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tommy750 Posts: 1049
11/22/2021
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On the highest point in this pic is a boulder pile overlooking the Elephant Tree Area. Yesterday, I was out following one of the various Kumeyaay trails in the area and eventually ended up at said rock pile.
 Elephant Tree Area by tomteske, on Flickr
The pile contained a very nice rock shelter with rock circles both inside and out and multiple nearby roasting pits.
 IMG_7696 (1) by tomteske, on Flickr
Inside the interior rock circle was a historical surprise.
 Boots by tomteske, on Flickr
Anyone seen this before or know who this person is?? Now, I too really liked my last pair of hiking boots but this seems more in the infatuation/obsession range  Wasn't quite sure what the numbers were but figured out they are elevations with 5756 being Villager and 14495 being the old Whitney elevation. Assuming all the others could be figured out as well. Did a reverse image search but zero hits. Enjoy! Tom
 Plaque by tomteske, on Flickr
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Brian Posts: 226
11/22/2021
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Very cool find. Did you start out from the Elephant Tree area, or Hapaha Flat?
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Rocko1 Posts: 597
11/23/2021
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Wow, now that is interesting. Summit elevations listed-
CA-Villager 5,756' and Mt. Whitney 14,495'
OR-Mt. Hood 11,235'
WA-Mt. St. Helens 8,363'
NV-Wheeler Peak 13,063'
CO-Quandary Peak 14,265'
HI-Mauna Kea Volcano 13,796'
Africa-Kilimanjaro 19,340'
New Zealand-Couldn't find this one.
Is it just a memorial for the boots or boots and the person? I couldn't find any obituary's for a M Miller in 2012 in the San Diego area.
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tommy750 Posts: 1049
11/23/2021
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Brian wrote:
Very cool find. Did you start out from the Elephant Tree area, or Hapaha Flat?
I started out from Fish Creek. There's supposedly a trail from Elephant Tree area to Harper/Hapaha but haven't found anything definite on GE as of yet.
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tommy750 Posts: 1049
11/23/2021
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Rocko1 wrote:
Wow, now that is interesting. Summit elevations listed-
CA-Villager 5,756' and Mt. Whitney 14,495'
OR-Mt. Hood 11,235'
WA-Mt. St. Helens 8,363'
NV-Wheeler Peak 13,063'
CO-Quandary Peak 14,265'
HI-Mauna Kea Volcano 13,796'
Africa-Kilimanjaro 19,340'
New Zealand-Couldn't find this one.
Is it just a memorial for the boots or boots and the person? I couldn't find any obituary's for a M Miller in 2012 in the San Diego area.
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Thanks for doing the math, Rocko1!
I'm assuming the guy retired his 1984-2010 boots after an insanely long use period of 26 years (maybe special occasion only boots??) and in 2012 at age 59, hiked up to this shelter and left them as a memorial. The guy would now be 68 y/o and with all that peak bagging may be very much alive. Found an M. Miller living in Borrego Springs but have no idea if it's that guy. We've all found the RIP memorials for persons and pets out there but, your boots?? But heck, why not?
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railexplorer Posts: 71
11/24/2021
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The New Zealand Peak is probably Mount Tutoko.
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ziphius Posts: 911
11/24/2021
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Very cool Tommy!
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2622
11/25/2021
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Nice find..! Good chance it is the person you found.
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rockhopper Posts: 668
11/29/2021
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Nice research. I have a pair of old boots I should enshrine like that. Hiked over 19,000 feet too.
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Buford Posts: 459
12/14/2021
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Interesting find out there. Lots of strange things left as memorials in different places.
I can't get my shoes to last 26 months, let alone years.
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