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Posted: 11/20/2012 1:44:17 PM EDT
This trail I know of, goes over an old abandoned interstate overpass
What are these tracks? 
What I noticed that's so odd, is this. It appears to be a big old abandoned ramp, complete with huge tie-off cleat. 
The only problem is it's location...The pic was taken looking across the river to the southeast. Absolutely NOTHING even close to there. 
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Posted: 11/20/2012 1:46:05 PM EDT
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Looks like a raccoon, a racoon with giant racoon balls.
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Posted: 11/20/2012 1:47:29 PM EDT
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The top ones are either raccoon, armadillo or beaver. Hard to tell without some scale.
The bottom ones are deer tracks. |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 1:49:02 PM EDT
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Ramp for the old Pollock Ferry.
Oh, and opossums. 
Edit: Nah, looks like probably an old river barge or maybe even part of the old ferry itself. The old crossing looks like it was down the road a ways. |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 1:50:26 PM EDT
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Ramp for the old Pollock Ferry. Oh, and opossums.
The old ferry went across way south of there. If you follow the old road south, there's some kind of river camp on the other side of the river from the end of the road. And of course, the continuation of the road... |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 1:52:09 PM EDT
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Chupacabra, don't go there after dark.
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Posted: 11/20/2012 1:52:27 PM EDT
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Ramp for the old Pollock Ferry. Oh, and opossums.
The old ferry went across way south of there. If you follow the old road south, there's some kind of river camp on the other side of the river from the end of the road. And of course, the continuation of the road... , you beat my edit.
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Posted: 11/20/2012 1:55:51 PM EDT
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Top raccoon
Bottom hog or a deer |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 1:59:00 PM EDT
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El Chupacabra...
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Posted: 11/20/2012 2:16:57 PM EDT
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chupacabra for sure
ETA: dammit! |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 2:18:59 PM EDT
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Looks like a raccoon, a racoon with giant racoon balls. Lol |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 2:20:44 PM EDT
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there are more than a few old state parks and or corporate owned private hunting and fishing camps in rural Miss..parks
got cut some years ago and they did body counts to see who was coming to them, those with xx number no longer get attended to. Private camps, oil money probably from 40 years ago. drillers and riggers never made another "boom" |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 2:22:39 PM EDT
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Pollock Ferry Boat Ramp
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Posted: 11/20/2012 2:31:11 PM EDT
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Pollock Ferry Boat Ramp In the middle of marsh with no roads anywhere close? Was it so the raccoons could launch their little boats? Did you go to the coordinates and look at the area the pic was taken? |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 2:34:47 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/20/2012 4:03:08 PM EDT
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It's good to hear the bottom are deer or wild pig, I suspected it was deer. Just found out that about 100 yards south of the pic is inside the Grand Bay national wildlife refuge, and allows hunting. I've been out there shooting before, NOT inside the refuge though.
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Posted: 11/20/2012 4:05:24 PM EDT
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The top ones are either racco0n, armadillo or beaver. Hard to tell without some scale. The bottom ones are deer tracks. 2nd reply nails it. |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:06:00 PM EDT
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Got to agree with some other posters:
1. Probably raccoon? 2. Deer? 3. Going to guess just a dock that collapsed? |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:07:27 PM EDT
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Got to agree with some other posters: 1. Probably raccoon? 2. Deer? 3. Going to guess just a dock that collapsed? A dock to where? the entire landmass attached to that spot is nothing but MARSH for MILES around. For a more clear Idea of where this ramp is, it's 30.453483,-88.451746 |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:19:04 PM EDT
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Got to agree with some other posters: 1. Probably raccoon? 2. Deer? 3. Going to guess just a dock that collapsed? A dock to where? the entire landmass attached to that spot is nothing but MARSH for MILES around. For a more clear Idea of where this ramp is, it's 30.453483,-88.451746 I don't know, just a dock to a camp site? I know a family in my home town that owns a small island in a river, they probably have a dock on it b/c they go there for trout camp and to camp. Just looks like an old dock to me, and the cleat on it makes me think so even more. Just a guess though, not familiar with that area. |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:45:48 PM EDT
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OP I assume the dock is the red arrow, what is the large rusty looking object in the water indicated by the green arrow?
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:54:55 PM EDT
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man up and go find out...
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:16:19 PM EDT
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OP I assume the dock is the red arrow, what is the large rusty looking object in the water indicated by the green arrow? http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i152/racerxxl/Arf/Map1.jpg http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i152/racerxxl/Arf/Map2.jpg Where did you get those aerial views? Nevermind, didn't know much about bing maps. I'm not sure what that big rusty object is, I'll have to go back out there and do some more looking around. That cleat is WAY too big to be for any personal camp launch, and it looks like concrete to me, so I don't think it's a barge. I'm going to take the better camera next time and get high-res photos. |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:32:12 PM EDT
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It was all really dry and dusty. The worst thing about having a black vehicle is it picks up every bit. I now have visible fingerprints on the vehicle from WEEKS ago.
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:40:35 PM EDT
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Is this a section of a river?
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:53:39 PM EDT
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Is this a section of a river? Yes. |
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Posted: 11/21/2012 7:05:58 AM EDT
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Which river is it?
I love this old "industrial archeology" type stuff. Thanks for posting, EMSflyer |
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Posted: 11/21/2012 7:07:44 AM EDT
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Chupacabra, don't go there after dark. Correct. Leave it be in peace....or in pieces. |
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Posted: 11/21/2012 7:14:03 AM EDT
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That creature is in Arkansas. Part of the Clinton family as I recall |
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Posted: 11/21/2012 7:15:32 AM EDT
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dude ....
its just a pos barge ... what do you think it is? 
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Posted: 11/21/2012 7:17:41 AM EDT
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Chupacabra, don't go there after dark. Damn, I was thinking the same thing. |
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Posted: 11/21/2012 7:43:25 AM EDT
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Raccoon
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Posted: 11/21/2012 12:17:59 PM EDT
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Ok, I went back with a better camera. Click the link for the full-size photo. It now looks like it WAS an old abandoned barge, you can see some of the deck gone. The other rusty thing on the aerial images LOOKS like it may have been a tug. Why they were abandoned and sunk here, we'll never know.
http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/barge1.jpg 
http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/barge2.jpg 
A couple other things spotted...how the HELL does this happen? 
Seems like a GREAT place to do some shooting. 
Everyone was right, it's IMPOSSIBLE to keep a black vehicle clean. 
This stuff is fun, even in a bone stock 4x4. 
I didn't harvest any deer, pig, raccoon, possum, gator, or squirrel, so dinner pics will have to wait. |
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Posted: 11/21/2012 12:23:45 PM EDT
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As I was leaving, it looks like something has caused a traffic jam, thankfully I don't have to get in it.
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Posted: 11/21/2012 12:33:24 PM EDT
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Out of all the states in the US, MS is the one state that I wouldn't want to explore around just for the heck of it.
I'd be a bit worried I'd end up in some cajun town that isn't marked on the map and end up deaded. |
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Posted: 11/21/2012 12:34:18 PM EDT
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Ok, I went back with a better camera. Click the link for the full-size photo. It now looks like it WAS an old abandoned barge, you can see some of the deck gone. The other rusty thing on the aerial images LOOKS like it may have been a tug. Why they were abandoned and sunk here, we'll never know. http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/barge1.jpg http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/barge1.jpg http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/barge2.jpg http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/barge2.jpg A couple other things spotted...how the HELL does this happen? http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/tree1.jpg Seems like a GREAT place to do some shooting. http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/pipe1.jpg Everyone was right, it's IMPOSSIBLE to keep a black vehicle clean. http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/mud1.jpg This stuff is fun, even in a bone stock 4x4. http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/mud2.jpg I didn't harvest any deer, pig, raccoon, possum, gator, or squirrel, so dinner pics will have to wait. Yup, definitely a tug and a barge. I remember learning why the trees grow like that, but I can't remember why... 
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Posted: 11/21/2012 12:38:15 PM EDT
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Coon and Deer
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Posted: 11/21/2012 12:39:07 PM EDT
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I rode through your fine state this past summer on vacation. It looked then like you might lose a lot of trees to the drought. And that's appears to be the case in your pic of the traffic jam. We've got the same problem here in Iowa. We're something like 12+inches short on rainfall. I know no one wants a lot of snow this winter, but that's what we need to begin to even get back to normal. BTW, looks like you had a great time on your little adventure.
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Posted: 11/21/2012 12:39:46 PM EDT
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As I was leaving, it looks like something has caused a traffic jam, thankfully I don't have to get in it. http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/jam1.jpg http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/jam2.jpg See this out there? 
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Posted: 11/21/2012 12:40:12 PM EDT
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I've been on several Corps of Engineers lakes that have a shitload of abandoned boat ramps. Never understood that. Did they just put them in when they were impounding the lake for the hell of it?
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Posted: 11/21/2012 12:40:13 PM EDT
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Out of all the states in the US, MS is the one state that I wouldn't want to explore around just for the heck of it. I'd be a bit worried I'd end up in some cajun town that isn't marked on the map and end up deaded. Just don't speak with some funky northern accent and you'll be aight.
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Posted: 11/21/2012 12:42:03 PM EDT
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It was all really dry and dusty. The worst thing about having a black vehicle is it picks up every bit. I now have visible fingerprints on the vehicle from WEEKS ago. http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/track6.jpg oh wahh, dont get your suv dirty or anything 
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Posted: 11/21/2012 12:45:04 PM EDT
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Is that a parking lot or the great American freeway?
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Posted: 11/21/2012 12:50:15 PM EDT
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Which river is it? I love this old "industrial archeology" type stuff. Thanks for posting, EMSflyer Escatawpa river. |
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Posted: 11/21/2012 12:52:42 PM EDT
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Out of all the states in the US, MS is the one state that I wouldn't want to explore around just for the heck of it. I'd be a bit worried I'd end up in some cajun town that isn't marked on the map and end up deaded. Just don't speak with some funky northern accent and you'll be aight. Yeah, it's those little towns not on the map I'm most comfortable in.
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Posted: 11/21/2012 12:56:15 PM EDT
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The tree
reminded me of this other pic... 
Which made me think of this pic... 
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Posted: 11/21/2012 1:13:55 PM EDT
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Those trees look like they've been grafted to grow that way. Must be used to make something that requires the grain to run in that shape? |
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Posted: 11/21/2012 1:20:28 PM EDT
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The tree http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/tree1.jpg reminded me of this other pic... http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/10/10/article-0-0E50683000000578-23_964x734.jpg Those trees look like they've been grafted to grow that way. Must be used to make something that requires the grain to run in that shape? Northern Poland. "The curved pines, of which there are about 400, were planted around 1930. They were allowed to grow for seven to ten years before being held down in what is thought to have been some kind of human mechanical intervention. Speculation as to what the trees may have been intended for ranges from use in making bent-wood furniture, the ribs for boat hulls or yokes for ox-drawn plows. However, before they could be harvested, the outbreak of the Second World War interrupted the plans of whoever was growing and tending the grove, leaving their plans a mystery." |
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Posted: 11/21/2012 1:28:36 PM EDT
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Quoted: Ok, I went back with a better camera. Click the link for the full-size photo. It now looks like it WAS an old abandoned barge, you can see some of the deck gone. The other rusty thing on the aerial images LOOKS like it may have been a tug. Why they were abandoned and sunk here, we'll never know. http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/barge1.jpg http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/barge1.jpg http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/barge2.jpg http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/barge2.jpg A couple other things spotted...how the HELL does this happen? http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/tree1.jpg Seems like a GREAT place to do some shooting. http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/pipe1.jpg Everyone was right, it's IMPOSSIBLE to keep a black vehicle clean. http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/mud1.jpg This stuff is fun, even in a bone stock 4x4. http://myweb.cableone.net/judynms/mud2.jpg I didn't harvest any deer, pig, raccoon, possum, gator, or squirrel, so dinner pics will have to wait. Could be they were lost in a hurricane a long time ago or a bad storm? |
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Posted: 11/21/2012 1:36:15 PM EDT
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Wonder what the ramp was for.
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Posted: 11/21/2012 1:38:16 PM EDT
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Those trees look like they've been grafted to grow that way. Must be used to make something that requires the grain to run in that shape? Northern Poland. "The curved pines, of which there are about 400, were planted around 1930. They were allowed to grow for seven to ten years before being held down in what is thought to have been some kind of human mechanical intervention. Speculation as to what the trees may have been intended for ranges from use in making bent-wood furniture, the ribs for boat hulls or yokes for ox-drawn plows. However, before they could be harvested, the outbreak of the Second World War interrupted the plans of whoever was growing and tending the grove, leaving their plans a mystery." Yokes and furniture would be my guess - pine isn't generally used for boatbuilding with the exception of yellow pine, because of rot issues. |
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