I live in western Massachusetts and spend a lot time in the woods. There is a tree I’ve passed several times on the Taconic Crest Trail. It’s always caught my eye and I’ve wondered if it could be a pointer tree. I’ll have to go take some pictures of it, it’s really stunning and moss covered. See if I can figure out what it might be pointing to in the area !
Nicely written and useful information. I'll be more attentive to these trees on our hikes in the future. The video by the Mountain Keepers is really fascinating. Keep up the good work.
I have never heard of these marker trees before, maybe they're an East Coast thing? American settler landscape folklore is a difficult thing to navigate, because Indigenous peoples of this continent were and are mythologized in the settler-colonial psyche. If you ever wonder about "Lover's Leaps" ask me about them...I wrote a whole dissertation on the topic...
I live in western Massachusetts and spend a lot time in the woods. There is a tree I’ve passed several times on the Taconic Crest Trail. It’s always caught my eye and I’ve wondered if it could be a pointer tree. I’ll have to go take some pictures of it, it’s really stunning and moss covered. See if I can figure out what it might be pointing to in the area !
I'm going to look out for these on our property!
Nicely written and useful information. I'll be more attentive to these trees on our hikes in the future. The video by the Mountain Keepers is really fascinating. Keep up the good work.
I have never heard of these marker trees before, maybe they're an East Coast thing? American settler landscape folklore is a difficult thing to navigate, because Indigenous peoples of this continent were and are mythologized in the settler-colonial psyche. If you ever wonder about "Lover's Leaps" ask me about them...I wrote a whole dissertation on the topic...