Landowner David Hampton planted larch pines in a Douglas fir forest in Oregon in the shape of a giant, 300 feet smiley face 🙂

Every autumn, the larch pines turn orange, and the smiley face stands out.

@marcioaleks

Do we know where in Oregon this is? I would love to create a time-lapse of the face fading in and out of the course of a year.

@jcarlson @marcioaleks It's between Spirit Mountain Casino and the Willamina turn-off, visible while driving eastbound, to the right of the road.

@Klaxun @marcioaleks

Yarg. Not quite big enough to show up on Landsat, at least, not in enough detail to tell it's a smile.

@jcarlson @marcioaleks Here it is on Google Maps. It's definitely big enough to show up, but I had to rotate the view 180° or so to get it right side up, and the picture was taken at the wrong time of year.

@Klaxun @marcioaleks

Yeah, I can see it on ordinary satellite. I was just hoping it could be recognized from Landsat, so that I could get frequent enough images of it to show a good time lapse, but no luck.

@jcarlson @marcioaleks
Bummer. Your idea sounded like a cool project!

@Klaxun @marcioaleks Maybe I'll do it anyway, just for kicks.

"watch this fuzzy orange patch appear and disappear!"

@jcarlson
Be sure to tag me in it when you do, so I can glory in the fuzz.