BuckleBoy
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Hello All,
Been out for a few days from the forum here because I was back in Old Virginia hunting with my Dad.
Finds were slim, but we added to our wheat penny collection. Dad found a nice Native American artifact and I got what looks like a key for an old mantle clock. We hunted for several days smack dab in the middle of God's Country. I posted some photos of the cabin below (no running water or electricity) with oil lanterns on the table. Gives ya a new appreciation for life in the 1800s for sure!
One of the highlights was us taking a WILD ride on a narrow muddy road that his 4 x 4 almost couldn't handle (I mean, this was a Tractor-Only-Type-Road!
). Then 45 minutes down this road and crossing a creek twice, skidding through a cow pasture up and down hills and places where the road had washed down a steep ravine on one side of the truck, and we came upon a tall oak tree fallen across the road (and nowhere to turn the truck around--and still a mile from the site we were going to hunt. 
).
So rather than walk a mile to the site (and afterwards have to put the truck in reverse for a mile to find a spot to turn around), I walked to another cabin that the owner had given us keys for in search of a chainsaw. And I found... a DULL Axe
So I chopped away at that sucker for a long time and finally it gave way and we dragged it with the truck and heaved it over the ledge.
By the time we got to the site we were hunting that day, we were exhausted... But it was a Beautiful spot:
Other highlights included me playing music and singing back-up with a bunch of fellers on some Bluegrass and Old Time Music, eating the Best Food God ever put on the face of the earth, searching for an 1800s Mill in the woods with Dad and finding a mill stone in the creek and plenty of rest, relaxation, and good family time. Here are some more photos of the area we were...spilling over into the first reply.
Been out for a few days from the forum here because I was back in Old Virginia hunting with my Dad.
Finds were slim, but we added to our wheat penny collection.
Dad found a nice Native American artifact and I got what looks like a key for an old mantle clock. We hunted for several days smack dab in the middle of God's Country. I posted some photos of the cabin below (no running water or electricity) with oil lanterns on the table. Gives ya a new appreciation for life in the 1800s for sure! One of the highlights was us taking a WILD ride on a narrow muddy road that his 4 x 4 almost couldn't handle (I mean, this was a Tractor-Only-Type-Road!
). Then 45 minutes down this road and crossing a creek twice, skidding through a cow pasture up and down hills and places where the road had washed down a steep ravine on one side of the truck, and we came upon a tall oak tree fallen across the road (and nowhere to turn the truck around--and still a mile from the site we were going to hunt. ). So rather than walk a mile to the site (and afterwards have to put the truck in reverse for a mile to find a spot to turn around), I walked to another cabin that the owner had given us keys for in search of a chainsaw. And I found... a DULL Axe
So I chopped away at that sucker for a long time and finally it gave way and we dragged it with the truck and heaved it over the ledge.
By the time we got to the site we were hunting that day, we were exhausted... But it was a Beautiful spot:
Other highlights included me playing music and singing back-up with a bunch of fellers on some Bluegrass and Old Time Music, eating the Best Food God ever put on the face of the earth, searching for an 1800s Mill in the woods with Dad and finding a mill stone in the creek
and plenty of rest, relaxation, and good family time. Here are some more photos of the area we were...spilling over into the first reply. 
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Just kiddin'! 
I know you must have had a wonderful time with your Dad out scouting around in that beautiful place! Amazing pictures, Buck! You're blessed to be able to get out and hunt together. 
Maybe it's a finial off a lamp instead of a clock key... :P
