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"Old Man of the Lake" is a 30 ft tree stump bobbing vertically in Oregons Crater Lake for over 120 years

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"Old Man of the Lake" is a 30 ft tree stump bobbing vertically in Oregons Crater Lake for over 120 years
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The Old Man of the Lake is a 30-foot (9 m) tall tree stump, most likely a hemlock, that has been bobbing vertically in Oregon's Crater Lake since at least 1896.At the waterline, the stump is about 2 feet (60 cm) in diameter and stands approximately 4 feet (120 cm) above the water. Its surface has been bleached white by the elements. The exposed end of the floating tree is splintered and worn but wide and buoyant enough to support a person's weight.[1] Fontinalis, a moss present in the waters of Crater Lake at a depth of 394 feet (120 m), also grows on the Old Man of the Lake, the only place the moss is found near the surface.[2]

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