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The Judge Waldo Tree is located at Island Lake in the Sky Lakes Wilderness, Oregon. John B. Waldo, a politician & explorer of the Cascade Mountains known by some as the John Muir of Oregon, had gone on an expedition during the summer of 1888 w/ four other companions from Waldo Lake (Central Oregon) down to Mt. Shasta in an exploration of the High Cascades. It was here on September 13, 1888 that they inscribed their signatures on this mountain hemlock. The tree itself is about 200 years old w/ the etchings still in good shape after nearly 130 years, though one has to look at it from below or above to get the best clarity. The tree is protected as a historic relic & has a fence lining around it. While there is other letters & part of the inscription has been vandalized awhile back from an axe, it reads:
Judge J.B. Waldo
William Taylor
H.P. Minto
E. J. Humason
F. W. Isherwood
September 13, 1888
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The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.