At the base of the mountain, near the river, there are some old stone walls, presumably from a farm.
Here is a direct shot of the wall above. I see a turtle, do you? He's a bit similar to this guy.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Overlooking the West Branch Delaware River
These little piles are just off a trail, on the south side of a mountain peak that overlooks the West Branch of the Delaware River. I didn't have time for exploring, but thought these rock piles might be worth blogging about. I saw about 7 to 10 of these in this area. Some were more obvious than others.
At the base of the mountain, near the river, there are some old stone walls, presumably from a farm.
Here is a direct shot of the wall above. I see a turtle, do you? He's a bit similar to this guy.
At the base of the mountain, near the river, there are some old stone walls, presumably from a farm.
Here is a direct shot of the wall above. I see a turtle, do you? He's a bit similar to this guy.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Stone U
I went up to the stone U by the creek last night. It's a few days before the spring equinox, but I may try to get out someplace different to hike this weekend, so a quick visit while I had the time seemed in order. Plus, there's no guarantee that the sun will be shining Sunday night.
Just a couple of pictures of the sunset. First, taken right near the ground at the back of the U. It looks like the U is facing the sunset...
...but it's offset a little, as this next picture shows.
So, I've added some lines to enhance the stone structures. There is a stone wall or row in front of the U. For a video of part of that row, click here.
The wall is outlined in red and the U is outlined in blue. The sunset is offset from the U but looks like it comes through the break in the wall if you're sitting at the U. I wonder if that's intentional or a coincidence?
Just a couple of pictures of the sunset. First, taken right near the ground at the back of the U. It looks like the U is facing the sunset...
...but it's offset a little, as this next picture shows.
So, I've added some lines to enhance the stone structures. There is a stone wall or row in front of the U. For a video of part of that row, click here.
The wall is outlined in red and the U is outlined in blue. The sunset is offset from the U but looks like it comes through the break in the wall if you're sitting at the U. I wonder if that's intentional or a coincidence?
Monday, February 8, 2010
Melondy Hill SF
I did not find much this weekend, even though I took a couple of long walks. The first was downhill. I was going to cut in to the east, back to the main road where I saw a rock pile near a foundation, but I ended up wandering around near a creek bed. It was pretty, but not a lot of rock piles between the plantation pines and the creek. Here is one of the few rock piles I found. I am not convinced that the most prominent pile in the background is not a recent construction.
Then, this one, near the road. There is a small concrete cistern nearby, so I don't know what to make of this. It's nice looking, but I doubt it's ancient.
So, I went to another spot along the road, to hike uphill (where I generally have better luck). I followed a nice stone wall along the border of state land to the summit.
Again, there were plantation pines at the summit. I found a descending stone wall further south and found this as I headed back to the car.
A hunter's seat unwittingly disguised as a niche.
Riding home, craning my neck like an owl, I spotted this just off the road, above a pond. It's about 5 feet tall.
A picture with a backpack for scale, this is taken opposite from the photo above.
Then, this photo is taken looking toward the pond. On the right side of the photo, the profile looks somewhat vertical faced, but it's hard to say for sure with all the snow on it.
Just below the large rock pile, I walked to a stone wall that runs roughly north/south, seemingly into the pond, but instead it ends at the pond. Here is a view with the in-flow to the pond in the background. Notice anything in the end of that stone wall?
Look closer:
There it is!
Thanks to Tim, from Waking Up on Turtle Island, I am now seeing turtles in walls, too. Maybe it's a coincidence, but isn't it strange that when you look for them, they appear!
Then, this one, near the road. There is a small concrete cistern nearby, so I don't know what to make of this. It's nice looking, but I doubt it's ancient.
So, I went to another spot along the road, to hike uphill (where I generally have better luck). I followed a nice stone wall along the border of state land to the summit.
Again, there were plantation pines at the summit. I found a descending stone wall further south and found this as I headed back to the car.
A hunter's seat unwittingly disguised as a niche.Riding home, craning my neck like an owl, I spotted this just off the road, above a pond. It's about 5 feet tall.
A picture with a backpack for scale, this is taken opposite from the photo above.
Then, this photo is taken looking toward the pond. On the right side of the photo, the profile looks somewhat vertical faced, but it's hard to say for sure with all the snow on it.
Just below the large rock pile, I walked to a stone wall that runs roughly north/south, seemingly into the pond, but instead it ends at the pond. Here is a view with the in-flow to the pond in the background. Notice anything in the end of that stone wall?
Look closer:
There it is!
Thanks to Tim, from Waking Up on Turtle Island, I am now seeing turtles in walls, too. Maybe it's a coincidence, but isn't it strange that when you look for them, they appear!
Friday, January 1, 2010
Land for sale, complete with Rock Piles
A local real estate agency has some nice photos on their website. Both parcels are in Bovina, NY. The links will take you to their slide shows.
In this first one, look closely at picture #5 and, if I'm not mistaken, it looks like there are two cairns on top of the outcrop, just off to the right. Then picture #6 is a stone wall attached to an outcrop.
Mother Natures Best at Coldwell Banker Timberland Properties
In the second one, the first picture looks like it could be a platform pile. The fourth picture is simply stunning. I have to chuckle to myself about the Realtors comments: "Some selective cutting could produce some long range views" and "Distant Mountain View" at picture #2. No surprises there!
Bramley Mountain Serenity at Coldwell Banker Timberland Properties
In this first one, look closely at picture #5 and, if I'm not mistaken, it looks like there are two cairns on top of the outcrop, just off to the right. Then picture #6 is a stone wall attached to an outcrop.
Mother Natures Best at Coldwell Banker Timberland Properties
In the second one, the first picture looks like it could be a platform pile. The fourth picture is simply stunning. I have to chuckle to myself about the Realtors comments: "Some selective cutting could produce some long range views" and "Distant Mountain View" at picture #2. No surprises there!
Bramley Mountain Serenity at Coldwell Banker Timberland Properties
Thursday, December 31, 2009
The Raven Speaks at 1:02...
...and I am babbling about compass directions toward the end of the video. The compass readings are 12 or 13 degrees (call it 12 1/2), and 310 degrees when I say something like "this other way" is "327". When I finally got the GPS compass to hold level, it definitely sat at 310, but this does not account for the azimuth. The raven is the best part of the whole video! This is the last video I have from "The Bowl".
Laurel Hill Walks
Another recently started blog from Johnstown, PA is Laurel Hill Walks from the Conemaugh Gap area. Welcome L!!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Mysticus.org
A new website at www.mysticus.org has excellent photos from Massachusetts. Click either of these links to stop by and have a look. Welcome Walter Long!
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