ebinmaine 67,492 #1 Posted March 20, 2022 Took a bit of a walk today. 4.7 miles. Pretty good elevation gain. Around 1457 vertical feet. It's a VERY old colonial settlement area. Several cellar holes and some excellent old stone walls. Enjoy!! 11 2 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob J. 1,942 #3 Posted March 20, 2022 Gods country! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,171 #4 Posted March 20, 2022 Thanks for takin us along Eric. I need a break....Whew. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldskool 6,644 #5 Posted March 20, 2022 Some neat sites for sure. Did you look for gold in them ther hills? That type of stuff really perks an interest. Especially the walls and foundations. The who,why,when of it. Thanks for sharing. Some beautiful country for sure. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,306 #7 Posted March 21, 2022 You need to take a metal detector for a walk. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,492 #8 Posted March 21, 2022 8 hours ago, lynnmor said: You need to take a metal detector for a walk. Absolutely. We have a few times. VERY interesting to do so. 9 hours ago, Oldskool said: Some neat sites for sure. Did you look for gold in them ther hills? That type of stuff really perks an interest. Especially the walls and foundations. The who,why,when of it. Thanks for sharing. Some beautiful country for sure. When I get a chance I'll tell about the Hiram Maine gold mine story. Absolutely agreed on the walls and homesites. I could walk around exploring them for days. One of these was unusual in that there were 2 walls too close together. Early settlers were extremely practical. Nearly never frivolous. Really interesting when something like that occurs because the story is unknown... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunahead72 2,412 #9 Posted March 21, 2022 16 hours ago, ebinmaine said: ... So, I take it Trina couldn't talk you into climbing the tower? On a slightly more serious note, there's a channel on YouTube called New England Forests I just became aware of recently. He dives deeply into the history and ecology of these forests, and it's fascinating to watch. This is a good place to start if anybody's interested: 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,492 #10 Posted March 21, 2022 24 minutes ago, tunahead72 said: So, I take it Trina couldn't talk you into climbing the tower? On a slightly more serious note, there's a channel on YouTube called New England Forests I just became aware of recently No worries on me climbing the tower. I've been up that one before. I didn't feel a strong need to repeat the experience because my body was being a bit cranky by the time we got to the top. That link is much appreciated. I'll absolutely check that out. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,739 #11 Posted March 21, 2022 Imagine the husband coming home from work. "Honey ! I'm home. I found another rock today." 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,492 #12 Posted March 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, stevasaurus said: Imagine the husband coming home from work. "Honey ! I'm home. I found another rock today." Are you implying in some way that we may possibly have some rocks in our terrain? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,492 #13 Posted March 21, 2022 @stevasaurus Trina and I are looking into having a barn built and the excavator is coming over today. This should be interesting...... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,739 #14 Posted March 21, 2022 All in All, It's just another Rock in the Wall. BTW, I love those rock walls. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrc 812 #15 Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) very informative video. thank you tunahead72 ! Edited March 22, 2022 by mrc 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,492 #16 Posted March 22, 2022 On 3/21/2022 at 9:40 AM, tunahead72 said: there's a channel on YouTube called New England Forests I just became aware of recently. He dives deeply into the history and ecology of these forests, and it's fascinating to watch. This is a good place to start if anybody's interested 15 hours ago, mrc said: very informative video. thank you tunahead72 ! Excellent. I only got to watch a few minutes of that and I am really really looking forward to finishing this video and seeing the next one. Absolutely fascinating to see the forensics of what my own forests used to be. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
