15 Strange Sights People Stumble Across While Out Walking In The Woods

Taking a walk in the woods can improve our focus and instill us with a feeling of gratitude.

One never knows what natural or man-made wonders we might stumble upon, which adds a bit of excitement to any woodsy wandering. The intriguing photos below were all taken by people while they were out walking in the woods. Their jaws must have dropped to the ground when they spotted these unusual (and sometimes unsettling) sights!

1. This massive boulder already looked like a dinosaur head, so some clever hiker added the final touches.

large boulder in the woods that has rocks placed at "eye" and "mouth" areas so it looks like a dinorsaur head. — Reddit

2. The forest has fully reclaimed this forgotten pair of shoes.

a pair of shoes that has been in the woods for so long they are — Reddit

3. Nice try, fairies. We know better than to go in there!

a set of open french doors in the woods with nothing around them, revealing a table and chairs just past them. — Reddit

4. Now that’s a big wild mushroom! (Don’t worry; the dog’s owner says she is naturally derpy. She didn’t eat any of the mushroom.)

derpy dog sitting next to a giant wild mushroom puff — Reddit

5. Someone turned these dead trees into a dinosaur duel for the ages.

dry branches that have been arranged to look like two dinosaurs battling in a clearing in the woods — Reddit

6. What happens if we turn the knob? (Is it Narnia? We think it’s Narnia.)

door knob installed in the trunk of a tree — Reddit

7. “Found a cool tree in my local park and felt like it needed some magic.”

a slightly ominous-looking christmas tree in the middle of the forrest — Reddit

8. Now that’s unusual! This person found a cougar skull in the woods.

cougar skull found in the woods — Reddit

9. Albino animals are so incredible! Just look at this majestic moose refusing to blend in with his environment.

10. “This looks like a good spot for a framed painting.” – Some random person.

framed painting hanging on a tree in the middle of the woods — Reddit

11. Walking through the woods in Ireland when suddenly… a castle!

This tower we found in an Irish forest looks like something out of a fairytale
by u/wintsykia in pics

12. This rock formation is 100% natural, and 100% creepy!

big boulder in the woods with eye and nose holes that make it look like a skull — Reddit

13. You know what this forest needs? A chandelier.

chandelier hung from a tree limb in middle of forest — Reddit

14. “I have no good explanation for this. Found three hours into deep forest, 20-feet in the air, and impaled on a tree. Hours away from major roads.”

random truck hanging high in the air from some trees in the woods. — Reddit

15. We see your suspended pickup truck, and we raise one abandoned ship.

This abandoned ship in the middle of a forest
by u/csnaber in oddlyterrifying

We feel extremely ripped off because we’ve never seen anything half this cool in our woods! Perhaps it’s time to start leaving behind some whimsy of our own?

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