Nevada landmark cut down

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:25 am

Heard this on KOH while driving home from work yesterday.
Seems this past Thursday or Friday some brain child took a chainsaw to the "Shoe Tree" on US 50 east of Fallon.
Middlegate is most furious about it. I threw an old pair of New Balance shoes in it on the way to Orem last year.

Was gonna post the Nevada Appeal article but a warning that read "All rights reserved. This material may not be broadcast, published, rewritten or redistributed" was shown.
If interested the article can be seen at www.nevadaappeal.com

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:55 am

dislike.

in my mind the destruction of the buddha by the taliban, or the Vandals in Rome, the chainsawing of this tree is similar in the damage it has done to many peoples psyches.

i drove by once in a truck in 1996, on my way to California for the first time.

i saw the tree and stopped. Probably had a cigarette, i hope i didn't litter, but at that point i'm afraid i had not learned the moop lesson.

And as most of you know, route 50, The lincoln highway is the Loneliest Road in America.

yes and No. It was part of the first transcontinental auto route and at one point a very important part of Our History.

think of all the people who have traveled THAT dusty highway...

i did, as i sat there in the middle of no fucking where looking at a shoe full of trees.

i had a moment...was glad no one was there but me, the tree, the desert. and feet held aloft.

we all worship in different ways.

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:53 am

why we need a bounty system back for ears/heads.

oneeyeddick · Post by **oneeyeddick** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:24 am

I got my old pair of Van's back.

Sorry for the mess I left.

Simon of the Playa · Post by **Simon of the Playa** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:28 am

i'd hate to see what would happen if you lost your third leg.

oneeyeddick · Post by **oneeyeddick** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:35 am

That tree is just to the East of Elko, on frontage road, out by the boy's farm.

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:14 pm

Yeah it was a landmark and sorry to see it gone but...

there are people literally crying out here about it.

There was a dog found dead and skinned on the flag pole at the high school here and people weren't as up in arms about it.

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:31 pm

Thecatman wrote:Middlegate is most furious about it.

Prolly shoulda said "The people of Middlegate are furious about it."

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:41 pm

lucky420 wrote:there are people literally crying out here about it.

You can rest assured somebody will erect a "roadside memorial" there.

The shoe tree in Virginia City might be next.

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:44 pm

Oh yeah they are already talking about a memorial on 2/13 I believe. They have a facebook page for it..lol
Someone mentioned making a bench out of the tree, which isn't such a bad idea...

The dog thing just bothered me a whole lot more.

oneeyeddick · Post by **oneeyeddick** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:40 pm

I never even saw the dog thing, which School?

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:18 pm

Churchill County High School. it was pretty disgusting and I don't think the police have busted anyone for it yet. Your pretty much guaranteed to make the local paper if you get arrested here. I think it happened in early November or late October (during soccer playoffs)

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:46 pm

Yeah, the Nevada Appeal mentioned a memorial service sometime in February.
I might be wrong but I think the tree was on NDOT right of way, I know the wide spot there is.

I didn't hear abut a dog being flown from the flag pole either. I'm not disputin it.

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:00 pm

I don't think it was flown or hoisted, just tied to it. I don't know though it might of been hoisted. The newspaper didn't run a picture of it. Lahontan Valley News

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:00 pm

I just thought of this, maybe somebody is trying to un-icon US 50.
The loneliest telephone, near Sand Mountain, was removed several years ago.
Just a thought.

oneeyeddick · Post by **oneeyeddick** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:55 pm

Well, it's not PC to call it lonliest when there is so so much stuff to look at.

maryanimal · Post by **maryanimal** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:11 pm

I've seen pictures of the Shoe Tree before. It was really cool. It's a shame someone had some time on their hands to destroy something that has been enjoyed for years.

We have these sculptures at Riverfront Part here in Spokane called The Joy of Running. It represents the largent footrace in the world, Bloomsday. And someone stole one of the runners which I believe was bolted to the ground. Fortuantely it was found and put back in it's rightful spot. I have to wonder what motivates people to be so darn rotten.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:04 am

maryanimal wrote:I've seen pictures of the Shoe Tree before. It was really cool. It's a shame someone had some time on their hands to destroy something that has been enjoyed for years.

We have these sculptures at Riverfront Part here in Spokane called The Joy of Running. It represents the largent footrace in the world, Bloomsday. And someone stole one of the runners which I believe was bolted to the ground. Fortuantely it was found and put back in it's rightful spot. I have to wonder what motivates people to be so darn rotten.

as often as not:

mind altered, testosterone enraged, perhaps "dis-enfranchised" teenagers.............

just my opinion.

Post by **AntiM** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:13 am

Bored teenagers. Bored teenager with a chainsaw?

maryanimal · Post by **maryanimal** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:21 pm

ygmir wrote:
maryanimal wrote:I've seen pictures of the Shoe Tree before. It was really cool. It's a shame someone had some time on their hands to destroy something that has been enjoyed for years.

We have these sculptures at Riverfront Part here in Spokane called The Joy of Running. It represents the largent footrace in the world, Bloomsday. And someone stole one of the runners which I believe was bolted to the ground. Fortuantely it was found and put back in it's rightful spot. I have to wonder what motivates people to be so darn rotten.
as often as not:

mind altered, testosterone enraged, perhaps "dis-enfranchised" teenagers.............

just my opinion.

Sounds about right...

Thecatman · Post by **Thecatman** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:50 pm

It its hey day