And now it's time for the umpteenth installment of, identify this odd object found in the New England woods!
What could it be this time ... old stone foundation, chimney, or wall? (nah, we have far too many of those here to be of any interest) ... boundary marker? (ditto) ... barbed wire? (ditto) ... beer cans a seemingly impossibly far distance from any trails (ditto) ... Patriots folding stadium seat far away from any trail (still haven't figured out that one from a few years ago) ... lift towers, snowmaking hydrants, and night skiing light poles? (these are always somewhat disconcerting to find:
https://www.newenglandskihistory.com...eylockglen.php) ... Gabby Petito van life murder copycat? (oh dear, that's no joke:
https://vtdigger.org/2021/10/21/penn...der-defendant/) ... remote sensing device? (the convincing consensus here was something like a bird song monitoring project).
So yesterday I found a six-stranded metal cable looped into a tree, then diving into the ground. (Although perhaps the underground part was not the original design, and instead it just drooped down over time and eventually got buried.) My partner reported another cable attached to a nearby tree.
Very close to a 1930s-era CCC trail that featured many big ski races back in the day. But all that ended by about the 1950s.
And since this thread is worthless without pictures...
Attachment point at tree, with work gloves and sunglasses included in an attempt to show scale:
Cable going into the ground, with looper handles included in an attempt to show scale:
Strand that I brought back with me, although it unrivaled when I forgot to take it out my pants pocket before putting it in the clothes washer, whoops:
Thanks in advance for any replies, whether informative, entertaining, or some combination thereof!
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