I remember that Bob Whites were as common as Whipporwills. Those "fence lizards" I referenced we're gray and smooth skinned. About the same size as the ones we have in Florida. About 4 inches. I thought it strange that they suddenly disappeared in the late 60's. I remember picking up box turtles...
When I last visited, a few years back,I found an old house foundation. More like the foundation of a small shack. Some old guy named "Dutch" apparently lived there many years ago. In the late 50's. The foundation is on the right side of the path (now a road) just as you get to the Camp...
That would make sense and, for the same reason, we don't see those fence lizards (we called them that as kids, not too sure what the actual species was), box turtles and the frog population has plummeted. Building and pollution has taken its toll.
Thanks for that Boyd! It does bring back great memories. Amazing how you remember sounds and smells of a place. In the summer, the cedar around the lake was so thick in the air you could taste it. Are the Bob Whites still there?
I grew up in th 60's and have very fond memories of Bamber Lake and Camp Colunmbus. Every summer I would vacation on the other side of the lake with my grandparents and once a week we would make our way down the small path, through the honeysuckle. Past the old red bridge and to the camp. There...