This is a image taken from the front door of the Post Office. Dead center above the bank roof, see those pines? The ones breaking the the tree line? I am going up there to get a few more images. That is the high corner of Fort Rock Farm. We have some family history up there, the great UFO hoax. I might post on that as we near the UFO festival. It’s a funny story, my son’s still laugh about that wild night.
You can park up at the Henderson Forest and make your way( make sure you can identify poison ivy) across the gas line into the woods on the other side. Don’t worry too much about compass headings despite the dense woods, you will hit a wall.
This one, it’s about 5 feet tall, you have to climb up, but are rewarded with a paved path to the high point. Kids love this ramble, I know. When the kids were little we had a picnic up there.Just make sure they wear long pants.
So up you go.
You have to climb down once for the gate.
Off again , heading up the next section the wall is a bit broken up. Lot’s of voids, brambles, fun. It’s still better than making your way on the ground. It also makes a beeline to the top
Almost to the top.
End of the wall. Turn left and step out of the tree line.
Here is the view
Looking to Town from the high corner. This is the field on the other side of the RR tracks behind the Farm. It’s huge, pristine, there is a pond that always has water in it. A great grove of pines that extend to the Rose Farm area. I think we should be looking for a new Town water well on this property. I think we should buy it.I will be the first to suggest we call this the Henderson well. What a great legacy, preservation and water. I have no reason to think there is not water here. I know nothing about the subject, except the fact the Farm oozes water, all the time. We should get permission to drill some test wells then buy the land. This would enable others to purchase the “view ” portion of the Farm. The portion that was proposed for the Church. This large field would satisfy the State that mandates the area required for a public water supply.
You can see the Post Office now with my max zoom. Dead center
This shot is to the RR tracks, the Farm buildings, The Squamscott River. The buildings are obscured by the magnificent trees.
I have been banging this drum for some time, drilling up in this field. I do not know why there is reluctance for a bold move. Our current wells are always it seems having issues. The public face of this property truly is magnificent. The back 40 however could represent a stellar water resource. Let’s get talking.
You get a great view of the wall and the property using this site, Microsoft’s new Bing Browser
Just click on maps, type in Exeter,NH. Go aerial till you are on top of the farm, and after screwing down on the property, hit the” birds eye” function. The Live Search maps migrated to Bing. These are also quite useful when hearing about any land use issues in Town that you want to research.
Mike
The Exeter Town Crier 