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[*] posted on 7-17-2015 at 07:46 PM


Quote: Originally posted by monoloco  
Those old straight walls were commonly built to delineate the borders of land parcels. There are several of them near me in Pescadero.


Got to admit, they would work a lot better than survey stakes and monuments! It sure begs the question of by whom, and when were they built?

[Edited on 7-18-2015 by AKgringo]




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[*] posted on 7-17-2015 at 08:16 PM


Quote: Originally posted by monoloco  
Those old straight walls were commonly built to delineate the borders of land parcels. There are several of them near me in Pescadero.


Who knows, but I can think of a lot of less labor intensive ways to mark property. Might be fun to organize a trip down there, camp at Pancho's and go out exploring from there. Pancho may know of a way to get into that area. If not the halibut fishing off Pancho's beach is really good.




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[*] posted on 7-17-2015 at 08:39 PM


Quote: Originally posted by larryC  
Quote: Originally posted by monoloco  
Those old straight walls were commonly built to delineate the borders of land parcels. There are several of them near me in Pescadero.


Who knows, but I can think of a lot of less labor intensive ways to mark property. Might be fun to organize a trip down there, camp at Pancho's and go out exploring from there. Pancho may know of a way to get into that area. If not the halibut fishing off Pancho's beach is really good.



I think, to put things in perspective , In the days of old , when people didn't hesitate to do work that most cannot comprehend/fathom and/or refuse to do today , building a corral or property marker, with the materials nature provided, was a given and not a second thought was wasted on how hard or inefficient the work necessary was.

Looking close, near the walls, you can see trails . Most likely cattle trails.

That is what I see any how
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[*] posted on 7-17-2015 at 08:46 PM


Those rocks are not light! It was an 'army' effort, on steep hillsides, in the desert... limited or no water to drink.

There needs to be some answer... I was tempted to write to that guy who did the America Unearthed TV series... but he never found any real answers and I don't think he tried to solve mysteries outside the U.S.?

Baja is a wonderland for these things: strange walls, lost graves, vanished missions... YA!




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[*] posted on 7-18-2015 at 06:17 PM


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