John 'n' W.Va
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To get to the top of anything in life, you have to work at it. Well, it was hard for this fat boy to get to the top of this mountain.
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I was glad to make it to the top. The old road from the early 1800's which is mainly used by 4 wheelers now, was a relief to walk. The bad thing though, I had to get off the road and go down a steeper hill then the one I came up.
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20 years ago I took a poke of ramps and planted them all over this hillside. There wasn't any till I planted them here. For lunch, I will reap what I have sowed. If you eat ramps, you will never catch a cold. No one will come close enough to you, for you to get the virus.
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Ramps are wild leeks. The flower is a trillium. The Indians thought trillium's was an aphrodisiac.
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My destination. The early 1800's two room log cabin my mother was born and lived in for four years. After that she lived on top of the hill.
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I didn't find any coins except a 1979 dime from the ridge road. This isn't the type of stuff I dug up in Fl. Big mistake,I showed my mother before I took these pictures. She kept a small white porcelain syrup pitcher and a small glass. They were things she remembers from her past. The two brass tag may have been my grandfather's from when he worked in the mines. I found the big hook in the fire place. Below the hook is a piece of metal that seems to be gold plated.
I MDed in the jewelry setting. I was hoping to find some jewelry or coins. All iron was picked up in that setting. There were hand saw blades, pieces of iron stove and much more that I wasn't going to carry out of there.
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[attachment 54717 4-21-07upwardclimb.jpg]
I was glad to make it to the top. The old road from the early 1800's which is mainly used by 4 wheelers now, was a relief to walk. The bad thing though, I had to get off the road and go down a steeper hill then the one I came up.
[attachment 54718 4-21-07ridgeroad.jpg]
20 years ago I took a poke of ramps and planted them all over this hillside. There wasn't any till I planted them here. For lunch, I will reap what I have sowed. If you eat ramps, you will never catch a cold. No one will come close enough to you, for you to get the virus.
[attachment 54719 4-21-07ramps.jpg]
Ramps are wild leeks. The flower is a trillium. The Indians thought trillium's was an aphrodisiac.
[attachment 54725 4-21-07trillium.jpg]
My destination. The early 1800's two room log cabin my mother was born and lived in for four years. After that she lived on top of the hill.
[attachment 54720 4-21-07logcabin.jpg]
I didn't find any coins except a 1979 dime from the ridge road. This isn't the type of stuff I dug up in Fl. Big mistake,I showed my mother before I took these pictures. She kept a small white porcelain syrup pitcher and a small glass. They were things she remembers from her past. The two brass tag may have been my grandfather's from when he worked in the mines. I found the big hook in the fire place. Below the hook is a piece of metal that seems to be gold plated.
I MDed in the jewelry setting. I was hoping to find some jewelry or coins. All iron was picked up in that setting. There were hand saw blades, pieces of iron stove and much more that I wasn't going to carry out of there.
[attachment 54721 4-21-07treasure.jpg]