Hi everyone, first post.
I've been section hiking for several years, and it seems I often find something unusual along the way.
Can anyone explain what those capped pipes are? They look like iron water pipe, are usually around 3 inches in diameter, stick up about 4 inches, and are capped. They usually have a hole on the side about ground level. They stick straight up out of the ground. I ran across 3 of them this past weekend, between Allen Gap and Devils Fork Gap, NC.
My guess is a property line marker, but that seems odd out in the middle of a National Forest.
Does anyone know for sure?
-Stubby