Here is a site in NY that is at a high elevation. There is a large, flat area near the summit that has several small rock piles scattered about. My GPS is on this pile.
A second pile with the first barely visible in the background just to the left of my backpack, hiking stick, and a dog leash.
This little pile had an owl pellet on it.
I cut any additional exploring for more small piles short when I noticed a stretch of stone wall to the south and running uphill, toward the summit.
The wall goes north-south about 30 or 40 yards. On the northern end, the wall turns to the east and is about 10 yards long, so that the entire structure looks like a backwards L. This is the highest and southernmost end of the wall.
Another view of the end of the wall.
Then, after the wall ends, there are more rock piles scattered about the very top of the mountain.
A perfect little site. Was there any water source, or standing water up there?
ReplyDeleteNo, but the eastern side goes down a very steep decline and there was water coming out of the mountain right at the base of that steep decline. Then the descent was a bit more gradual and there is another, much different site a short distance downhill from the water source, but I have to go back out for better photos.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like there is a bit of "L" at both ends. Is that right?
ReplyDeleteYes. The southern end that is higher in elevation has such a short section heading west, I don't know what to make of it. It's only about 2 feet long.
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