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bukhntr
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# Posted: 21 Jan 2013 01:05am
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one of our favorite features on our land is an old stone wagon bridge on the long ago abandoned road probably more than 100 years ago. It is all filled in with trees, but as you walk along you can see the constant grade compared to the ground on either side and ditches are still noticible a great piece of living history to think of the hands that built it.
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rayyy
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# Posted: 21 Jan 2013 08:50am
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This is one in a creek bed near me here in western new york..It's hard to believe they actually used creek beds as means to get around on befor roads were ever established.It's only about 4 feet wide though.Not big enough for a wagon which is puzzeling to me.The reagion north of me is rich in history with hand dug canals and locks that were all linked to the Erie Canal.It's quite interesting to see.The Erie Canal is used for recreation now day's.It's hard to imagine all these canals were man made.
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oldgringo
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# Posted: 21 Jan 2013 07:14pm - Edited by: oldgringo
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There is an old wagon road on my place that most likely dates to the arrival of the Creeks prior to the Civil War. It is very narrow, too. I suspect there were big freight wagons, and smaller, one-horse affairs, more like carts.
I have seen grooves cut in boulders where axle stubs rubbed.
This is in Eastern OK, btw. Indian Territory.
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Purplerules
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# Posted: 21 Jan 2013 10:33pm
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We have nothing as old as the stone bridge, but i like our little gully and the steep hill at the back of the property.
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jaransont3
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# Posted: 21 Jan 2013 11:16pm
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Ours is the Sturgeon River that borders our property on the north side. Our cabin is only 150 feet from the river. It is a great river for canoeing and seeing wildlife. Will have to dig up a picture...
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silverwaterlady
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# Posted: 22 Jan 2013 04:07am - Edited by: silverwaterlady
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We have many features to enjoy. A swamp,two springs,the sand beach and the lake.
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hattie
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# Posted: 22 Jan 2013 11:02am
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WOW!!!!! Those stone bridges are AMAZING!!!! You are so lucky to have something like that on your property!!! I hope you are making sure to preserve them! We have an old wagon road on one of our placer claims. We put up a sign (kind of funny because it is in the middle of nowhere).
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bobbotron
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# Posted: 22 Jan 2013 11:19am
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The lookout from the back of the cabin, over the lake. It's why we bought the property! 
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ShabinNo5
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# Posted: 22 Jan 2013 09:54pm
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Our property overlooks a state park to the west which includes multiple waterfalls. This one can be heard from the Shabin deck.
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trollbridge
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# Posted: 22 Jan 2013 10:12pm
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Shabin,
Is that Gooseberry Falls?
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ShabinNo5
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# Posted: 22 Jan 2013 10:53pm
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trollbridge,
Similar area, but another 25 minutes north along the North Shore. That is Illgen Falls on the Baptism River. There is a deep pool under the falls. When the river is high, like in the photo, kayakers shoot the falls. When the river is much lower, the local kids can be heard laughing and yelling as they jump and dive off of the falls.
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trollbridge
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# Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:49am
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I didn't realize you were that far north. It is such a beautiful area-the north shore. Did you have a good weekend? Stay warm? And not blow off the hill? You were lucky to have so much new snow. We had only about 5 inches total on the ground at our place
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ShabinNo5
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# Posted: 23 Jan 2013 08:11pm
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We never tire of the view. However the wind on Saturday was turning the new 8" snowfall into white out conditions. Since we do not have insulated walls, staying warm involved a B&B (we love the off-season rates). Happy to hear that your new addition enjoys your cabin
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smallworks
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# Posted: 30 Aug 2014 09:24am
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The mosses
blueberries
pines.
(buckhnter- the stone bridge is amazing. I love that stuff)
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MJW
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# Posted: 30 Aug 2014 10:26am
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The view.......among other things.
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drb777
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2014 12:45pm
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My 80 acres in NE Oklahoma doesn't have any old, interresting, hand built improvements. The first recorded history (at the county title records) was just about 125 years ago, when the land was "allocated" to a Creek-Muskogee indian, in preparation for statehood. Best I can tell, no one ever occupied or improved the thickly wooded land. Rarely do folks appreciate or really care for that which is simply gifted, w/o any effort or attachment. Then in the 1930's it was leased for oil and gas exploration, with a "cable-tool" well drilled some 2800 feet deep, dry and abandoned. (Just 50 feet deeper would have made a field-discovery oil and gas well.) I found the large diameter conductor pipe, still open to the air.
So after leasing, drilling a couple of O & G wells and operating for about 20 years, I decided I'd like to own the 80 acres (of surface rights). Nearly 70 of the 80 acres still was un-touched.
So, I guess, my most favorite land feature is the fact that I will be the one to establish and enjoy the bounty of this little piece of nature. But I also like that I can enjoy unlimited free natural gas and electric, provided by a system that I own and operate. And that I've been able to construct a cabin, trails and other improvements w/o any permits, fees, regulations or interference by anyone. And with property taxes of only $74 a year, I'm a happy camper.
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Malamute
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# Posted: 1 Sep 2014 12:35pm
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The view, and the closeness to amazing places. I like that my current place is flat, the last one was very hilly and steep for much of the lot, and unusable for much other than a good shooting backstop. The irrigation ditch/creek is also nice.
The old stone bridge above is very cool!
Front gate,
Taken from the porch,
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 2 Sep 2014 12:17pm - Edited by: toyota_mdt_tech
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I have a mammoth rock deposited years ago by a glacier. It has to be 5 feet tall, about12 to 14 feet long maybe 8 feet wide. Kids always play on it. Its real close to the cabin, maybe 25 feet east of it. Interesting, I have never taken a picture of it. Probably because I knew it was always going to be there. I will next trip. 
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Smawgunner
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# Posted: 2 Sep 2014 09:48pm - Edited by: Smawgunner
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Our twin waterfall  The first drop is about 20 feet, the second 10.
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bobrok
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# Posted: 8 Sep 2014 06:33pm - Edited by: bobrok
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So many great photos here! Mine would have to be looking out over the lake with the mountains in the distance taken from my deck.
Top center of the photo you will see what I have named "Riley's Island" in honor of my granddaughter who is not yet 2. Someday soon I hope to row out there with her and nail a sign to a tree with that name on it. I can't wait for that day.
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Shadyacres
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# Posted: 8 Sep 2014 09:17pm
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We have a small mountain stream that sings to us most of the year, usually around August it is almost dried up. You can see a picture of it on our thread ( 20 x 30 in central PA) on the first page. Shady Acres
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hueyjazz
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# Posted: 9 Sep 2014 12:30pm - Edited by: hueyjazz
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My cabin is deep in the woods. I love the trees, the streams I own along with the small waterfalls that come with them. But, my favorite feature is my ponds. In particular, my bass pond that is right next to the cabin. my pet bass offer all day entertainment as they jump and do acrobatic feats.
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Mainiac
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# Posted: 10 Sep 2014 07:58pm
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Your views are awesome.There is nothing like a view as a backdrop.Its also nice to have usable land.That eagle,an immature Bald Eagle?WE have them at our local dump.5-6 at a time.
You cant beat the MTS for a changing view,Much better than a water view.
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skootamattaschmidty
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# Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:51pm
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Our property has some really neat features. The cabin was built on a foundation from an old building that was used for a power plant for a gold mine in the 1920's in the area. On the property are a system of damns and sluice ways that were used to divert the water from the Skootamatta River to a generating station. The building that housed the generators and turbines is in a ravine beside my cabin. I found a date on the building saying 1922. The water ran through the turbines and empties back out into the river. There is spring fed water under the main part that I use to pump into my tank in the cabin. We use this for washing, dishes etc. I drop a submersible pump down the old turbine shafts into the water. Works great.
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skootamattaschmidty
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# Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:59pm
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This is the building in the summer.
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bugs
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# Posted: 26 Sep 2014 12:36pm
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Our favourite land feature at our little place can not be seen but it can be felt....SILENCE. Very spooky and awe inspiring after the usual city noise (sirens, drunks yelling at 2am, traffic) and house noises (furnace fan, fridge) etc. It seems as if the ears and brain try to grasp on to something but can't seem to find anything to latch on to.
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RiverCabin
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# Posted: 26 Sep 2014 03:28pm
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The primary reason for our cabin was this river. Like many of the rivers in southcentral and southeast Missouri, it is crystal clear and cool.
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Salty Craig
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# Posted: 26 Sep 2014 07:39pm
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My favorite feature is me. The land, stream, cabin, eagles, deer, and turkey's are all great and beautiful things that are lovely. But it's all alone till I show up. That's why my favorite feature is me. If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around does it make a sound? When I'm there, nature is in it's perfect balance.
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bukhntr
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# Posted: 10 Apr 2015 11:52pm
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I enjoy the silence too. When you are surrounded by nothing but nature/silence the smallest things can pollute. I remember taking an old radio down when we started construction to listen to like I do at home in the garage. I had to turn it off, it just seemed too loud and disturbing.
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SandyR
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# Posted: 11 Apr 2015 06:44pm
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That there isn't electricity offered where we are. No one has ran any lines yet. After a long weekend there in the fall my teenagers noticed all the lines and poles on our way home, and were shocked that they had never noticed just how polluted streets are with them.
And our view.
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