What is This Object on Google Maps??? Let's Go Find It!

Thanks for joining me on this unique adventure. For those asking, I'm in Pennsylvania. RETURN TO TADPOLE POND where I discuss why I didnt use a drone: https://youtu.be/oS3L9Y1Mob0 RETURN TO THE OASIS: https://youtu.be/TEJEq56gI4Q

I once found a circle object on Google maps in a river by where I live. It looked like some kinda concrete walled circle so I went to see what it was and it was a trampoline that had either been dumped or had blown into the river from someone's back yard.

A perfect example of “It’s the journey, not the destination “. Thanks for sharing your beautiful hike through the forest.

The notched poles mean someone built a long-term, bushcraft-type shelter or cabin on that spot. But you were spot on: it all looked real, not some damned cooking show like most of these “survival” and so-called, “camping” videos are. I subscribed.

This has taken me back to my childhood, so much of it was spent exploring the wilds around my home. I grew up in an area of light urban sprawl in Texas where one minute you could be in the heart of a residential or retail area and the next find yourself far removed from development. It was an illusion, of course, but it was easy to imagine being the first person ever being there. There was always some new pool of water to swim in or trail to explore, and I could disappear for days living off the wild nuts, berries, fish and small game that seemed abundant at the time. It's all changed now, the city has swallowed up and taken over the wilds of my childhood. The few areas that still have any resemblance to the way I remember them as a child are now urban parks, manicured and maintained and hardly worth a second look, once you've seen one as the saying goes. I feel honored to have had the experiences I had as a child, I learned so much from those explorations. It's hard for me to imagine how a person can gain an appreciation for the wild places in our world without the experience of them.

I'm old now. This video brought back all the sun filled Sunday afternoons spent with my Dad. He was physically incapable of passing an old overgrown road without knowing what was at the end. I can't thank you enough!

I found this location and while I won't indicate where it is at I will say that according to the map I was looking at this was a part of what was known as the Ross Vein and the dates I could find for when it was surveyed were 1946 - 1952. I believe this was for Anthracite Coal. Additionally I found some references to tunnels being made to connect to different seams / mines. The two tunnels down at that water hole along the stream register on the map I'm looking at as tunnel 43 & tunnel 44 with tunnel 42 further back. I'm guessing those tunnels go to parts of the Red Ash Vein. The name that pops up the most commonly appears to be the Northern Coal and Iron Co abbreviated NC&I Co. Additional: I was reviewing Google Earth images and believe that the tent you find was where the electric company may have been storing cable and possibly other materials out of the way as between 2014 and 2016 new high voltage power poles appear and between 2017 and 2019 the classic large steel power poles disappear leaving only the new ones. Once the construction of the new power lines was finished I presume they took any remaining supplies and just left the tent there after 2019.

My guess: The white dots on Google Maps were the tarps you see at the end. Under the tarps, the notched wood beams were for a cabin that was never built. Maybe the owner "croaked" with the frogs. Interesting video though, thank you! :)

I found this video randomly and enjoyed it more than anything I've watched recently. It reminded me so much of exploring with my dad for no good reason. You're so pleasant and your eye for the beauty in everything has me emotional lol. LOVED THIS!

Thanks for making this video. I am 79 years old and can't go trekking in the wilds, but it's fun and interesting to go along with you. I can sit back and view this on my wall-mounted 65-inch TV. Thanks for taking me along with you. Kent Brashear

For me, YouTube doesn't get much better than this video. The getting lost part made it genuine; makes me love it that much more. Well done, Sir. Thanks for sharing your day with us!

It could be a bit disappointing getting to that swimming hole and seeing the graffiti, but it is also kind of cool. It tells a story of youth who go to that same spot to swim and relax. Who knows how many people have enjoyed that place over the years. And to think it was tucked away just out of sight. There are millions of places just like this that most people never experience. Very cool!

I've had black bears follow along as I walked a path through the woods, but they remained in the cover of the trees virtually unseen, just the occasional snapping of twigs and slight rustling now and then. You would expect a bear to make lots of noise as they walk through the woods but they are surprisingly quiet.

It was a very successful exploration. You reached your destination, you found what was there ... it wasn't garbage, it was an old shelter. The journey was also beautiful

The access issues you had are why I use the topography feature to map out my route when exploring. The "structure" appears to have been a "log"/timber one that was deliberately "dismantled", probably for safety reasons. Finding areas with readily accessible coal is always a good thing. You never know when that could come in handy. A bit of research should turn up what all the stuff you found is historically.

If the google image was 8 years old it probably was a log cabin like someone mentioned and probably dismantled to keep people from using it. There’s many stories of people hiking build supplies into national parks and building small cabins that they live out of. When the Rangers find them, they dismantle them. It could’ve been that Google image and white roof not allowed it to be found originally then dismantled. Great photos

I'm 80 % sure that was a bush cabin with a nylon roof. Someone was either hiding out there, or just long term camping. Notched logs and canvas or nylon is the give away.

Similar thing happened to me at the Big Cypress Swamp in Florida. I had placed a trail cam and was looking around Google Earth when I saw a white structure in the middle of the Swamp. So, off I went to find out, daydreaming that maybe it was a downed drug plane from the 80s. Maybe skeletons and bags full of money waiting to be found. It was one of the most difficult and arduous undertakings I have ever done. It took me two days to reach it. Swamp water up to my waist, millions of mosquitos and many, many water moccasin snakes. I slept up on a Cypress tree and took several naps sitting in the Swamp water. All the suffering I went through in that unforgiving place and when I reached it, it turned out to be a carpet of dead weeds that had bleached out. I was then faced with another two days of getting out of there. The weirdest thing was that at each turn my mind told me there was a convenience store, and I could hear sounds of civilization that were not there. All that time, suffering, effort, and danger just to see a patch of bleached, dead, weeds. Was it worth it? Heck yes because all of that suffering and effort in that unforgiving place transformed itself into a triumph of the spirit. What is a triumph of the spirit? You will know it when you have one, and I think this fellow had one.

I've done this. Found a weird white thing on google maps in the middle of nowhere on the other side of the state. We decided to make a day of it and go find out what it was. Turned out to be a creek in the middle of a logging tract. The ground had been so disturbed it had bared the white sand along the bank. It looked very different than any other waterway in the area. Lucky we happened to go on a Sunday, and the old logging road was just open with nobody around. Had to put it in 4-wheel and drive off trail a bit, and got to play in a crystal clear, white sandy creek, miles from anywhere. Memorable experience, and very fun. 10/10, would reccomend

Loved it.. made me feel like a child exploring our local brook with other kids from the village when I was 10 years old. I am now 60.