The rectangular thing

[bobpbx]

There is this thing, somewhat reflective of light, and rectangular. It keeps showing up on some aerials way out there in that area. First thought was a duck blind, but it seems so very inaccessable. Odd.

 

[Teegate]

What area?

 

[RednekF350]

I would say duck blind. There is an extensive one southeast of Wescoat Bogs and I have been to remnants of one east of the active bogs off of Dave's Road. You have been to the one southeast of Wescoat on my Bog Slog hike.

boydsmaps.com

 

[stiltzkin]

What area?

Here, on the Sleeper.

 

[bobpbx]

Here, on the Sleeper.

Nice!

I find it hard to believe they put one there. Have to see what way they were going in.

 

[bobpbx]

One from 1930, really lost by time. Have to wonder what happened to that river.

 

[bobpbx]

I looked on Historical Aerials. Not there in 2002, but is there in 2006, and no trails to it.

 

[stiltzkin]

I looked on Historical Aerials. Not there in 2002, but is there in 2006, and no trails to it.

Maybe they floated the lumber down the creek and built it onsite? You're right though, it's really remote for seemingly no reason.

 

[bobpbx]

Maybe they floated the lumber down the creek and built it onsite? You're right though, it's really remote for seemingly no reason.

Or maybe it drifted there on one of the big flooding events which apparently happen there.

 

[pinelandpaddler]

Nice!

I find it hard to believe they put one there. Have to see what way they were going in.

@woodjin visited a duck blind in that very area some years back

 

[pinelandpaddler]

boydsmaps.com

What's going on here? Looks like ponds, but not when you look at the aerials.

Then there is this mound: https://boydsmaps.com/#18.00/39.695349/-74.703706/midatlidar/0.00/0.00

 

[pinelandpaddler]

boydsmaps.com

What's going on here? Looks like ponds, but not when you look at the aerials.

Then there is this mound: https://boydsmaps.com/#18.00/39.695349/-74.703706/midatlidar/0.00/0.00

Beaver?

 

[Broke Jeep Joe]

Wonder what this is? From Bob's 1930 aerial:

 

[pinelandpaddler]

Wonder what this is? From Bob's 1930 aerial:

Probably nothing. You will see a lot of "artifacts" on those 1930 aerials

 

[bobpbx]

Wonder what this is? From Bob's 1930 aerial:

That's what I was pointing out, another on the stream, but yet, if you run through Boyd's aerials with the same spot held there, the creek shifted 50 feet.

 

[bobpbx]

Beaver?

It could be, there's considerable slope compared to the rest of the shoreline.

 

[pinelandpaddler]

It could be, there's considerable slope compared to the rest of the shoreline.

View attachment 19107

It's also 20 ft in diameter. Too big for beaver. No pun intended.

 

[Broke Jeep Joe]

That's what I was pointing out, another on the stream, but yet, if you run through Boyd's aerials with the same spot held there, the creek shifted 50 feet.

kind of appears reflective as you mentioned in the first post.

 

[bobpbx]

kind of appears reflective as you mentioned in the first post.

I think it was something, there are also square ones in the 1931. But by 1940 on Historical Aerials, the rectangular one is gone.

 

[pinelandpaddler]

I think it was something, there are also square ones in the 1931. But by 1940 on Historical Aerials, the rectangular one is gone.

It doesn't show in 1940. Likely just an artifact, like this nearby rectangle: https://boydsmaps.com/#18.00/39.693116/-74.697092/njgin1930/0.00/0.00