Monday, July 30, 2018

Break from the Trees

I've been wandering through the Arboretum and... saw this trail heading off into the bush... I can never resist a good trail... let's follow it!

Looks like an old tree farm, or maybe an experimental tree plot?

And some scrambling up the sandstone...

A bit of a view... you can't see it but the pulp mill is in the distance...

This is cool... although the trail is getting a big jungly...

And then it opens up again.

Ummm... what happened to the clear trail? It's heading through a patch of bracken fern and broom...

OK... this is the most inconsistent trail! I wonder where it goes... maybe it doesn't go anywhere?

Oh, this is pretty broom... with yellow and orange flowers.

I know it's hideously invasive... and stinky... but it sure is pretty.

The trail just keeps going... and I'll keep following it... maybe there's a pot of gold at the end of it?

Nope... just some sandstone blocks...

And more tree farm stuff...

Wait... here's a brick... hmmm... where's that archaeologist pal of mine?

And a big open area... with some scattered bricks throughout the grass... maybe an old building?

 Oh... a bit of a concrete wall... old building foundation?

And a little hut made out of concrete blocks. Huh... I wonder what all of this was?

There's nothing left inside...

Little bear minds want to know... was it part of the Arboretum at one point? Or was it an old homestead?? Ah well... back to the Arboretum...

6 comments:

  1. Was it an old honey factory??? (Jerry thought of that one...)

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    1. Now, that's a good idea... I didn't see any evidence of that... need Little Fox Archaeologist!

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  2. Was the yellow and orange invasive scotch broom? Secret trails, abandoned buildings, strange bricks....it does seem like I should bring my archeological team up there.

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    1. Yep... invasive scotch broom - it is everywhere... they try to do broom clearing out but... it always comes back. We also have invasive Daphne Laureola (spurge laurel) - do you have that down there? And I do think you would have had great fun with the archaeological digs here!

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  3. So much greenery! Nature is wonderful!

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    1. Yes it is... and it is good for little stuffies to get out into nature on adventures. Is that on your sekrebeary job description posting?

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