New archaeological search on AT

I just heard from an Appalachian Trail volunteer that there is a foundation and a series of stone walls west of the Trail on the section he maintains.  Using LiDAR imagery, I zoomed into the area and created this simple image.

The red line is the trail, and the blue lines mark the National Park boundaries.  I hope to visit the site this weekend to photograph the features on the ground.  Preliminary research in the area has given me with names of the former occupants.

Archaeology is like a mystery and I am in the process of gathering "evidence."   Should be interesting.

Bears on the AT

Seems our fury friends are getting bold.  Besides my neighbor bear (folks across the street saw a bear a few days ago), bears are a problem along the Appalachian Trail.  And my dog treed a bear earlier this summer in my backyard.

This guy was in my neighborhood two years ago.

National Public Lands Day

National Public Lands Day: Connecting to Nature through Service
Saturday, September 28, 2019

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Columbia Greenway Rail Trail

Slow but sure. The Columbia Greenway Rail Trail.

See the latest plans for this rail to trail conversion through Westfield, MA

New England - St. Lawerence Valley Geographical Society

Historical Ruins in State Parks

Nothing new here.  Parks and recreation always gets the short end of the stick when if comes to funding.

So now we may start a new line of research, that is studying neo-historical ruins in our parks.  Check out some ruins in Robinson State Park in Massachusetts.

Want to rent this pavilion?

Or use this washroom?

How about a drink of water?

Shame, huh?

Discovering archaeological landscapes in parks and protected areas

Monitoring cultural resources in parks and protected areas is greatly enhanced using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR). For this example, a pilot inventory of cultural resources is illustrated for the United States National Park Service lands that protect the Appalachian Trail in Massachusetts. In Massachusetts, the trail stretches 145.2 kilometers (90.2 miles) and is protected by nearly 2052 hectares (5070 acres) of land. To aid in the resource monitoring, these remote sensing data are corroborated with historic records to identify the historical archaeological resources in the corridor. The inventory are then added to existing management plans to help protect the national park with a more complete understanding of the historical human impacts in the backcountry of New England.
(https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0197693119868912)

For more info. click here.
 

AT Hiker Dies

Saddened to read about a long distance hiker found dead in his tent in Maine.  Nothing suspicious mind you, but it hits hard since the guy was my age.  My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

From my notes, I crossed ME Route 17 on 7 September 2014 after staying in Sabbath Day Leanto.