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Mousetoescamper

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6. Me too. Some took great skill and backbreaking work to build

Reply to Bayard (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 6, 2023, 04:59 PM

Dec 2023

Last edited Wed Dec 6, 2023, 06:33 PM - Edit history (1)

The wall in the penultimate shot is amazing. The builders had to find fieldstone that fit the contours of the previous course and set the rocks without the benefit of mortar.

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Back to nature [View all] Mousetoescamper Dec 2023 OP

These are fascinating relics! Thanks so much for sharing them with us, my dear Mousetoescamper! ♥ nt CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2023 #1

Thanks and you're welcome! Mousetoescamper Dec 2023 #4

Cool idea world wide wally Dec 2023 #2

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Dec 2023 #5

I love old rock walls Bayard Dec 2023 #3

Me too. Some took great skill and backbreaking work to build Mousetoescamper Dec 2023 #6

There are old rock walls like that all around Lexington, KY Bayard Dec 2023 #10

What an interesting photo essay! Diamond_Dog Dec 2023 #7

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Dec 2023 #8

love that fracture-critical bridge! justaprogressive Dec 2023 #9

Still safe for pedestrian traffic if you don't mind bushwhacking Mousetoescamper Dec 2023 #11