Out of hibernation, part 2

From Trails End, we proceed to Lundy's:

This trail was in much worse shape.  Of course, it was pretty poor before the recent hurricane.  

Next stop: Potterville

Below are some pictures of the remnants of old homes, garages, and a barn.  These were part of the old town of Potterville.  Ron’s Great-Great-Great-Grandmother lived up here long ago.  We are still trying to find out if any family members have pictures of the old family home.

 Note the downed electrical wires in the water, presumably from Hurricane Irene?

 Note the wooden windowsill, embedded in the rocks below:

This pile of rocks below is what's left of another building.  We got some closeups showing the nuts and bolts that helped to hold the beams in place at one time.

Not far away, there is a long rectangular foundation outline.  Perhaps poured in 1918?

Downstream, you can see one of the huge pipes that once crossed the stream and served as a bridge.  They were washed out in the floods of 2005.  Hurricane Irene pushed them further downstream.

We took off socks and boots here to cross.  BRRRRRRR.  April waters in upstate NY are COLD.

Before we head to blacktop, we stopped off to look at the last remaining structure of this area.  This home is outside of the Lundy estate, along the main road.  I tried to keep it out of the pictures but the litter is so outrageous that you can see it from google maps!!!  What was really upsetting to me (in addition to the litter) was the awful graffiti spraypainted throughout the interior of the house.  Much of the interior is still in place, but the graffiti is so disgusting that I didn’t have the heart to take pictures inside.  In it’s day, this must have been quite a lovely home.  The vandalism is heartbreaking.

I should have taken a picture of the view from the house.  Sitting on this porch would have offered a beautiful view, once-upon-a-time.