tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post5085397981098083405..comments2024-03-09T08:06:26.066-08:00Comments on Looking For Detachment: RIP Middlegate Shoe TreeSilver Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-76509944362022386542011-01-06T17:41:32.140-08:002011-01-06T17:41:32.140-08:00I once saw a painting that looked a lot like that ...I once saw a painting that looked a lot like that second tree you link to, Howard.<br /><br />Not sure if we'll ever know who cut the shoe tree down or why. Some thought of the tree as an eyesore, which I can possibly see as a viewpoint in winter when the leaves had fallen. In summer, it was a magnificent, tall, green tree, the only one like it on the highway between Fallon and Austin.<br /><br />I've had mixed opinions about the site ever since Highway 50 became a semi-popular destination for tourists. The tree needed, but didn't have, a porta-potty or outhouse because of overuse by passers-by. I rarely stopped anymore because of that and because I like my highways less populated.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-40486136716904857432011-01-06T14:40:02.702-08:002011-01-06T14:40:02.702-08:00Sad, but not surprising. Seems like the worst fate...Sad, but not surprising. Seems like the worst fate a tree can have is to become famous: it will eventually become the target of morons who can't stand to see other people enjoy something. A similar thing happened to a unique yellow spruce tree that grew on the Queen Charlotte Islands (see story, here: http://www.queen-charlotte-islands-bc.com/travel_guide/6_golden_spruce_white_raven.php). Another instance that comes to mind is that of a well-known, aesthetically gnarled limber pine that grew next to Highway 3 in the Crowsnest Pass area of SW Alberta. It too became the target of vandals (though the tree was already dead when they attacked it). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmis_Tree<br /><br />--HowardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-85511457000900498822011-01-04T20:13:13.570-08:002011-01-04T20:13:13.570-08:00Yeah.Yeah.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-14534152952622329362011-01-04T17:33:00.562-08:002011-01-04T17:33:00.562-08:00DISLIKE :(DISLIKE :(ReBecca Hunt-Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05531577104733601336noreply@blogger.com