tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post1564472245406447171..comments2024-03-14T01:33:48.461-04:00Comments on <b>Rock Piles</b>: "Heath Alter Stones" (MA)pwaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-69502813282946498062017-01-13T11:03:27.427-05:002017-01-13T11:03:27.427-05:00All of my mountain climbing was before Manitou was...All of my mountain climbing was before Manitou was published (except for the trip we took to Mt. Madison and the Madison Spring Hut to look at the split-filled boulder).Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560996385875773347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-60531743333168561652017-01-12T14:25:53.434-05:002017-01-12T14:25:53.434-05:00Norman:
I remember climbing Monadnock after readi...Norman: <br />I remember climbing Monadnock after reading Manitou and noticing numerous stone walls going straight up the mountain. <br /><br />It would certainly be fun to go there to explore, it used to be a family outing.pwaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-12144927840556493532017-01-12T12:59:19.405-05:002017-01-12T12:59:19.405-05:00Matt: any thunder bird/thunder being stories conne...Matt: any thunder bird/thunder being stories connected to Monadnock, like at Katahdin??Tim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-69008999283290791702017-01-12T12:56:14.803-05:002017-01-12T12:56:14.803-05:00Norman: I think this one is very suspicious, perha...Norman: I think this one is very suspicious, perhaps reused as a house foundation back in HDT's time.<br /> “Henry David Thoreau was strongly drawn to Mount Monadnock, like many of us are. Thoreau was obviously quite interested in studying Monadnock. He remarked that “those who simply climb to the peak of Monadnock have seen but little of the mountain. I have come not to look off from it, butTim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-7935163063888604482017-01-12T10:10:06.644-05:002017-01-12T10:10:06.644-05:00I know that Mt. Monadnock was/ is considered a sac...I know that Mt. Monadnock was/ is considered a sacred mountain. There is a bread crumb trail or bee-line from places like the Blue Hills in Boston or Mount Hope in Rhode Island, to Mt. Wachusett in central MA. and from Wachusett to Monadnock. Northerly, Mt. Katahdin in northern Maine is also sacred. And, all along the way, lesser hillsides are sacred as well, such as Mt. Nobscot in Sudbury/Matt Howeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120257995211302809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-12363417257912899562017-01-12T08:59:35.072-05:002017-01-12T08:59:35.072-05:00I have climbed Mt. Monadnock several times many de...I have climbed Mt. Monadnock several times many decades ago, and before I became interested in Indian stonework. Can anyone confirm that there are Indian stone ruins on the mountain?Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560996385875773347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-49799468406443270382017-01-12T08:36:55.260-05:002017-01-12T08:36:55.260-05:00 Wonderful photos of a site I have never seen. I ... Wonderful photos of a site I have never seen. I thought we were past the Celtic interpretation of the stone ruins of New England, but apparently not.Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560996385875773347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-56263819689045931482017-01-11T13:50:37.121-05:002017-01-11T13:50:37.121-05:00This reminds me of Woodbridge CT: http://stonestri...This reminds me of Woodbridge CT: http://stonestrider.com/wp-content/uploads/DSCF3066-FILEminimizer.jpgTim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-46156919885011739042017-01-11T13:45:06.030-05:002017-01-11T13:45:06.030-05:00I wrote a little piece about it a few years back, ...I wrote a little piece about it a few years back, thinking also of the remnant blueberries and rows of stones near my house: http://wakinguponturtleisland.blogspot.com/2014/09/two-on-burning-as-in-burnt-hill.htmlTim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-41491964882315473742017-01-11T13:40:04.298-05:002017-01-11T13:40:04.298-05:00I should not be so bitchy. It is a magnificent pla...I should not be so bitchy. It is a magnificent place, truly awesome, and probably appreciated by many different people.pwaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647940752050937588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-83609997675259913322017-01-11T11:37:17.193-05:002017-01-11T11:37:17.193-05:00"New England pre-native era stone-works??&quo..."New England pre-native era stone-works??" Pre-Glacier Stonework??Tim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-19689072927405268222017-01-11T11:31:45.884-05:002017-01-11T11:31:45.884-05:00"Mt.Monadnock has an autonomous majesty that ..."Mt.Monadnock has an autonomous majesty that is impossible to ignore. Very much like Mt.Errigal in Ireland, Monadnock stands alone, part of no particular chain. It’s singular cinematic contrast over the New Hampshire landscape is stellar, although it is a relatively small mountain by global standards. The ‘White Dot Trail’ from the Monadnock State Reserve Station on Dublin Road winds Tim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21010261.post-49386397256448630832017-01-11T11:22:04.083-05:002017-01-11T11:22:04.083-05:00http://wakinguponturtleisland.blogspot.com/2014/09...http://wakinguponturtleisland.blogspot.com/2014/09/two-on-burning-as-in-burnt-hill.htmlTim MacSweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517237193572593390noreply@blogger.com