Friday, September 30, 2022

Stemmed Point (broken) from Woods Hole

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A nice material, a bit of almost pure feldspar, from the "pink" granite we have around here. It is actually a single feldspar crys...
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Monday, September 19, 2022

In the footprints of Mavor and Dix - but ending up in a different place

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I have been trying to find the place in Freetown that they write about in Manitou . Those familiar with the book will recall they excavated ...
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Friday, September 16, 2022

Appetizer - East Freetown, MA

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  Look how flat and even that slope is.
Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Bushwacking in Freetown, MA

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 Gives a feel for why you want to stay on a trail in there:

Dipping into Freetown State Forest

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The story of the stone mounds of Freetown-Fall River State Forest, told in Manitou,  left a lasting impression on me. Though they tend to wr...
Thursday, September 08, 2022

Interpreting old weathered rocks

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I was walking on Hathaway Rd in Freetown State Forest and was amazed at how many of the pieces of gravel show signs of percussive organized ...
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Wednesday, September 07, 2022

Freetown State Forest

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 I just started exploring Freetown State Forest. It is a big woods.

Northern Wrentham State Forest

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I was told there were some interesting sites in the northern part of Wrentham State Forest. Having been there four times without seeing anyt...
Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Why you should not trust population genetics or DNA geneology results

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Study reveals flaws in popular genetic method (phys.org) They talk about "PCA" or Principal Component Analysis. This is the method...
Monday, August 29, 2022

Beaver Brook State Park, Windham CT

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Thought it would be worth exploring the valley south of Beaver Hill and, for some dumb reason, I thought my wife and I would have the easies...
Saturday, August 27, 2022

A brief moment in Natchaug State Forest

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In Natchaug State Forest in northeastern CT, my wife had developed blisters, so we were touring by car. As we turned from Kingsbury Str. ont...