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 Log entries Odd Spots - A not-so-little mermaid    {{found}} 5x {{not_found}} 0x {{log_note}} 2x  

5371 2014-09-17 10:56 donbadabon (user activity10) - Archived

Too bad this one is no longer there.<br /> <br /> Archiving this Cache.

5370 2014-09-17 06:39 RecumBrent (user activity0) - Note

News articles say the mermaid carving is gone. :{<br /> <br /> http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/9454<br /> 18-Foot-Tall Mermaid Carved from Tree - Gone<br /> It was a big tree, so it was a big mermaid. Carved in 2004.... Stood for 10 years before bugs got to her. Cut down in Spring 2014.<br /> <br /> http://www.arlnow.com/2014/05/05/busty-mermaid-carving-taken-down/<br /> Busty Mermaid Carving Cut Down — May 5, 2014<br /> The mermaid carving that drew national attention when it was put up for sale in 2011 has been cut down. ... a poster on the ARLnow.com Facebook page said it was “becoming too rotted and infested with ants.”<br /> <br /> Frontal Photo here:<br /> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-state-of-nova/post/arlingtons-18-foot-topless-mermaid-can-be-yours-for-3000/2011/07/21/gIQAB466RI_blog.html

3034 2012-08-02 02:33 cycleangela (user activity149) - Found it

I stopped by on my way to a class this evening to find a few caches. Another one of those odd things you see around. I saw the last log that they were trying to sell it, but it's certainly still there. Thanks for the cache!

1345 2011-07-21 15:49 donbadabon (user activity10) - Note

Looks like the owners are trying to sell the mermaid:

 

http://www.arlnow.com/2011/07/20/for-sale-in-arlington-18-foot-tall-topless-wooden-mermaid/

 

 

 

 

93 2010-09-14 06:37 nighthawk700 (user activity14) - Found it

How do you find out about these things?  I've driven by here many times and never noticed the carving, let alone the back story!  I left for work early this morning and took the long way so I could stop by and pick this up.  The sun hadn't risen yet, but there was enough light that I could see the mermaid. 

Thanks for the interesting virtual!

 

63 2010-09-06 07:00 networkcacher (user activity33) - Found it

Took a nice drive this morning to work my way around to several new Opencaches and a few others.  I found the nearby parking, took a short walk and admired the statue.  There was very little traffic so the morning air was pretty peaceful.  Nice way to preserve the heart of a stricken tree.

58 2010-09-04 14:06 sfcchaz (user activity406) - Found it

A very interesting piece of art. I wanted to get closer, but didn't want to go onto the property. From our approach, the hand that is in the air looked like antlers. Thanks for showing us this. TFTC

38 2010-08-29 15:50 DudleyGrunt (user activity634) - Found it

My second OCUS find.  I'd decided to head down to find a couple this afternoon when I noticed that a new one had just been published.  I decided to head hear first and believe I may have been the FTF at about 3:50 pm.

Enjoyed the story behind the sculpture and the excuse to come by here.

Thanks and Happy Trails!

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