This is an double oak that someone a long time ago, built a ladder on, likely to a deer stand. And then the tree took over and grew from one trunk to the other where the ladder strands were.
Here is another tree that grew over the ladder.
And a third that is still working on it.
Hidden away on part of the Low Water Bridge Preserve is a stand of White pines, not often seen in the Uwharries. I had some help locating them from a friend in the botany world who had a map of them. Still it wasn't easy finding them. I roamed around for a long time looking up at the canopy. Virginia pines look similar up top but the bark and branches differ significantly. When I finally found them, I counted 12, a significant drop from the first observation of about 30 of them.
Also, in the same vicinity, is this cemetery. There are 17 graves, but only 5 are marked. Of those, 4 are Halls and one is a Grisom spelled with one "s". Most of these are from the 1860s.
Vicey Grisom. Is that a misspelling or is Vicey a real name?
I searched nearby and found a homesite with spring.
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