+T-storm Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 A brilliant grasp of the obvious... Quote Link to comment
+Warriorrider Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 (edited) This was at the road leading to a cemetery cache Edited January 12, 2004 by Warriorrider Quote Link to comment
+lazylightning Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 (edited) We found this tag that said Witness tree - WHAT IS THAT ABOUT?!?! <img Edited January 13, 2004 by lazylightning Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 We found this tag that said Witness tree - WHAT IS THAT ABOUT?!?! I think it was in Lord of the Rings - the Two Towers Quote Link to comment
+GroundClutter Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 Still not sure what it means, but here is a cache that has the same title on its sign. I think it may have something to do with survey marking. But, then again, if a tree was cut down the forest, would there be others who saw it? Witness Tree Quote Link to comment
+pnew Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 I guess we know how they feel about nailing stuff to trees now... Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 (edited) This sign is on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University. The wind was definitely giving me a bad hair day. Edited January 13, 2004 by sbell111 Quote Link to comment
+ironman114 Posted January 13, 2004 Share Posted January 13, 2004 some times these trees have other tags on them giving a distance and compass direction to a survey line such as a boundary line property line corner or section lines and corners. Around here there are usually 2-3 trees such as this together. Quote Link to comment
+thestosh Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 I liked this sign on the Blue Ridge Parkway in NC. Quote Link to comment
Link & Zelda Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 Found this one in St. Augustine, FL: Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 (edited) I took this picture Saturday. The reason it is funny is because it is there to warn that the underpass can have ice on it when other areas don't. The thing now is that the trail isn't really passable because the parks people have not cleared it, although people are clearly using it. So suddenly it now states the obvious. Edited February 17, 2004 by carleenp Quote Link to comment
uperdooper Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 i don't have a picture of one, but michigan has a lot of signs saying, "DO NOT PASS WHEN OPPOSING TRAFFIC PRESENT" well duh!!! Quote Link to comment
+Capt. Jack & 1st Mate Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 Good advice from a hotel lobby on the big island of HI Quote Link to comment
+Geo Ho Posted February 17, 2004 Share Posted February 17, 2004 I get the point of this one . . . but does it really require stink lines?? Ack! Happy caching and stuff! Quote Link to comment
+Wulfster Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 We found this tag that said Witness tree - WHAT IS THAT ABOUT?!?! They're used to mark benchmark locations. Quote Link to comment
uperdooper Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 there is a large oak on the corner of my property that has a small round disk nailed into it that says "genesee county witness point." would that be the same as a witness tree? Quote Link to comment
+Imajika Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 Witness trees and posts are used in surveying. You just found a benchmark! Quote Link to comment
uperdooper Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 Witness trees and posts are used in surveying. You just found a benchmark! how would i log it? there is no number on it. Quote Link to comment
Prof. Y. Lupardi Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 I do think that in India you have this kind of trafiic-sign but here in Holland (well known for its windmills, wooden shoes, cows, Gouda cheese and Amsterdam) no. So I was very surprised to see this photo in a log of my cache "waterval". I do not understand it but somehow the free-walking cows in the field respect the sign. Quote Link to comment
+yumitori Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 how would i log it? there is no number on it. As the other responses suggest, the tree itself isn't the actual benchmark. There should be one nearby, however. Look around, and if you find the other witness trees (there should be at least three total to allow triangulation) you'll be able to focus your hunt by searching between them. Quote Link to comment
uperdooper Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 how would i log it? there is no number on it. As the other responses suggest, the tree itself isn't the actual benchmark. There should be one nearby, however. Look around, and if you find the other witness trees (there should be at least three total to allow triangulation) you'll be able to focus your hunt by searching between them. approx. how far apart would these trees be? is there a distance limit? Quote Link to comment
tubby and Posted February 18, 2004 Share Posted February 18, 2004 i saw this one on the way to a cache one day, and i thought,"How did they know?" It gave me the willies. Quote Link to comment
+yumitori Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 approx. how far apart would these trees be? is there a distance limit? It varies depending on what's available, but they should be relatively close to one another to allow easier use when it's necessary to verify a missing marker. Here's a document that analyzes bearing trees in one state. This document will likely help understand some of the terminology. Quote Link to comment
+Snailman22030 Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 OK... Here's one you don't see every day. Actually this was taken while I was doing some virtual caching in Arlington National Cemetery. Behind the "Arlington House" the restrooms are located behind the old slave quarters... just in case you were looking for 'em. Quote Link to comment
martmann Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 i saw this one on the way to a cache one day, and i thought,"How did they know?" It gave me the willies. I only Pause at those signs, I would think most do, if everybody just stopped there, it would get pretty crowded. Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 I liked this sign on the Blue Ridge Parkway in NC. I love that. I hope I get to pass that sign this summer, as I'm making plans to bike the Blue Ridge. Jamie Quote Link to comment
+aka Monkey Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 It's probably more fun if I don't explain this. Quote Link to comment
+OneOfEm Posted February 19, 2004 Author Share Posted February 19, 2004 It's probably more fun if I don't explain this. That's off-topic. I asked for signs found while geocaching, not during your other hobbies. Quote Link to comment
+Eric K Posted February 19, 2004 Share Posted February 19, 2004 Found this one at a cache in West Virginia. The sign says "No Swimming" It's in the middle of a field! Quote Link to comment
+aka Monkey Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 The sign says "No Swimming" It's in the middle of a field! Ah, the joys of Global Warming. Quote Link to comment
+Genius Loci Posted February 20, 2004 Share Posted February 20, 2004 Here's one of my favorites... This establishment on the outskirts of Chicago finally went out of business (I wonder why) although it was here for at least 8 or 10 years. It was even a Mystery cache for awhile (thanks to giusheri for the photo). Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 (edited) Not exactly geocaching, but a related website with some great signs: Savvy Traveler [edit] added prize money! Some of the above photos could win $50! Jamie Edited February 24, 2004 by Jamie Z Quote Link to comment
DadX4 Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 Witness trees and posts are used in surveying. You just found a benchmark! how would i log it? there is no number on it. you would log it with a chain saw and a truck. Quote Link to comment
+Colorado Cacher Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 My favorite yet has to be the new speed limit signs posted in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They read something like "all speed limits 25 mph unless otherwise posted", and I doubt if I have seen one of these signs yet more than fifty feet from all the other original signs that specify 35mph, 45 mph, 55 mph, etc. Why in the hell are we paying for these new signs and whose bright idea was it to put them up? Quote Link to comment
+aka Monkey Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Speaking as someone who lives in Colorado, I can comment on this. The signs are posted whenever entering a new city/county, and in some instances, in neighborhoods. I believe the reason they post them in neighborhoods is when they have problems with speeders. This way, no one can tell the cop "I had no idea what the posted speed limit was, officer, I never saw a sign." In other words: ignore it. Quote Link to comment
Swagger Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 My favorite yet has to be the new speed limit signs posted in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They read something like "all speed limits 25 mph unless otherwise posted", and I doubt if I have seen one of these signs yet more than fifty feet from all the other original signs that specify 35mph, 45 mph, 55 mph, etc. Why in the hell are we paying for these new signs and whose bright idea was it to put them up? That's the law in California - speed limit not posted? It's 25mph. There is no need to put up signs telling people this, as they're supposed to be familliar with the laws that pertain to driving.. Quote Link to comment
+Waterboy Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 What does this mean? There is NO DANGER so we may TRESSPASS? Found on 2/29/04 on way to Schunemunk's High Knob Quote Link to comment
+Waterboy Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 The distance to Sawyer Mt. is different from the reverse side of this sign. Found on 9/10/03 leading to A Peek Here, A Peak There! Quote Link to comment
+aka Monkey Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 This thread makes me thankful I have broadband. Quote Link to comment
+Kfam Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 Seen while on a 3 day FTF hunt. Quote Link to comment
+SamLowrey Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 (edited) Great thread folks! And as I recall, there is a locationless about speed limit signs that are NOT in 5 mph increments. I've never done a locationless, but I want to find one of these. BTW, here is a funny one - been around a while, but I didn't see it posted already.... http://www.funnysign.com/funnysign/096_balls.jpg Edited March 8, 2004 by SamLowrey Quote Link to comment
+Beast of Traal Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 (edited) Edited March 8, 2004 by Beast of Traal Quote Link to comment
uperdooper Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 saw this while caching in michigan. Quote Link to comment
+LV Hiker Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I ran across this while out caching today. I didn't know you had to go to school to learn to do this Quote Link to comment
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