I think I saw a ghost at the end 😮

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

👻 boo

I believe these were called shelter belts.🤔 I would like to think the trees helped a little bit, to counteract the Dust Bowl. However, we all can think of abandoned, government projects... that were probably considered failures. Thank you, Andrea and Steven for taking us along. I am sure it would be mighty easy to lose your way, in such a place. I am glad you found your way out safely. 🌿🌱🍃💚👏🏻

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

For such a small area it was Rhonda. Glad you joined us

Excellent cinematography once again.....

Nice story telling. The activity sometimes starts until night time.During FDR he orchestrated the planting of trees to protect against soil erosion. Because of the dust bowel. Where I lived in Western New York. The older properties were outlined with trees.

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

Thank you Wayne. Wouldn’t want to be there at night

@waynebender8835

4 ай бұрын

@@PinInTheAtlas I listened to stories about hikers, campers and hunters who didn't listen to their little voice warning them. It came close to being dangerous for them. They were the lucky ones. Being honest I don't want to be there at night either.

A very mysterious place. Where time and presences has no recourse. I wouldn’t walk those woods at night. When you’d ended up in the same place, it was a case of the Bermuda Triangle

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

No we wouldn’t walk there at night either T.

I understand that tree shelter breaks have been used in quite a lot of places to combat soil erosion. But it's a lovely spooky place Steve andxAndrea and a great video. Reminds me of an old "Simpsons" episode, in a forest with ghostly appearances. Spooky music was playing, then the camera cut to a shot of a parked coach among the trees, with a banner which read, "Sppringfield Philharmonic Orchestra."

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Brian. The quietness made it spooky

Echoes of laughter, thru the mist of time. Memories and dreams, faded long ago. Speak of a time somewhere in the past. Searching for that silver and gold. Great video! That arrastra was so cool. We took one apart and scraped up the concentrate that had packed the cracks full. What a payday. Yee-Haa!

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

Why didn’t we think of that while we were there! Glad you enjoyed the video Richard!

I think you may have found a subject. That will keep you busy for many years. Failed government projects.

LOL.... Good one. That Arrastre was a nice one. Huge too. Most that I've seen are much smaller. And it could be older than you think. Many of the mines in this country go back 450 years or more when the Spanish came over here looking for gold The Arrastre is a Spanish concept in milling. So they were the ones who introduced it into our later culture.

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

Amazing, we have seen two others just as intact as this one and you’re right they seem to have been smaller than this one from what we can recall.

Steve's reference to "The Blair Witch Project" says it all. Totally creepy; well said! While you guys may well have uncovered the utility of the place it's still way creepy! 🥺🥺🥺

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

It was a little creepy Deborah. Mainly because it was so quiet!

Even the trees have eyes.

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

👀

Another Awesome adventure with my pin and beers cheers that was a cool place great video

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Raymond. It was a fun place to explore but creepy because of the silence.

A logical forest! Kinda looks like it worked for what it was supposed to do.

Round and round you folks walked, Glad you found your way back , Finding the astra was great. Was there a mine nearby?

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

We didn’t find any mines but there’s meant to be

I would never think that would be in Oklahoma. Never heard of of this. Very interesting

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

Andrea does find some gems, and it sounded fascinating to us so we had to share it.

Yes, there are two mines very close by the "Witches Alter" . They are both known as the Wolf Creek Copper Occurrence. 34.6034000, -98.4417000 is the coordinates. I stay not to far from the Parallel Forest, years ago I was out there as the sun was setting, I was the only one out there and I heard a woman scream. It was time to go! I hope ya'll had fun! Great video as well.

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

Oh wow thank you so much we didn’t know if the mine still existed. Yes that would have been unsettling to say the least! Glad you enjoyed our video!

This had me giggling. Oh, the shenanigans one could play on others in there! Haha!

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

So true Joey. What 🤩 fun

I assume hers a "Trip to the Loo" is a shovel in a clump of bushes?

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

Clever meandering through an abandoned forest. Any information on the efficacy of the experiment? Then the real discovery. Interesting. Also love your splendid description - AND acting - of the beast of burden prime motivator (engine). Thanks again! Bon Voyage!

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

Thanks David

Great video and story! Loved the photography! I'm not sure about the details though. Where was this at? The reason I ask is that this is something the Soil Conservation Service would have done to help combat the effects of the Dust Bowl years, but the Dust Bowl did not occur until the 1930s and the agency that would have planted the trees did not exist until 1935. The Soil Conservation Service did have some plant failures in controlling erosion ... the failure wasn't in the plants not controlling erosion, but in the fact the plants spread through the countryside out of control! Kudzu and multiflowered rose bushes are prime examples. I kind of wonder if the 1912 date is out of place with the trees? They also look a bit small for being over 111 years old too. Texas is kind of known for having the cedar flu in places when the cedars start pollinating! 🙂

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

It’s in Oklahoma Norm. Those were the details I found on line but you know what internet info is like!!! Glad you enjoyed it though.

@normstephens8354

4 ай бұрын

@@PinInTheAtlas That would explain why I didn't find anything in Texas on it! lol My guess is the 1912 date has more to do with the silver mine and that the CCC's planted the trees in about 1936-1938. Back in those days the SCS would have done the planning and administration(funding) of a tree planting and the CCCs would have done the labor. Yeah ... I think I would have to hit the old fashion library to figure out the details. Looks like the web pages are all repeating the same thing! There is a list of CCC projects online, but I would need to have more knowledge of Oklahoma than I do to sort them out. Not your typical location for wind erosion projects and I'd guess more of a water erosion project? The SCS did both types of projects back then. Did you run across any deep ravines when wandering the woods there?

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

@@normstephens8354 no. Nothing deep. Pretty much just what we filmed.

@normstephens8354

4 ай бұрын

@@PinInTheAtlas The CCC boys developed a lot of National and State parks as well as plant trees on barren mine lands. Cedar trees are a natural early colonizer on barren land and do well enough to take over areas where you don't want them. I think that may be the failure in this case. I have been out on sites that were heavily gullied at one time, but are hard to find any signs of those gullies today. I have also seen some pretty impressive gullies drowning in kudzu today!

I love it. Thanks Pin, that was fun. Is it Holloween already. It reminds me of that Spooky Forest in Japan, mixed with Blair Witch. I know I've alredy said this, scaredy cat, not alone, and not at night.

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Michael!

I acn see how others have gotten lost, I would. Gramma Candy

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

Yes everything looked the same no matter what path you were on!

Great video and history! Creepy woods!!!

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for joining the live btw.

@TheSilentForgotten

4 ай бұрын

@@PinInTheAtlas You are most welcome..it was fun!! Hope to see more lives with you! Cheers!

Don’t tell anyone you found a camera there with film still in it . . 😱 . . 🤫 🤐

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

How did you know!?!? 😦

Hello nice to see a well beaten path and then off chut trails makes us all wonder left or right sounds like the trail of or lives and seeing the open area s make us wonder more seeing the past over and over gettin lost can be a mind boggling experience so we rest to see which way to go next we go further and see more open areas.We rest again by a open area think which way as i gazed between the trees and see along wide open area i heard a branch break about 500 or 800 feet away and looked and stared toward the spot and heard a branch break and looked and seen something tall with long arms and fur and stopped and turned looking at me what did i see but still wonder was it real i say getting lost and finaly out still wondering is it real true story even after 30 years .Any way that is great you found the ore cruching area watched this 3 times but i came back thinking of what i think I had seen 🤔

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

You never know what’s actually out there!

Thought I saw a car on a road near the path , Maybe it was a goast Rider.

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

It’s funny we hadn’t seen or heard another vehicle the entire time until we pressed the record button and that one got in the shot, didn’t see another one after that either!

@user-pi6ws8ws5m

4 ай бұрын

@@PinInTheAtlas Not to worry I love your guys videos they set me free , Been a long time Subscriber

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your continued support.

Seeing you two running around in circles reminds me of an old military joke: Q - Do you know why there's a mirror on the back of a compass? A - So you can see who's lost. 🤣

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

That is a great joke we will have to remember that one, we have a few friends who get turned around very easily!

@Britcarjunkie

4 ай бұрын

@@PinInTheAtlas One of the classes I went through in the Air Force was basic navigation: I passed with flying colors (pardon the pun), and even I've gotten myself discomboobulated a few times, over the years! It's very easy to do, and people don't realize that - and it can kill you if you "lose your way into a situation". Especially if you're far north: first time I visited Amsterdam was in late spring: the sun seemed to be directly overhead all day long, and I couldn't tell which way was north, so I ended up using the Central Station as a navigational point of reference to find my way around town. I never visited Antartica, but I'm told it's even more critical to find your way around down there, because no matter what direction you're facing, compasses will point north.

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

@@Britcarjunkie we have always thought Antarctica would be an amazing place to visit, just because it’s one of those places that seems so far away and mysterious and all of that. I think we all have had experiences where we can get turned around, I always look around the landscape and find a landmark to memorise. In a forest that doesn’t work so well and far up north to like you mentioned too.

Eerie, do more spooky places pls

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

Will do our best Eric

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

Will do our best Eric

👍👍👍👍👍

How would you get lost in a 16 acre wood? Walk 10 minutes in any direction and you're out

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

You’d be surprised 😳

@Dwendele

4 ай бұрын

@@PinInTheAtlas I guess.... I just grew up in the woods. I guess if someone panicked and it was dark?

Waste of time.

@PinInTheAtlas

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching John.