tree used for target practice at spahn ranch

it looks like this tree was used for target practice. its by the creek right below where the movie set was. also a rock that was carved out for some reason. was this the rock that had CM carved in it? i also found another bullet shell in this area.

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[annabatarowicz]

@3reichdreaminSS wy didnt you keep it and sell it on e bay

[dazedcommunication]

I'm shocked at how untouched this place is, are people allowed to walk around there freely?

[ahcapella]

Michael put it up on his BackporchTapes YouTube channel, as well as the interview with George Spahn after the fire.

[bedpan25]

any chance you could put up that footage? maybe just for a few days? i've never even seen a PHOTO of spahn ranch burning - - certainly no video of it!

[3reichdreaminSS]

I was there a week ago,and found a piece of the stable, and it was burnt from the fire in the 70s !

[ahcapella]

Bedpan, this week I got a DVD from Aes-Nihil that shows some smokey film footage of Spahn Ranch burning(!), and of course some shots of the ranch after the fire. Also, an interview with George Spahn in which the reporter is asking, "Well, what are you going to do now?" George was old, but he was completely coherent and seemingly senility-free. It's pretty fascinating stuff...to me, that is.

[bedpan25]

hey ronnie. speaking of your pictures, i saw the ones on the 'last people to live at spahn ranch' blog...you suppose that cane you found could've belonged to george spahn himself? if he left one in his house [when the officials told everyone to leave because of the fire] it would have been a charcoal stick, but if he left one around the ranch AFTER that or threw one down towards the creek, who knows? well i'm sure you considered the possibility since he was often seen using a cane.

[bedpan25]

ronnieb took a lot of the recent photos of spahn ranch that are on charliemanson. com, including the ones taken in the aftermath of the 2005 fire.

[Lonelygerbil15]

I've never heard of the "X" rock. I googled and found a guy on charliemanson. net talking about it. But it turned out to be YOU, haha! I saw your picture of the rock. Kinda makes you wonder, huh? "X" marks the spot? Something/someone buried there? I guess anyone could have put the X there...but who knows? Wow, you got yourself an authentic bit of Spahn Ranch history in that "Motion Picture Livestock" sign! Hey, have you considered making a video slideshow of some of your Spahn Ranch photos?

[bedpan25]

very! :¬)

if i were within 200 mi of chatsworth CA, i'd do it!