I wonder who made it and especially when. The surface was not too dirty and I did not clean it. Sadly so far it remained the only mysterious artwork within my mapping area. It was quite a nice distraction for my supervisor (who saw it first) and me. Did any of you ever find something comparable during field work? Wild works of art in nature?
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Of Course, I found and old house and a couple of handmade stewpan in one glacier in the Cordillera Blanca, maybe from an expedition from 1920 or something!
Great post!
Patricio
Wierd carving. As for your question, no, I haven't In all honesty, I haven't gone fossil hunting yet or anything, so, no. Cool post and blog.
I don't think I've ever run across anything quite like that - it almost looks like something from Mexico!
I've come across unexpected cabins that were quite well-cared for by locals, desert travelers, or hunters - some including sign-in books, nice cot beds, good stoves. I hope they are still there in case I ever want to go back!
During Christmas break, I was looking for outcrops around my home village to find out whether a particular hill belongs to the Flysch or the Helvetic. (We're sitting right on their border.)
Instead I came across a nativity scene nestled beneath the roots:
http://www.effjot.net/img/krippe.jpg (Blogger doesn't allow images in comments *sigh*)
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