We headed out for a picnic lunch and hike at one of the local state parks. We picked a trail we had not been on. As we were hiking and looking at letterboxing clues, we found that if we kept going a bit further we could get to "the ruins". There was nothing about ruins in any of the park info and we were curious. So we kept going and going (about 4 miles round trip). We followed the creek, passed the old valves for the water supply for the city, climbed up the dam, walked the lake, and then climbed the mountain. Good thing JD was carrying Max. He loved being in the carrier--as long as we were moving.
We finally made it to the top of the mountain and found the ruins. It was an old homestead near the fire tower--where they would watch for fires within the park and surrounding forrest. The tower is long gone, but the base of the tower was still there. Pretty neat find with the greatest people I know.
Just tilt your head a bit...self portraits are hard in the woods using sticks, rocks, and camera straps to get the picture you want. Ha!
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