The View From Above: Mysterious Hart Mt. Antelope Refuge "Hotdog"

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Mysterious Hart Mt. Antelope Refuge "Hotdog"

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42°32'42.94"N 119°29'54.69"W

I'm sure there is a very logical and simple explanation for this, whatever it is. What it looks like, is a giant hotdog. It is 355 feet long, and 150 feet wide, situated in the center of what appears to be a playa lake bed (with alkali salt flats) on or near the Hart Mountain Antelope Refuge, Oregon. The site is approximately 20 miles east of Chandler State Park. Anyone have any ideas?

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AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 5:09 PM
These are stock ponds constructed by ranchers in the area. Many dry lakes in the Oregon desert have these.
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AnonymousFebruary 9, 2018 at 6:52 PM
lol omg this is common on playas in this region. It's a waterhole, dug out for collecting water for cattle. But there are real geoglyphs not too far away, at Hart Mtn...
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I have an unquenchable thirst for exploration and mysteries. But that isn't the only reason for "View From Above." This blog exists primarily thanks to the despicable ignorance and laziness of the many, many people who will post a picture of some anomaly and simply make guesses about it, rather than do five minutes worth of research. I can't count the many times I've seen aerial pictures of "UFOs parked in a row on the beach" (They're beach umbrellas, you dork!) or questions like, "What's this aircraft doing sitting in the middle of the desert?" (It's a military firing range. They use junk aircraft as targets. Duh!) The unwillingness on the part of most people to do even a minimal amount of research just boggles the mind.

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