Monday, October 29, 2007

The last boulder here

I am posting pictures of the last boulder on the steep bank today, and one picture of stacked stone that is also in this area. Here is the stacked stone:



This is the boulder that is the farthest to the southwest of the large cairns, on the steep bank. The propped rock, that appears to be pointing, almost looks staged. It has memorable quality. Before I started rock hunting, I was only familiar with the woods for its small game or large game qualities. However, I can manage to think back on certain areas and remember something unusual about the area, like a swamp, rock cut, or other geographic oddities. This boulder stuck out in my mind before I came back to this site for rock hunting:





Here is a view of the stone to the left of the upright rock, as you're facing it looking up the hill:



And here is a view of the stone to the right - it looks like there could be a niche there:



And this is the view looking down the bank, as you stand just behind, and on top of, the boulder. If you click on the photo to see a larger view, you can see the stone wall down below this boulder:



On just the other side (to the southwest) of that stone wall, the land plateaus before going back down the other side of the mountain. There is a small cairn/rock pile field there, consisting of 5 stone piles. I will post photos of those during the week. Beyond that, the state land ends and the property is posted. On the positive side, there is a LOT of state land going down the mountain, heading to the northeast, that I haven't explored for rock piles yet.

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