Hard to describe the wonder of this moment. Let's start.
It is April 3 with a light rain. We start at the end of Waywayando Rd (at 'A').
Somewhere, there is a false trail off to the right (as we are headed towards 'F', from 'C') and then a bit down from 'F' a fork in the old road we are on. We go left and then, the path is flooded again. We cross and get off the road and onto a narrower footpath. This takes us around a couple outcrops and over to the chamber (at 'E'). As we are heading in that direction, I cannot help but admire the opposite slope - a steep hill, laced with walls - and the occasional mound (at 'D'):
If I was twenty pounds lighter, I could imagine running over there to have a quick look. By the time we got to the chamber, the slope over there was quite rocky. In fact you could probably hear the cascade from a small waterfall, across from the chamber:(The waterfall is the spot of white, near the center of the photo). I was facing in this direction, when Barb started exclaiming about what was behind me:Here is Barb's video:I cannot put into words my feelings about how this amazing structure, high in the barren hills, could be called a "root cellar". Too stupid for words! Meanwhile, someone - possibly "New Agers" decided to add a standing stone in the "portico". Here is the reverse photo:
From the side:
So that gives you a brief glimpse of this place. I cannot recommend it enough. The chamber is magnificent and the surroundings even more so. About an hour north of NYC.
If I was twenty pounds lighter, I could imagine running over there to have a quick look. By the time we got to the chamber, the slope over there was quite rocky. In fact you could probably hear the cascade from a small waterfall, across from the chamber:(The waterfall is the spot of white, near the center of the photo). I was facing in this direction, when Barb started exclaiming about what was behind me:Here is Barb's video:I cannot put into words my feelings about how this amazing structure, high in the barren hills, could be called a "root cellar". Too stupid for words! Meanwhile, someone - possibly "New Agers" decided to add a standing stone in the "portico". Here is the reverse photo:
From the side:
So that gives you a brief glimpse of this place. I cannot recommend it enough. The chamber is magnificent and the surroundings even more so. About an hour north of NYC.
I should mention, that as we were heading towards 'C', there was a
box canyon that seemed peculiar, and somehow parallel to the chamber. Here is another Barb video:
box canyon that seemed peculiar, and somehow parallel to the chamber. Here is another Barb video:
Third day of a five day trip. Almost ready to blog the remainder. Nothing compared to this place.
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