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One Clear Footprint
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One clear print of a naked foot was preserved on dirt alongside the lake at Baker Bay Campground. Bits of wood surrounding the foot suggest it may have originated at a campsite.


Footprints external link As Mythological Symbols external link   •  Baker Bay Campground external link   •  35635 Shoreview Drive external link   •  Dorena, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 14:29:50 Monday 25 July 2016)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 28 June 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_8294
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Muddy Boot Prints
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A section of the dance area at the foot of 20th Street was still muddy from the previous night's rain. Dozens of boot, shoe and foot prints decorated the mud that afternoon.


Footprints external link As Mythological Symbols   •  2014 Burning Man Decompression internal link Festival   •  (Date Photographed: 14:57:02 Sunday 12 October 2014)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 4 December 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C14_8059
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Boot Print In The Mud
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A boot print was clearly present in the mud next to Lake Nicaragua on the island of Ometepe.


Footprints external link As Mythological Symbols   •  Ometepe Island internal link Nicaragua   •  (Date Photographed: 15:50:47 Sunday 19 November 2011)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 4 December 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_2086
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Dinosaur Footprint
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The path that led through the Ancient Plant Garden was embossed with replicas of footprints from the past. This was a dinosaur footprint still filled with water from an overnight watering.


Footprints external link As Mythological Symbols   •  Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Garden internal link   •  9th Ave. at Lincoln, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 13:42:28 Sunday 2 May 2010)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 9 December 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Arboretum_4192BCX
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Wet Boot Print
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The lawn had been recently watered, so he walked through wet grass to reach the porch. Evidence of his passage quickly evaporated as the sun came out.


Footprints external link As Mythological Symbols   •  Diane's Backyard, Novato, California   •  (Date Photographed: 12:52:46 Saturday 7 March 2009)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 9 December 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #DianesNovato_0165BCX
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