News from Joanne Huddleson of Colorado Springs, Colorado (8/16/06) "My husband and I were driving eastward along California Highway 62 in Southern California when we drove past this crazy looking fence with shoes all over it! I...
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News from Joanne Huddleson of Colorado Springs, Colorado (8/16/06) "My husband and I were driving eastward along California Highway 62 in Southern California when we drove past this crazy looking fence with shoes all over it! I had him slam on the brakes and back up so we could look at it! I told him it reminded me of a "shoe tree" I'd read about in the past (not remembering exactly where the original one was, but knowing it was out in the California desert somewhere). We got out and looked at it from all its vantage points, then decided to "phoon" in front of it for my brother John Darrow's Web site which has become a worldwide phenomenon in its own right The surrounding area does show places that have been burned and abandoned, and there are remnants of underwear hanging on parts of the fence and another scraggly tree, but the area has definitely been reclaimed by people dedicating their shoes to revive the "shoe tree fence" in its Rice, California location!" UPDATE 10/9/05: Death Stalks the Shoe Tree AGAIN! Field Report from Gerald Thurman Someone really doesn't want the world-famous Rice Shoe Tree (shown here in its golden age) or the lesser-known Underwear Tree to grow back ever again. The footwear-laden tamarisk tree, including the stump, has been completely removed. Dirt has been piled over its former location almost like a grave. The Underwear Tree was burned to the ground, and so was the building next to it. But is this really the end? No! Check out the new Rice Shoe Fence!
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