tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29399576.post115326564558556659..comments2023-12-21T14:10:41.587-05:00Comments on The Minorcan Factor: Some More Durbin Creek PictuesMinorcanMeteorolgisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095923117456588424noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29399576.post-44017815936706198172007-01-05T20:42:00.000-05:002007-01-05T20:42:00.000-05:00Just out of curiosity, but as per your previous po...Just out of curiosity, but as per your previous post, how smart is it to be in those shorts?Paintsmhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912149407619396384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29399576.post-1154238021404046972006-07-30T01:40:00.000-04:002006-07-30T01:40:00.000-04:00This is your tree, FC. It does have railroad spik...This is your tree, FC. It does have railroad spikes for footholds going a good way up into it. I believe those are in the north side of the tree and this picture was taken facing east. It would be really interesting to figure out what those were there for...I'll have to examine it closer the next time I'm there. Do you remember the even bigger one farther downstream? The other one is what really leaves an impression on me. I bet this was an even nicer paddle 20 years ago.MinorcanMeteorolgisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095923117456588424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29399576.post-1153486135679118782006-07-21T08:48:00.000-04:002006-07-21T08:48:00.000-04:00Hurricane Teen,I think I know this tree. Did it ha...Hurricane Teen,<BR/>I think I know this tree. Did it have some railroad spikes driven into it for footholds? I canoed Durbin in the early 80's and somewhere I have a slide of a huge cypress there with spikes buried halfway in the trunk in a ladder formation. I assumed at the time it was an old hunter tree stand artifact.<BR/><BR/>Good to see ya.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.com