Tons of these trees along the little raccoon creek throughout Indiana. They always point towards water, or high lands. Still following the trees dozens of miles from off field monument through and past Ladoga Indiana
Thanks for the marker tree and mountain stewards video. These trees extend down to middle Georgia. Would be great if they could be mapped. Some of the trees even have storage caches. We documented one particular tree on or channel that is on a what is believed to be an old Indian sacred site.
There are so many of these where I live in Alabama (in the area where the Alabama gold rush occurred). If you like to take the scenic route or don't mind dusty dirt roads, it's hard to ride and not come across them.
This is great! I totally found this habit of tree bending on my fathers 10 acres. I traced it 4 miles up through the blm lands and did some research. Seems my area was most recently inhabited by crossover native to miners from celestial empire, leaving a few trees I found aligning with sunsets to light paths all the way to the creek even through the thick wood. There is a light. As if thought out selective logging done to create this effect even after many years. I would like to look into restoring these paths, maybe for equestrian and hiking trails in remembrance and honor of this old way. Is there a group I could contact to see about grants to put some homeless together and make a pathfinder crew? Just a thought
I believe I have found a tree trail I counted 25 trees in a row across my dads 48 accourse ... The three are like a triden I'm gonna were how fair they go.
Sounds good but these trees would have to be 170 plus years old . Most of these trees don’t look close to being that old . Logging, storm, and natural nature events seems more in line .
Sounds good but these trees would have to be 170 plus years old . Most of these trees don’t look close to being that old . Logging, storm, and natural nature events seems more in line .
@@ezrahopkins1913 True ….. soil , nutrients and water are some of the many factors, I have a pin oak tree that I know is around 25 years old , but the girth is such you would think it’s 60-70 years old .
@@benniebarrow348 right,the only way is by bore and count annual rings,I've seen oak trees here in the hills with rings so tight you can't count them without visual aid,and in the river bottoms I've seen annual rings on same species of tree with rings over an inch apart
My grandfather was half Cherokee and use to bend trees and tie them to make walking canes to sell and make money.
Tons of these trees along the little raccoon creek throughout Indiana.
They always point towards water, or high lands.
Still following the trees dozens of miles from off field monument through and past Ladoga Indiana
What a wonderful video. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the marker tree and mountain stewards video. These trees extend down to middle Georgia. Would be great if they could be mapped. Some of the trees even have storage caches. We documented one particular tree on or channel that is on a what is believed to be an old Indian sacred site.
I walk by one on North Mt. in Hot Springs, AR every day.
I don't know how I came across this gem of a video but thank You for sharing it - amazing stuff!
Thank you so much for all of this history and your research on trail trees!
We have two of those marker trees on our property. Our neighbors to the east and west have them on their property also.
There are so many of these where I live in Alabama (in the area where the Alabama gold rush occurred). If you like to take the scenic route or don't mind dusty dirt roads, it's hard to ride and not come across them.
This is wonderful ❤️
They have them in Jackson County Georgia.
This is great! I totally found this habit of tree bending on my fathers 10 acres. I traced it 4 miles up through the blm lands and did some research.
Seems my area was most recently inhabited by crossover native to miners from celestial empire, leaving a few trees I found aligning with sunsets to light paths all the way to the creek even through the thick wood. There is a light. As if thought out selective logging done to create this effect even after many years.
I would like to look into restoring these paths, maybe for equestrian and hiking trails in remembrance and honor of this old way. Is there a group I could contact to see about grants to put some homeless together and make a pathfinder crew? Just a thought
Mostly bent by some earlier pioneers, no indian needed any directions to water, but the new comers used to mark their way to EVERYTHING!
That's how Baton Rouge Louisiana got its name. Settlers painted a branch stake red to mark an area that was good hunting. Baton Rouge means red stick.
I believe I have found a tree trail I counted 25 trees in a row across my dads 48 accourse ... The three are like a triden I'm gonna were how fair they go.
The trees were tied over to make the handles for the walking canes . But were also trsil trees .
I have high res pictures of a bent tree an what appear to be shaped rocks on my uncles property in Missouri. I can send the pictures and locations
The Indians didn't need marker trees-they already knew what they needed to know.
Logging damage
Sounds good but these trees would have to be 170 plus years old . Most of these trees don’t look close to being that old . Logging, storm, and natural nature events seems more in line .
Sounds good but these trees would have to be 170 plus years old . Most of these trees don’t look close to being that old . Logging, storm, and natural nature events seems more in line .
@@benniebarrow348 i am agreeing with you,even tho you can't age a tree accurately going on girth
@@ezrahopkins1913 True ….. soil , nutrients and water are some of the many factors, I have a pin oak tree that I know is around 25 years old , but the girth is such you would think it’s 60-70 years old .
@@benniebarrow348 right,the only way is by bore and count annual rings,I've seen oak trees here in the hills with rings so tight you can't count them without visual aid,and in the river bottoms I've seen annual rings on same species of tree with rings over an inch apart
What was the outcome from the tree data collected? Wes Study, grifter, disappointing.