ME LONGING TO DETECT...CONCORD

[Coinstar magnet]

My wife took this shot...I was doing a bit of a field walk where the field had been tilled...the spot is in Concord where I believe the first battles took place in the Revolutionary War. The sign at the area said "no metal detecting " ouch...

 

[Silvermonkey]

Well, it was worth a look.

 

[smokeythecat]

Rule#1 - thou shalt not detect National Parks Rule #2 Jail awaits if you do.

 

[cheffer]

We went to visit Gettysburg a few years ago, it was all I could think of looking over those fields. Hallowed ground, always better left undisturbed.

 

[crashbandicoot]

I live a short 15 minute drive from Arkansas Post National Memorial and often go there to walk as it is a pretty,peaceful place to spend a couple hours and get some much needed exercise.The park has much history associated with it to include some of the earliest settlement along the Mississippi watershed.French,Spanish,fur trade,Civil War history abounds there.I can only imagine what might lie under the ground there!Alas,no MDing here.Can,t hurt to dream though.

 

[Elvis]

Trust me, I live near the Chickamauga Battlefield and can just imagine the things left behnd.

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Got it Smokey hence the field walk...

 

[smokeythecat]

BTW lots of the parks have civilian 'watcher' engaged to call the federales anytime they see someone look down and pick anything up. I wasn't aware of that but about three years ago I sat down next to an older gentleman on a rock wall across from "Devil's Den" at Gettysburg and we got to talking. I asked if he came here often and he said he did. He was one of the "watchers" and their job was essentially to notify the park rangers if anything happened, especially accidents, defacing something or picking up something. Sure was a surprise.

 

[HCW]

My wife is a volunteer ranger at Minuteman.

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Very cool HCW...I have been overwhelmed by the amount of history here...

 

[Coinstar magnet]

I imagine nighthawks are common in these areas Smokey...Fortunately I wasn't there long and didn't find anything...good to know that just picking finds up might be an issue...

 

[Coinstar magnet]

I did manage to find these bullets though...just sitting on a ledge on the New Hampshire coast walkway overlooking the ocean...strange place to find bullets....one of the nice things about the east coast is the short amount of time it takes to go from state to state...

 

[billb]

Sacred ground for sure at these places and we all need to definitely show respect
on the other hand driving from NY to Florida years ago for the first time it’s not a short drive passing thru Georgia

 

[CASPER-2]

I know of a very very well known TH'er that got caught some yrs ago at Saratoga crawling on his belly
at sunrise trying to get into the woods after a night of "nighthawking"
He was supposedly doing great in the long grass fields and overstayed - Fed.Ranger said he showed up for his shift
and walked out with binoculars and saw dark lump squirming across the ground
He grabbed a few other rangers and ran out and got him - Guy gave a fake name and said he had no ID on him
walked him back to his car and got his wallet - they werent happy when they saw he gave them a fake name
Long story short - they went to his house and took tons of finds even if they werent found there - lots and
lots of fines - somehow kept it out of the news (prob more $$$) and somehow kept out of jail
I think it was because of stuff he had donated to many places over the years and talks seminars and stuff he'd done
for kids and such for free over the yrs ...I wouldnt recommend it

 

[Hunk-a-lead]

the nerve of those Concordians.......