oregon gets debris strainers? I am now feeling my acute lack of debris strainers in Michigan.
On the plus side, though, it is obvious to me that the debris strainer welder is one happy guy. And creative too. I bet every one of those strainers is different! Check out how those angled beams nestle into the landscape.
Mayhaps a “beaver deceiver.” I saw a PBS program about these once. Sort of looks like it.