Btroy8:
I was puzzled by this breach that occurred overnight during one visit. I'm now convinced this is the work of the large ornery blackbear that has been around all summer
Btroy8:
And of course there is this. It was placed as a building block in one of the walls. I have not had success with an ID. One geologist suggested it was quartz matrix created in silicate outwash from glaciers. But the Moh's hardness test showed it's not qua
Btroy8:
That bear became the cause of some concern. He behaved more like a Grizzly and was nearly as big as one. Very often on my hike out I would see signs like this. As if to let me know that he was on the trail behind me today
Btroy8:
Serpentine layout. I have theories but no answers regarding any of this. But I will say unequivocally that the notion these walls were built by. Colonial farmers as land boundaries or to corral sheep is patently absurd
Btroy8:
This wall is on the south end of the shelter where I find all the artifacts. There are miles and Mile's of walls on this property. They are approx. 5 ft high but only 2 ft are visible the reminder are underground. At my points the wall goes underground co