Interesting thread. While elk hunting SW Colo in the late 80's i found a isolated natural pond that had a nice aspen grove for cover above and about 80-100yds away. The first time i walk up on this little pond, i jumped 3-4 raghorns and a good bunch of cows that had just watered... lots of sign! Anyway, noticing all the markings in those aspens, i found one in particular that really was like no other i'd ever seen or come across.
On it was carved "DURANGO" in total circumference with either JB, BJ, something like that marked in beneath that. Then there was a long list of years below that. The list started around 1912 and continued into the 1950's with two years early on not listed, simply marked in with the word "WAR".
I figure that some ol boy that had served his country had him a good spot. I never ran into anybody else while i occasionally sat that small pond but if i had, i always figured to ask them if they knew the guy that had made that neat story line on that aspen tree.
Joey