A beautiful 3.8 mile hike on narrow trails through cool green woods with a steady breeze.
We came upon a short distance of trail through an area of Hawley Crow Foot Rock on the ground. It brings us great excitement whenever we find some. It’s a schist rock with black hornblende crystals (not fossils) 600 million years old from the flow of volcano!! How’s that for fun on the trail!
Also a very few of what we used to call “Indian Pipes”but is now known as “Ghost Plant” (monotropa uniflora).
I’d worn my Appalachian Trail memorial shirt (signed by Chip himself!) and posed with it. Joe sneaked up on me from behind the velvety green rock and so, as always, we had some good fun and laughs.
New England stone walls are, of course, well known, but they vary so much from area to area.i Tony loved them, and always had something to say about them. We all really miss him.
Then there was tis was a “fancy” stone opening to a stonewalled property that once might have been home to prosperous folks. I walked into it and found what might have been (?) a little stonewalled graveyard. One upright stone had only 4 long parallel lines maybe forming the letter U engraved on it. How we wish we could know the history here.
Then back for a long swim in the Conway Pond as we awaited the much promised rain that eventually did come our way. I’m far too “long winded” in writing this, perhaps because it was just such a wonderful day for all of us. Staying cool I hope?!!!! Got rain I hope?!!! Lots of Love, Penny And with special healing thoughts for Fred and Sue
We came upon a short distance of trail through an area of Hawley Crow Foot Rock on the ground. It brings us great excitement whenever we find some. It’s a schist rock with black hornblende crystals (not fossils) 600 million years old from the flow of volcano!! How’s that for fun on the trail!
Also a very few of what we used to call “Indian Pipes”but is now known as “Ghost Plant” (monotropa uniflora).
I’d worn my Appalachian Trail memorial shirt (signed by Chip himself!) and posed with it. Joe sneaked up on me from behind the velvety green rock and so, as always, we had some good fun and laughs.
New England stone walls are, of course, well known, but they vary so much from area to area.i Tony loved them, and always had something to say about them. We all really miss him.
Then there was tis was a “fancy” stone opening to a stonewalled property that once might have been home to prosperous folks. I walked into it and found what might have been (?) a little stonewalled graveyard. One upright stone had only 4 long parallel lines maybe forming the letter U engraved on it. How we wish we could know the history here.
Then back for a long swim in the Conway Pond as we awaited the much promised rain that eventually did come our way. I’m far too “long winded” in writing this, perhaps because it was just such a wonderful day for all of us. Staying cool I hope?!!!! Got rain I hope?!!! Lots of Love, Penny And with special healing thoughts for Fred and Sue
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