Taken from about.com.

“The vandal(s) may not have known it at the time, but they committed a federal crime by downing the Shoe Tree. It stood on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public land within the U.S. 50 right-of-way held by the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT). That means both federal officers and the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office are on their tail. People with any information or tips should call the BLM Nevada Record-A-Crime hotline at 1-800-521-6501. You can also report anything you may know to the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office at (775) 423-3116. Let’s catch and prosecute these criminals.”

Let’s hope they catch these fools. I can only imagine that they were either drunken teens or drunken/out of control idiots with a chip on their shoulder. I still am dumbfounded that no one saw anything, since it would have taken some time to saw down this big brute. What a shame, is all I can say. I’m glad i documented visiting the tree.

The fallen tree-Photos by Mitch (endo) from pashnit.com