The mystery of the lake stump, which does not care about the laws of physics (5 photos + 1 video)

Oregon has Crater Lake. Very nice, clean, crystal clear water. But there are many such reservoirs. And this lake famous for the fact that the Lake Old Man lives quietly and calmly in it. AND this is not the nickname of an old hermit.





This is a stump. Normal, though very high, about 9 meters. Well, a large piece of wood dangles in the water. Is it really that interesting that curious tourists from all over the world come here to look at stump?



The fact is that the stump was given its own name for a reason. Remainder coniferous tree "dwells" in Kreiter for more than 100 years. For the first time it seen in 1896. External - the surface part is split and already more resembles an old deck on which firewood is chopped. locals claim that while the Old Man can withstand a passenger - an adult person. And never changes its vertical position.

At the same time, the Old Man is not a homebody. He manages to travel when he wants. An attempt to find out the tourist preferences of the stump showed, that it moves actively from mid-summer to early autumn. And maybe "float" during this time on the lake more than 100 kilometers.

lake keeper





Of course, the age-old stump makes navigation difficult. And captains local boats have to notify each other about the place where they last seen the Old Man. To avoid trouble.



In the 90s, a group of scientists was engaged in the study of the bottom of the lake. AND tied the Old Man so that he would not hang out between people, interfering and creating dangerous situations.



What is interesting, as soon as the stump was "captured", deteriorated weather. A storm has begun. And then - at the end of summer and all snowfall. How only the lake keeper was released, everything returned to normal: a clear sky, crystal water, permanent patron, swaying in greeting on the waves.

Why the stump has not rotted and turned into memories for so many years remains a mystery.