I had some time to take a little hike today and wanted something different. I was interested in going to a newly acquired section of state land that hasn't been classified yet and check it out. I was looking for a 2-3 mile hike on an old logging road to a dam and pond; preferably with some nice mountain views from the dam. Now, where would I find a place like that? :rolleyes: Mayfield!
I drove up Tannery Rd. in the Shaker Mt. Wild Forest and got out at the first log landing I could find and started walking. The road was in nice shape (photo 1) and probably drivable by high clearance vehicles, but that wasn't the point today. After passing many other landings, skid roads and skinny trees, I came to the site of Tomantown (photo 2). Nothing is there now other than an intersection of two logging roads.
A few hundred yards passed Tomantown was the dam, pond and view I came to enjoy (photo 3). Even though it was cloudy, the view was nice across Hartwell Swamp towards Brower Hill and Lawyer Mt. (photo 4). I walked another mile to Moat Vly to check out the view for a possible ascent up Steele Mt. as Rivet had done back in Dec.
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The view from Moat Vly was very good (photo 5), but showed some misty clouds on the top of Steele Mt. and the adjacent Peters Mt. (photo 6). Realizing that I wouldn't get to enjoy my sandwich from the Steele Mt. ledges didn't set me back. My Plan B was to have lunch on the banks of the West Branch of the Stoney Creek. An agreeable compromise if there ever was one.
Backtracking to Tomantown, I headed down the logging road towards the creek. After a mile, the road gets a bit rugged as it passes some spectacular waterfalls of the Hartwell Swamp Outlet. A few more minutes brought me to a cable crossing on the West Stoney Creek (photo 7). The creek was very low, but scenic in the fog and mist (photo 8). I enjoyed my turkey sandwich at the mouth of the Hartwell Swamp Outlet; quite a pleasant spot (photo 9).
Heading back up the hill towards Tomantown, it started to drizzle. The warm rain soon came down in buckets as I walked back to my vehicle. Even though I was pretty drenched, it really didn't bother me at all. I had seen some neat scenery, had a great stretch of the legs and didn't see another person all day. I'm sure I'll be back here as there looks like there's plenty of other little spots to explore in the future.
I drove up Tannery Rd. in the Shaker Mt. Wild Forest and got out at the first log landing I could find and started walking. The road was in nice shape (photo 1) and probably drivable by high clearance vehicles, but that wasn't the point today. After passing many other landings, skid roads and skinny trees, I came to the site of Tomantown (photo 2). Nothing is there now other than an intersection of two logging roads.
A few hundred yards passed Tomantown was the dam, pond and view I came to enjoy (photo 3). Even though it was cloudy, the view was nice across Hartwell Swamp towards Brower Hill and Lawyer Mt. (photo 4). I walked another mile to Moat Vly to check out the view for a possible ascent up Steele Mt. as Rivet had done back in Dec.
http://ift.tt/2ec6E5o
The view from Moat Vly was very good (photo 5), but showed some misty clouds on the top of Steele Mt. and the adjacent Peters Mt. (photo 6). Realizing that I wouldn't get to enjoy my sandwich from the Steele Mt. ledges didn't set me back. My Plan B was to have lunch on the banks of the West Branch of the Stoney Creek. An agreeable compromise if there ever was one.
Backtracking to Tomantown, I headed down the logging road towards the creek. After a mile, the road gets a bit rugged as it passes some spectacular waterfalls of the Hartwell Swamp Outlet. A few more minutes brought me to a cable crossing on the West Stoney Creek (photo 7). The creek was very low, but scenic in the fog and mist (photo 8). I enjoyed my turkey sandwich at the mouth of the Hartwell Swamp Outlet; quite a pleasant spot (photo 9).
Heading back up the hill towards Tomantown, it started to drizzle. The warm rain soon came down in buckets as I walked back to my vehicle. Even though I was pretty drenched, it really didn't bother me at all. I had seen some neat scenery, had a great stretch of the legs and didn't see another person all day. I'm sure I'll be back here as there looks like there's plenty of other little spots to explore in the future.
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