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I grew up swimming up and down that river.A lot of time diving off the pilings a mile down stream from the crap factory. Now I have an idea why I act the way I do.And i thought it was just being a Millbilly!

http://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/2017/06/09/un/385315001/ There is just something wrong about crapping in your water. Ask TyphoidMary.

I think we all travel "Off Trail" occasionally. Once in awhile a Divine Foot may be needed to nudge us back on before the ticks of this world wind up in a spot that make us scream "Hell Fire and Damnation'! Is that the sirens of the "Off Topic " police I hear in the background:-)

Good article here sent to me by a friend.Seems not only are ticks attracted to Carbon Dioxide but to Butyric Acid as well. http://news.psu.edu/story/140846/1997/09/01/research/tick-talk

Bob, That sign just below the Arethusa photo,Was it on a straight and narrow path or on a wide road possibly headed toward Destruction?

I have been sitting on the ground and observing a dog tick crawling towards me.I got up and changed position only to see the tick turn and head in my new direction. I doubt they can see that far.Must be the smell:-)

Could also be that deer frequent roadsides to browse on the grass that always grows there because of available sunlight and lack of competing plants and the ticks fall off of the deer there and lay their eggs and a new brood arises?

But you can usually find something.Other then the mysterious green capped hill that I think may be the chimney pile there is nothing but a few rocks and some red brick dust where there used to be two cellars with walls.I just wonder if it was done out if ignorance or just not giving a rats patootie?

PS scratch the Brady and Smith houses from your historical maps at the Snow Hill/Ackley intersection. Then again it's history so maybe a memento to the location would be nice.A few rocks and bricks can still be found.

The 2015 aerials are loading for me but very slowly.Then again I have a lot of crap running right now. many of the cut over areas you will see in the area on the newer aerials,and one big area just behind the dirt track are the areas where the sate destroyed the forest to save the trees....from...

By the way I talked to the grandson of the man who lived in Bartholomew place.That was his last name.His son used to frequent this site but I forget His name now. Excuse me it was His grandson.He told me His Grandpop used to talk about the old place and all the rattlers that used to come up out...

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I don't think your talking to me but as a note I have only seen Dark phase rattlers in the Pines.Also Dark in WV but the ones I have seen in Tennessee were a gorgeous yellow.

I see your maps shows the dirt track so it is very update.I have never seen that pond.I wonder if it's a retainment pond behind the track?

Boyd, I was out there as it began to rain.I had almost a mile walk back and by the time I got back it was a soft rain.Got a little wet but not soaked. Those buildings on your map above are the Bartholomew Place.It still exists but is now fenced in and part of the new Dirt Track that I abhor...

PS Tribbet rd on the map is now called Snow Hill rd.It;' gated in summer.

I just came back from walking the gated Snow Hill rd that runs from the laurel lake shooting Range north to Battle Lane rd.I walked it south to the range.I had walked it last week and noticed they had bulldozers at the range and had knocked down some of the Russian Olive thickets that bordered...

I don't really believe they have the pressure to sever fingers like I"ve heard.I"ve drug them by letting them bite a stick and then dragging them out of the road for turtles that were spinning too quick for me to grab their tails and they never have snapped a tick but still as sharp as their...

Guy, It"s a vitamin.

I just got back from the Pines.I also am there mostly on week days because I usually have week days off.Rotating shifts and rotating days off,helluva way to live but it is what it is.The best advantage to it as you say is the Pines are empty on week days.You can drive,hike or kayak all day and...