Two highway cones were found set out in the grass alongside North Lynden Road in Otis Orchards, Washington. No indication as to why they had been placed there.

A roll-up door had slipped its track and fallen down at a diagonal. The gap was protected by a highway cone. Perhaps the cone was intended to warn the curious not to crawl under the gap.

A highway cone set on the asphalt of a parking lot marked this particular space as reserved and not for general use.

A highway cone set on the end of a line in a parking lot. Perhaps it was intended to encourage drivers to go around the end rather than short-cutting across the line.

Someone had tossed a highway cone into Lake Merritt in Oakland, California. The O end of the highway cone faced the shore.

A deeply submerged highway cone in Lake Merritt, Oakland, California. The cone was deep enough almost have been missed until the sunlight hit it just right.

As a result of New Year's Eve celebrations just two weeks earlier, this highway cone had been tossed up into a parking lot tree, and not yet rescued.