Am I Barkinh Up The Wrong Tree?

[Salura]

I've read about how the Indians marked their trails with "trail trees" and blaze markings (like rocks stacked in a formation, pattern, etc) and carvings into trees (aka "arborgraphs") and I've seen some photos, but I've never seen any in person.

My research tells me there was a well known and well used trail in the site i have access to. I've done some preliminary recon, and took some pictures. I don't know what I'm looking at, so I'm not getting my hopes up, but look at these and tell me if these are intentional markings or natural occurances. I don't want to be barking up the wrong tree.

The first two pics are a tree located on what should be the trail. The circumference of the tree is only 49.5" so by my guestimation, the oldest it could be isn't very old (American elm?), like 1950?

The last pic is the SW side of a different tree a few paces SE of the other tree. It reminds me of a fox, or a wolf. The more I stare at it the more things come to my imagination (like when you stare at clouds).

What do you think?

 

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[Salura]

Here are pictures of my "big" finds from yesterday (I'm joking).

I have to get the junk out anyway so we can recreate in the yard with less worry about injuries, but I can't wait to find something more exciting and older.

Lara Croft and Indiana Jones won't be impressed, but I am since I'm using a beep and dig detector that is 20 or more years old.

In the photos we have a Sears and Roebuck 12 gauge "xtra range"shotgun shell knob, a Remington-UMC 12 guage "shurshot" shotgun shell and a GM auto key.

 

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[tomclark]

Shotgun ?