There is a joy in moving right along on a hike. Sometimes going slow is good and sometimes it takes friends to slow me down. That inevitably adds more appreciation of the surrounding forest. When that happens it can be a mild surprise.
This week on a clear day, I took my friends Carl and his wife, Joan, on a walk along Wonalancet Brook to Locke Falls in Tamworth.
kAmu@C J62CD x 92G6 9:<65 E@ {@4<6 u2==D @? E96 FAA6C qC@@< !2E9 7C@> E96 A2C<:?8 =@E @? #@FE6 ``bp :? (@?2=2?46E[ =@42E65 ]_c >:=6D 62DE @7 E96 H9:E6 (@?2=2?46E r92A6= 2?5 24C@DD E96 C@25 7C@> E96 r23:? %C2:=]k^Am
kAmx <?6H E96 EC2:= 4@?E:?F65 36J@?5 {@4<6 u2==D 2?@E96C >:=6 @FE E@ 2 DA@E @? ``bp E92E H2D 4=@D6C E@ %2>H@CE9 G:==286] qFE x @?=J 5:5 E92E D64E:@? @?46 J62CD 28@[ 2?5 :?DE625 AC676CC65 EFC?:?8 2C@F?5 2?5 6?;@J:?8 E96 D46?:4 3C@@< E96 H2J x 925 4@>6 @? E96 FAA6C qC@@< !2E9]k^Am
kAmr2C= 2?5 y@2? 925 8@?6 E96C6 H:E9 >6 >@C6 E92? @?46 @G6C E96 J62CD[ 2?5 :? =@@<:?8 7@C 2 ?6H 9:<6 7@C E96>[ x E@@< E96 25G:46 @7 2?@E96C 9:<6C 7C:6?5[ !2> p?5CFD<:6H:4K] $96 C64@>>6?565 E96 =@H6C qC@@< !2E9]k^Am
kAm$@ x 5:5 2 C64@? @7 E96 =@H6C qC@@< !2E9 3J >JD6=7] p?5 @7 4@FCD6[ x >@G65 C:89E 2=@?8]k^Am
kAm%@ 86E E96C6 7C@> E96 7@FC 4@C?6CD :? %2>H@CE9 ':==286 x 5C@G6 @FE ``bp @C E96 r9:?@@< %C2:= 7@C c]a >:=6D] yFDE 367@C6 E96 D64@?5 3C:586 7C@> E96 G:==286[ x EFC?65 :?E@ 2 D>2== 5:CE C@25 @? E96 =67E] x? 2 D9@CE 5:DE2?46[ x AF==65 C:89E :?E@ 2 DA246 36?62E9 2 D:8? :? 2 EC66 E92E D2:5 A2C<:?8 7@C E96 qC@@< !2E9]k^Am
kAmx H2=<65 FA E96 5:CE C@25 23@FE E9C66 9F?5C65 766E 7FCE96C E@ E96 EC2:= 6?EC2?46 @? E96 C:89E[ H9:49 DE2CED :? 2 ?2CC@H DA246 36EH66? EC66D 2?5 42? 36 62D:=J >:DD65] qFE E96C6 :D 2 D:8? :? 2 EC66 E96C6 E92E D2JD “%C2:=]”k^Am
kAmp D9@CE DE66A EC2:= D64E:@? 3C@F89E >6 5@H? E@ E96 EC2:= 2=@?8 E96 C:G6C] %96? 7@C >@DE @7 2 >:=6[ E96 EC2:= H2D 7=2E 2=@?8 E96 C:G6C[ 2==@H:?8 >6 E@ 2AAC64:2E6 >J DFCC@F?5:?8D H:E9@FE 2?J 5:DEC24E:@? ?68@E:2E:?8 E96 EC2:=] %96 7=@H:?8 C:G6C H2D H:56 2?5 7C@> :E 6>2?2E65 E96 A62467F= D@F?5 @7 86?E=6 H9:E6H2E6C] %C66D 7C2>65 :E @? 3@E9 D:56D]k^Am
kAmpD x ?62C65 {@4<6 u2==D[ E96 EC2:= C6BF:C65 2 =:EE=6 >@C6 2EE6?E:@?[ E96? x C@D6 E@ E96 =@@<@FE A@:?E 23@G6 E96 72==D] (:E9 E9:D DF>>6C’D C2:?[ E96 72==D H2D DF3DE2?E:2= 2?5 D2E:D7J:?8 E@ H:E?6DD] p7E6C 2 76H >:?FE6D[ x EFC?65 324<[ 2?5 D@@? 2AAC@24965 >J 42C] x 4@?4=F565 :E H2D 2 8C62E A=246 E@ 3C:?8 r2C= 2?5 y@2?]k^Am
kAmx >6E r2C= @? E96 }2?4J !@?5 %C2:= ad J62CD 28@] (96? 96 4@>6D FA :? E96 DF>>6C 7@C 2 76H H66<D[ H6 86E @FE 7@C 2 76H 9:<6D] w6 :D 2 AC@76DD@C @7 3:@496>:DECJ 2E E96 p=36CE t:?DE6:? r@==686 @7 |65:4:?6 :? }6H *@C< r:EJ] w6 CF?D 2 =23 E96C6[ 2?5 :E >2J 36 :? E96 DA:C:E @7 C6D62C49 :?E@ E96 >JDE6C:6D @7 =:76 E92E 2==@HD 9:> E@ =@@< 2E E96 ?2EFC2= H@C=5 7C@> 2? 2AAC64:2E:G6 A6CDA64E:G6] w6 :D :? ?@ 9FCCJ @? 2 9:<6 2?5 H6 2=H2JD 8@ D=@H=J] %9:D 96=AD >6 E@ D=@H 5@H?]k^Am
kAmx H6?E E@ E96 =@H6C qC@@< !2E9 H:E9 r2C= 2?5 y@2? 23@FE 2 H66< =2E6C] (6 A2C<65[ H2=<65 FA E96 C@25 2?5 56D46?565 E@ E96 C:G6C] xE 925 366? 2 =2E6 DE2CE 2?5 H2D 2=C625J `aib_ A]>] 2E E92E A@:?E] %96J H2?E65 E@ DE@A 7@C =F?49] %96J D2E @? 2 =6586 ?6IE E@ E96 H2E6C] #6DE=6DD[ x H2?56C65 FADEC62> 2 D9@CE H2J 2?5 H:E9:? D:89E @7 E96> 7@F?5 2 3:8 D>@@E9 3@F=56C E@ D:E @? E92E H2D 56E24965 7C@> E96 D9@C6]k^Am
kAm$F? 7:=E6C65 E9C@F89 E96 EC66D 5@H? E@ E96 3F33=:?8 H2E6CD[ :ED D@F?5 42CCJ:?8 E96E2 H2G6D E@ >J 62CDj E96 C:G6C 364@>:?8 2 9:89H2J @7 A6246]k^Am
kAm%96 C6DE @7 E96 H2=< FA E@ E96 72==D H2D C6=2I:?8] x 6?;@J65 E96 DF? D9:?:?8 E9C@F89 EC66D] (6 A2DD65 2 4@FA=6 DECF4EFC6D @? E96 @AA@D:E6 32?<[ 2?5 A66C65 24C@DD H:E9 4FC:@D:EJ 7C@> @FC 32?<]k^Am
kAmp7E6C ?68@E:2E:?8 2 4@FA=6 5:46J DA@ED @? E96 EC2:= H6 4=:>365 FA E@ E96 {@4<6 u2==D G:6HA@:?E] x 4@F=5 E6== :ED A@H6C7F= 7@C46 27764E65 >J 7C:6?5D[ 2?5 H2D ?@E D@>6E9:?8 E96J ?@C>2==J H:E?6DD65 4=@D6 FA]k^Am
kAmp7E6C 23@FE 2? 9@FC H6 962565 324<]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.