Thursday, November 16, 2023
Nov 5 A Bird Island Reserve Paddle
Oct 20 Sugar Maples in Kirchner Woods
Monday, November 13, 2023
Oct 19 Little River State Park - Vermont
This is my 3rd or 4th visit here. It is a popular place but it being a dreary mid October weekday, very few folks were out on the trails.
In the early 1800s, pioneers cleared fields, rocks, and stumps in Ricker Basin and Cotton Brook. A settlement of 50 or so families once lived in this area. The hard demands of the land and weather forced younger generations to abandon the farms. Today, old cemeteries, sawmill remains, old town roads, bridges and many cellar holes can still be seen as evidence of a past community.
On November 3 and 4 of 1927, torrential rains caused local rivers to rise and drove residents to their roofs. Between 1935 and 1938 the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, constructed Waterbury Reservoir. The CCC camp here was a fully operating, thriving community with more than 80 buildings, and housing 2,000 men at its peak. Now, half a century later, only a few solitary chimneys and concrete foundations remain.
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Oct 18 Bellow Falls Petroglyphs
Oct 16 Mystic Seaport Figureheads
Apr 20 Waterwall on Walker Creek
Waterwalls redirect floodwater back into the creekbed. There is one very near the Uwharrie Trail on the Walker Creek section. This one is ...
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In May of 1963, a Piper aircraft carrying 5 persons crashed into the north side of Hanging Rock Ridge. Two persons died as a result of ...
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Hidden in Hanging Rock State Park are many scenic gems. This is one of those places. Along Cascade Creek, you will find this pool of re...
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You left all your crap out at Cooper Mountain Cemetery after your Necronomicon Ceremony last Friday night. It was still there a week later...