Today was a great day in that my 14 year old daughter actually agreed to go on a hike with me. I mentioned that I wanted to see some old mill sites and tannery's and she was all over it. So, we hit the road for some of the sites in Arietta and Benson.
The first stop was the huge tannery site just north of Arietta. Being so close to Rt 10, I was surprised that I hadn't heard much about it and have never been there. What a neat place. There were plenty of foundations and walls to climb around on (photo 1) as well as many artifacts for the budding archaeologist (photo 2). I was impressed by the sluice way and the barrel hoops that lined the former waterway. It makes me wonder what they were for?
After an hour of poking around and talking to a fisherman, we headed to our next destination. After a quick stop at the Wheelerville Tannery site adjacent to the Nick Stoner Golf Course, we headed towards Holmes Lake. However, the road was a mess and we turned around after a couple hundred yards due to deep mud and a massive snowbank in the road.
So Plan B it was; the Pinnacle Creek Saw Mill Site. After a quick lunch at the trail head, we headed up the hill into the snowy hemlock forest. I was amazed at the intact sections of corduroy along this trail. It's amazing that it's still doing it's job after over 125 years (photo 3). We had a great time exploring the saw mill site and as always, I enjoyed the old iron sitting around. Someone had stacked two fly wheels next to each other on the old mill building foundation; I thought that was neat (photo 4).
All in all, it was a great day to be in the woods with my daughter. Competing priorities keep her away and today was a good, low key experience that I hope she'll remember long after the wet feet dry out.
The first stop was the huge tannery site just north of Arietta. Being so close to Rt 10, I was surprised that I hadn't heard much about it and have never been there. What a neat place. There were plenty of foundations and walls to climb around on (photo 1) as well as many artifacts for the budding archaeologist (photo 2). I was impressed by the sluice way and the barrel hoops that lined the former waterway. It makes me wonder what they were for?
After an hour of poking around and talking to a fisherman, we headed to our next destination. After a quick stop at the Wheelerville Tannery site adjacent to the Nick Stoner Golf Course, we headed towards Holmes Lake. However, the road was a mess and we turned around after a couple hundred yards due to deep mud and a massive snowbank in the road.
So Plan B it was; the Pinnacle Creek Saw Mill Site. After a quick lunch at the trail head, we headed up the hill into the snowy hemlock forest. I was amazed at the intact sections of corduroy along this trail. It's amazing that it's still doing it's job after over 125 years (photo 3). We had a great time exploring the saw mill site and as always, I enjoyed the old iron sitting around. Someone had stacked two fly wheels next to each other on the old mill building foundation; I thought that was neat (photo 4).
All in all, it was a great day to be in the woods with my daughter. Competing priorities keep her away and today was a good, low key experience that I hope she'll remember long after the wet feet dry out.
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