Rockwood visited, and a few "Then and Now" photo's

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With all the discussion on Rockwood in previous posts, Steve and I decided to visit the area today and check it out. Scott had mentioned Rockwood road off of 206 as a way to enter, but both Steve and my GPS showed Rockwood to be located at the cranberry bogs that Scoot had mentioned, so we entered from Atsion.

We first visited Locks Bridge where Steve earlier this year had visited, and mentioned it in a post. Because it is in such bad shape, the bridge sways when you walk across it.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/teegate/8042004/IMG_4129.jpg



We then arrived at Rockwood to find another flimsy bridge. This one had been set on fire and the state has installed a large aluminum pipe to replace it.

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I also photographed this there.

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The vegetation at Rockwood was quite thick, but we managed to see the remains of the structure that once was there. It is shown on the left of the below photo. A trip in the fall is required to see the extent of what is left of the foundation.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/teegate/8042004/IMG_4151.jpg


After exploring there for a while we headed toward Constable Bridge, where we arrived at a stream gaging station that I remember from years ago. It apparently not in use or they don't waste their time locking it anymore.

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After visiting Constable bridge we headed back toward Atsion when we finally found what I had been looking for along the route. I had been there in 1979 and below is a "Then and Now" photo of it viewed from a slightly different angle. I was doing it from memory and I was slightly off.

The photo on the left shows it in 7/79, and the one on the right was today. Notice the horizontal pipe on the right are almost covered from the accumulation of vegetation over the years. Also, the top has been altered to apparently allow access with a measuring device. You will have to scroll right and left to view these.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/teegate/8042004/gagepipe7_79_9_04.jpg



Steve then walked around and found something else that I had visited years ago. It is hard to believe but this "Then and Now" photo is from 1979 and today, with the 1979 photo at the top taken at a slightly different angle.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/teegate/8042004/7_79_9_04.jpg

And another one.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/teegate/8042004/7_79_9_2004.jpg

As you can see the USGS has gone high tech, as they have done with the gaging station in Lebanon.



And the last thing we searched for was the hardest to find, but we eventually found it. You have seen the photo before with my Land Cruiser next to the marker, and today after finding it we now have one with Steve's vehicle also. Notice the marker shown in todays photo is quite a bit rounder on the top edges from wear and possibly abuse. But it is in quite good shape in any event. This marker is on the Burlington/Atlantic County line, and this it the far NE point of the township of Hammonton. Again, you have to scroll to the right to view both photo's.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/teegate/8042004/5_78_9_04.jpg


As we left this area we saw the only vehicle and person of the day. It was a man taking photo's at the entrance to the Rockwood bog. Was it anyone from here??????


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Thank you for your compliment, I really do appreciate that.

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BEHR655 said:
Guy. Great photos. It was a productive day. That area needs more exploring. Too bad I got a few chiggers. :(
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We did also.


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BobM said:
Guy that flower is pine barren gentian. An endangered species and a nice shot........... 8)
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Bob,

I knew you would pass the name of the plant along, and I have added it to my records. Thanks again. If it is an endangered plant, they are everywhere. And that shot was one of only two that turned out after taking about 10 or them. :(

I had photo's of another plant but everyone was blurry. I have to really find a better system for taking photo's of plants with my camera.

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Really great shots. The marker is amazing too. Is constable bridge even worth walking on?
Speaking of chiggers, we went to Harrisville today, and my fiancee was so happy after only reading about the place, I turned my back and she jumped over the fence with the camera. I started panicking because first of all, I have never been over that fence, and second of all a Ranger pulled up just as she was jumping back over. She paid the price. Her pants were infested. Oh, and a deer tick. Rangers were actually pretty cool. Told us to come back in the Autumn and they would unlock it if it was ok and let us in. Can the Rangers allow that?
 
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If one is only slightly resourceful they will realize how to get in there without opening a gate or jumping a fence. 'nuff said...

I've had a few bad brushes with the chiggers this season myself, and am still not completely recovered. They are NASTY. Interesting that you found a tick. I have literally not seen a single one since the big rainstorm that caused the Burlington County flooding. Really unusual.
 
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gagliarchives said:
Is constable bridge even worth walking on?
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If you are talking about the bridge in the first photo that sways, that is Locks Bridge not Constable. It is always interesting walking across old bridges, especially when it is a slight challenge. Plus, the view on the other side is quite nice.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/teegate/8042004/IMG_4130.jpg

It actually must have been two bridges, but the bridge in the above view is long gone.

Another view.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/teegate/8042004/IMG_4132.jpg

As for Constable Bridge, if you ever go there, look for the USGS marker attached to it. Sorry the photo is blurry, I am still having problems with it focusing close up even in macro mode.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/teegate/8042004/IMG_4156.jpg


Boyd said:
If one is only slightly resourceful they will realize how to get in there without opening a gate or jumping a fence. 'nuff said...
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A sightly harsh way of putting it, but the point is quite true. Fences only extend so far :)


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gagliarchives said:
Rangers were actually pretty cool. Told us to come back in the Autumn and they would unlock it if it was ok and let us in. Can the Rangers allow that?
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Any Ranger who said that to you deserves respect. They could have made the Chiggers seem mild, but apparently didn't. Nice to hear that for a change. Thanks for informing us of that.


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TeeGate said:
A sightly harsh way of putting it, but the point is quite true. Fences only extend so far :)
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Oh, sorry... I didn't mean that to sound like I was criticizing anyone. But now that I read it again it could be interpreted that way. I was just trying to be a little vague, since Harrisville is really pretty clean and well preserved. I'm sure the fence is helping with that...
 
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Boyd said:
Oh, sorry... I didn't mean that to sound like I was criticizing you. But now that I read it again it could be interpreted that way. I was just trying to be a little vague, since Harrisville is really pretty clean and well preserved. I'm sure the fence is helping with that...
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It wasn't me that you were posting to.

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TeeGate said:
I had photo's of another plant but everyone was blurry. I have to really find a better system for taking photo's of plants with my camera.
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This is the plant. I had to do a little re-touch to bring it out a bit. Notice the fringe on the petals.

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These are what Meg caught with the digital camera. It was bittersweet for me. Not to sound corny, but I felt like a kid asking her what it was like to the see the ruins. With all the foilage in place, I could only see the wall from the front of the fence. She said the land was littered with foundations. My question is, what was the brick and cement landmark in front of the fence with water coming out of the back of it?

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gagliarchives said:
Hey Guy, thanks for the info. The book says it all. In that awesome Now and Then photo, what did the sign say you were next to?
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Wall Unsafe
Keep Out


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