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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.

We awaken from hibernation....

First trip:  Trails End.
We venture out of hibernation (1) to check out the trails and see what hurricane damage (if any) they may have suffered, and (2) to try out the new engine guards.  I wisely chose to leave my bike at my uncle's house.  You will see why this was a wise choice in a few moments.  Really, the trail was not bad overall.  Main roads certainly suffered greater damage from Hurricane Irene.

We made it through most of the trail, only to find this obstacle.... Well, not really an obstacle for a BMW, but my Ural would have complained.  Good thing it's parked safely at my uncle's!

As we were sizing up the situation, another guy in a truck showed up and asked if we were ok.  He had just driven out a half hour before and the tree had been standing.  He was also sizing up the trees to determine just how he was going to get back in to his camp.

And we are on our way!