Old homestead site and a walking trail to the Humpback rocks at Afton Mountain. We didn't take the hike to the rocks this time but I have been there and it's a easy hike.
Adalyn asked me to take a video with the camera she brought.
Clicking on the pictures will enlarge them
I remember Mom telling me when she was very young how their meat was hung from rafters in the smoke house.
Plenty of history here to be taught to the girls and how people used to live and the hard work it took to survive. I can just imagine those cold hard winters
So nice being out in the open at the base of the mountain.
The kissing gate is to the left here but I didn't get a picture of it. It is just the fence that zig zags as we walk around and they call it the kissing gate,
short clip of spring running under the root cellar.
A look back as we head to the car.
We stopped at the Afton overlook on way back home. Because of overgrowth we cannot see the town of Afton below. We can see out over the beautiful mountains.
A shot of the pretty foliage heading to Afton Mountain at beginning of our trip
Looks like a great adventure with the grands and enjoy not only the great outdoors but the history of the surroundings. A great day out.
ReplyDeleteIt was a wonderful day out. Thank you, Betsy
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ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful day you managed to go there!
Don't think we have been at the Afton Overlook, on the Blue Ridge Parkway but it sure looks stunning.
Oh, Appalachian life was very harsh back then and they had to make everything they needed, themselves!
Hugs,
Mariette
Hello Mariette, My mom was born in Mecklenburg County and she said she hated being out so far. Hard work and she picked her share of cotton in those days, so I don't want to hear from no one that white folk didn't. she said she picked til her fingers bled and then took it to a cotton gin. Hard work. Way out. She will be 99 in a week. Tough conditions growing up. Sweet as she can be and always has been. Sometimes I wish they would teach Home Ed like they used too.
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Dearest Betsy,
DeleteYes, it is such a lie that white people did not have to go in servitude. My Mom had to go in servitude at a large farmstead at the age of 14 and was not allowed to sleep in the house, but on the attic. They got deprived of their youth... Nothing but hard work! Dad went into servitude at age 15. Picking cotton by hand then, versus now, by machine is a world of difference. Poor souls and how they twist history and never ever mention this. Life back then was very hard for all our ancestors! We are so blessed and fortunate for having been born at our time. The young generation is way too spoiled and by far not prepared for a bad time, God forbid that ever happens! But socialists are pushing us into the fate of Venezuela and others. That would be awful for the future generations to endure and suffer through.
Hugs,
Mariette
You are so right, deprived of their youth is for sure. They may try to twist history, but I make darn sure my kids know it and my grand girls. Yes we are blessed. these young people like the sound of socialism, wait til the little spoiled brats have to really live it. I think an uprising will happen if we are pushed into the fate of Venezuela. I am sure willing. We are having Thanksgiving and will be careful but I be damned if I will be told by anyone that I have to have a certain no. of people gather. It's about control and the several people I have known that got covid young and old got over it. Sick of it.. Sorry for the rambling but just about had it with this crap.
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DeleteBetsy, I love your photos of Afton Mountain. It's lovely to see it through your camera. Mountain folks were so resilient! I've mentioned to you before that my Nanny grew up in Clifton Forge. This post reminds me of her. Thank you!
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