Laurel Ridge Rockpiles

With hunters all over the place - I headed to what I thought was a safe site - since it's listed as an Orange Zone Area. Did see one guy illegally hunting - I had orange on and I'd hardly be mistaken for a deer - bear yes...deer no. Spotted what's left of this beauty.

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What's left of this tree - did all this damage.

Moving on - while standing here - I spotted this:

I know it's hard to tell from this shot - but this is a nice - low to the ground rockpile.

I stood on it and could feel the stones underneath my feet.

This large tree is growing out of a rockpile. Larger - yet still low to the ground rockpile. Again, I tested all the way around - and there are stones underneath those leaves.

Another low to the ground rockpile with a hollow. But since there are other piles damaged by trees - that could also be what caused this hollow.

Another angle of the same rockpile.

Heading over a short distance to my favorite tree. This 300+ year old Lady of the Forest and what is underneath have fascinated me for the last couple of years. This is situated on a gentle slope.

A beautiful, small standing stone and on the right hand side of the picture - what looks like alot of flint-knapping debris.

I rarely disturb anything - but I have dug down into this area - and this debris goes down at least a foot. Strange thing is - there is no outcrops of black slate in this section of the mountain.

There is also some lighter shades of slate - sprinkled around.

Low to the ground rockpile.

Low to the ground rockpile.

Along with a little rock on rock action.

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Heading out - and this is yet another large - 300+ year old tree - that has managde to not be chopped down.