Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday are my new days off. So with the mid-January thaw here, I had to get out today.
Spotted a man-made feature on Google Earth this summer, but saved it for a rainy day as it seemed more of a curiosity than anything else. Loaded up the gear and hiked in today for a peek. Found pretty much what I expected, a long frozen pond made from an existing stream.
Any idea what it would have been used for? The area north and east on the hill this is on is definitely level and big enough for fields, and there's existing fields 1/8 mile down the hill. No idea of depth, but guessing a few feet in the middle? Irrigation, cow/ox wash?
Detected around it for a couple hours but only managed a nice start to my 2015 shotgun shell count. Felt great to get out again though, even if I didn't find jack.
Ahead and to the right you can see the more level areas around this (facing north).
Facing south (downstream).
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