All,
After a few years of exploring the woods in the Atsion Meadow area looking for stones, I decided to plan a PBX hike there. Here is Bob's edited announcement of the hike that he sent out to all PBX members on January 10.
Boys, the title of this trip is “The Woods of Atsion Meadow”. We’ll meet at the bridge over the mighty Mullica river on Jackson Road near Atco at 8:45 AM on 6 February. From there we’ll consolidate some vehicles and head to the parking spot. We’ll leave a couple vehicles further up the road at the end location.
Guy created this trip, and he has some history he can relate as we move along. The trip length is 3.7 miles long as the crow flies, and we’ll get into some thick stuff. We will use a couple sand roads at the start so that we conserve our energy for the rugged bushwhack.
Happy trails to you
Participating in the hike:
Pinelandpaddler and his girlfriend Ann
Hewey
bobpbx
RednekF350 and his dog Murphy
TeeGate (myself)
smoke_jumper
Woodjin
Jessica
The woods of Atsion Meadow are located North of Jackson Road and west of Atsion Road in Medford and Shamong. The area has some history to it and we spent some time discussing it as we traveled. Along the way we visited this spung.
While crossing one of the various cedar swamps we encountered this fairly large cedar that attracted our attention. Gabe and Chris checking it out.
A hunter made a game camera lock box out of an ammunition case. He left the lock on it unlocked.
Eventually we made it to Piney Island. A remote island where years ago there was at least one structure on it. The map I have from 1878 shows a square where the building was located. There are many bricks and stones in evidence there. A very nice and interesting place.
Bob and the others enjoying themselves. If you look in the distance along the tree line you can see where the deer were eating the trees. It is the dark band along the tree line.
This is one of the largest property stones there is in the pines.
Then to the ruins of Carlton Taylor's hunting cabin. He was the Section Forest Fire Warden of the area in the 1940s and had his own little piece of paradise here. It is small, but enough for what he wanted it for. Chris is walking up the steps to enter it. Notice the pipe by Jessica's leg. It apparently even had it's own well.
Scott encountered this Wharton property monument.
Jessica relaxing.
Chris blends in next to this hunters blind that comes furnished with a padded chair and two 5 gallon containers of corn.
Bob feeling his oats.
And then it was over. A great day with interesting friends.
Guy
After a few years of exploring the woods in the Atsion Meadow area looking for stones, I decided to plan a PBX hike there. Here is Bob's edited announcement of the hike that he sent out to all PBX members on January 10.
Boys, the title of this trip is “The Woods of Atsion Meadow”. We’ll meet at the bridge over the mighty Mullica river on Jackson Road near Atco at 8:45 AM on 6 February. From there we’ll consolidate some vehicles and head to the parking spot. We’ll leave a couple vehicles further up the road at the end location.
Guy created this trip, and he has some history he can relate as we move along. The trip length is 3.7 miles long as the crow flies, and we’ll get into some thick stuff. We will use a couple sand roads at the start so that we conserve our energy for the rugged bushwhack.
Happy trails to you
Participating in the hike:
Pinelandpaddler and his girlfriend Ann
Hewey
bobpbx
RednekF350 and his dog Murphy
TeeGate (myself)
smoke_jumper
Woodjin
Jessica
The woods of Atsion Meadow are located North of Jackson Road and west of Atsion Road in Medford and Shamong. The area has some history to it and we spent some time discussing it as we traveled. Along the way we visited this spung.
While crossing one of the various cedar swamps we encountered this fairly large cedar that attracted our attention. Gabe and Chris checking it out.
A hunter made a game camera lock box out of an ammunition case. He left the lock on it unlocked.
Eventually we made it to Piney Island. A remote island where years ago there was at least one structure on it. The map I have from 1878 shows a square where the building was located. There are many bricks and stones in evidence there. A very nice and interesting place.
Bob and the others enjoying themselves. If you look in the distance along the tree line you can see where the deer were eating the trees. It is the dark band along the tree line.
This is one of the largest property stones there is in the pines.
Then to the ruins of Carlton Taylor's hunting cabin. He was the Section Forest Fire Warden of the area in the 1940s and had his own little piece of paradise here. It is small, but enough for what he wanted it for. Chris is walking up the steps to enter it. Notice the pipe by Jessica's leg. It apparently even had it's own well.
Scott encountered this Wharton property monument.
Jessica relaxing.
Chris blends in next to this hunters blind that comes furnished with a padded chair and two 5 gallon containers of corn.
Bob feeling his oats.
And then it was over. A great day with interesting friends.
Guy
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