[ForestryW]

So I am a Google Earth fiend and frequently in my Google Earth travels I come across strange things I cannot explain. So I've decided to harness the power of this forum to help explain them.

Our first mystery is in southern Saskatchewan near someplace called Tatagwa Lake.

Any idea what these shapes are?

http://v1.cache1.c.bigcache.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/49481166.jpg?redirect_counter=2

[kw5150]

weird...........

[Coldrsx]

Biochem strings

[1ajs]

could be weird cabin developments?

[SHOFEAR]

Looks like various courses for jet boats or swamp buggies or something similair.

[Dylan Leblanc]

I wonder why this was done? http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Victoria,+Capital+Regional+District,+British+Columbia&ll=49.565751,-124.910774&spn=0.020875,0.055661&t=k&z=15 (Vancouver Island)

[1ajs]

looks like some sorta tree farm?

[ForestryW]

I wonder why this was done? http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Victoria,+Capital+Regional+District,+British+Columbia&ll=49.565751,-124.910774&spn=0.020875,0.055661&t=k&z=15 (Vancouver Island)

This one I can explain. They've used at least 5 different techniques to thin rows in a pine plantation. My guess is it's an experiment to see how the ecosystem regenerates itself.

[Dylan Leblanc]

Hey cool thanks!

[whiteford]

The badlands guardian, near Medicine Hat, is the most amazing in the world.

[dsim249]

The badlands guardian, near Medicine Hat, is the most amazing in the world.

The most amazing what?

That one look coincidental, to me...

EDIT: And it is. :haha:

[whiteford]

The most amazing what?

That one look coincidental, to me...

coincidental? have you even looked at it.

[dsim249]

coincidental? have you even looked at it.

Yes...

It looks disconcertingly like a face from above, but this formation in Alberta, Canada, is entirely natural. Dubbed the Badlands Guardian, the "face" is actually a valley eroded into the clay.

Source (http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1881770_1881787_1881781,00.html)

[whiteford]

thats like saying any sculpture looks coincidentel. its just to exact and life like.

[VANRIDERFAN]

I think those formations are waterfowl habitat reserves built by Ducks Unlimited. Although when I went on their site, there was no mention of Tatagwa Lake.

[freeweed]

The badlands guardian is exactly like the "face" on Mars. We see what we want to see in natural formations. There are hundreds upon hundreds of similar geological formations on this planet that look like a face. Think of countless "old man in the mountain" things.

There's this little known discipline called "archeology" (Indiana Jones practices it, if that helps) that can be used to determine if something is natural or not. Human presence, most especially human interference in nature is pretty obvious. Tools, tool marks, and a thousand other things would be everywhere if the guardian was even remotely manmade.

The buffalo jump south of Calgary was practically untouched by humans (we built fences and a few shallow ditches), and yet it's covered with millions of artifacts showing our presence. I've never seen even a single shred of evidence showing any human impact on the guardian.

[dsim249]

^ That.

A sculpture [of a person?] is obviously made by a human being to have human-like characteristics. How is that the same?

[freeweed]

My favourite is the bullseye pattern in SE Alberta, right in the middle of CFB Suffield. It's one of those things that's just so damned large that a lot of people miss it. It's also appropriate for those of us who've driven through the area - the entire area really does feel like a post-apocalyptic blast field. :haha:

(The formation consists of roads and distance markers used for testing extremely large non-nuclear explosions)

[ForestryW]

I think those formations are waterfowl habitat reserves built by Ducks Unlimited. Although when I went on their site, there was no mention of Tatagwa Lake.

I think this is right, I think they're ditches dug to minimize runoff from "Tatagwa Lake" similar to what they've done here:

http://www.ducks.ca/province/ab/projects/frank/index.html

[ForestryW]

Mystery Number 2 is on the coast of New Brunswick near Bay-du-Vin:

http://v2.cache2.c.bigcache.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/49488018.jpg?redirect_counter=2

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=bay+du+vin,+nb&aq=&sll=47.16019,-81.668158&sspn=0.017216,0.038581&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Bay+du+Vin,+Northumberland+County,+New+Brunswick&ll=47.038778,-65.091505&spn=0.034277,0.077162&t=h&z=14

[whiteford]

^ That.

A sculpture [of a person?] is obviously made by a human being to have human-like characteristics. How is that the same?

what i am saying is the guardian is also sculpture.

[whiteford]

The badlands guardian is exactly like the "face" on Mars. We see what we want to see in natural formations. There are hundreds upon hundreds of similar geological formations on this planet that look like a face. Think of countless "old man in the mountain" things.

There's this little known discipline called "archeology" (Indiana Jones practices it, if that helps) that can be used to determine if something is natural or not. Human presence, most especially human interference in nature is pretty obvious. Tools, tool marks, and a thousand other things would be everywhere if the guardian was even remotely manmade.

The buffalo jump south of Calgary was practically untouched by humans (we built fences and a few shallow ditches), and yet it's covered with millions of artifacts showing our presence. I've never seen even a single shred of evidence showing any human impact on the guardian.

show me anouther place that even comes close.

[freeweed]

show me anouther place that even comes close.

Show me any evidence whatsoever that this is manmade, other than your "gut feeling". :shrug:

[whiteford]

Show me any evidence whatsoever that this is manmade, other than your "gut feeling". :shrug:

there is none. canada has made no such effort to study the site. to bad, i think it would be interesting. it just looks man made, so much so that it should warnt some type of study.

[raggedy13]

It's a well-documented psychological phenomenon that the human mind looks for visual patterns and recognizable objects even where they don't really exist. This is particularly strong in regards to facial recognition. Humans can see faces in the most basic of forms such as a drawing of 2 dots with a line underneath (:)), nevermind something like land formations that have actual depth and complexity to them which can be subject to so much more subtle interpretation.

[Calgarian]

there is none. canada has made no such effort to study the site. to bad, i think it would be interesting. it just looks man made, so much so that it should warnt some type of study.

Then go study it. Things look like other things all the time, part of the way our brains recognize patterns. Time magazine says it's natural, you say it's fake. I'm going with Time.

Either way, it's trippy as hell!

[Spocket]

there is none. canada has made no such effort to study the site. to bad, i think it would be interesting. it just looks man made, so much so that it should warnt some type of study.

It's interesting I agree but hardly evidence of anything than coincidence .
Think about it : Who had the time and inclination to create such a thing in the first place ?
You're thinking that since they did it in Peru then why not here too ? Well there is actually a simple reason for that : Peru had a complex civilization with plenty of spare labour and specialization . These are absolute necessities for monument building of any scale . In other words , if you have to worry about getting dinner and making sure nobody steals it , you aren't going to waste time and labour (which you won't have any access to in the first place) building a giant masterpiece that nobody will ever even know is there .

Certainly the pre-Columbian peoples of North America were potentially capable of creating such a thing had it occurred to them but the simple fact is that it was a practical impossibility . Sustenance lifestyles do not lend themselves to great monument-building civilizations . You must have some degree of engineering capability for something like this . We know that no such technology was known to the people who lived there prior to colonization . Capable of advancing to a state whereby such a feat is possible ? Yes . Actually had the time and in possession of the tech know-how ? No .

It's not man-made.

[freeweed]

Humans can see faces in the most basic of forms such as a drawing of 2 dots with a line underneath (:))

This is one of the most succinct ways of putting it that I've ever seen, and you've managed to capture it perfectly by using something that I generally dislike - these emoticon-turned-graphic-icon things.

Finally, a real true use for them! :haha:

Anyway, hats off to one of the most perfect Internet posts in my 17 years online.

[Biff]

One thing i like doing when i am board is looking for airplanes. They are not that hard to find around major airports but i like discovering them in obscure places in the middle of nowhere.

[The_Architect]

Aliens. All of them.

Case closed. The truth is out there...

[whiteford]

It's interesting I agree but hardly evidence of anything than coincidence .
Think about it : Who had the time and inclination to create such a thing in the first place ?
You're thinking that since they did it in Peru then why not here too ? Well there is actually a simple reason for that : Peru had a complex civilization with plenty of spare labour and specialization . These are absolute necessities for monument building of any scale . In other words , if you have to worry about getting dinner and making sure nobody steals it , you aren't going to waste time and labour (which you won't have any access to in the first place) building a giant masterpiece that nobody will ever even know is there .

Certainly the pre-Columbian peoples of North America were potentially capable of creating such a thing had it occurred to them but the simple fact is that it was a practical impossibility . Sustenance lifestyles do not lend themselves to great monument-building civilizations . You must have some degree of engineering capability for something like this . We know that no such technology was known to the people who lived there prior to colonization . Capable of advancing to a state whereby such a feat is possible ? Yes . Actually had the time and in possession of the tech know-how ? No .

It's not man-made.

there is evidence of a complex civilization in the area. south of cypress hills i have found a very old(very very old) canel system. could there have been a highly advanced culture in the area long ago? it is posible.

[You Need A Thneed]

My favourite is the bullseye pattern in SE Alberta, right in the middle of CFB Suffield. It's one of those things that's just so damned large that a lot of people miss it. It's also appropriate for those of us who've driven through the area - the entire area really does feel like a post-apocalyptic blast field. :haha:

(The formation consists of roads and distance markers used for testing extremely large non-nuclear explosions)

Google Maps. (http://maps.google.ca/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Calgary,+Division+No.+6,+Alberta&t=h&ll=50.496831,-110.922089&spn=0.380007,0.764236&z=11)

Note the scale marking compared to the size of the circles.

And yes, that area might be the most desolate part of Canada.

[whiteford]

ya that bullseye is massive.