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Monday, May 30, 2016

What Is Oregon's "Old Man"?

Crater Lake contains a floating tree stump called the "Old Man of the Lake"
that has been drifting there for 120 years.

There is a weather-beaten old tree stump that has been floating in Oregon's
Crater Lake since 1896. Still bobbing vertically around the lake in 2016,
this stump of a mountain hemlock tree is known as “The Old Man of the
Lake” and it moves with the help of wind and lake currents. The low
temperature of the water has slowed the decomposition of the wood, allowing
it to reach the ripe old age of 120, and counting.

Read More: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-oregons-old-man.htm?m

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