VT 200 H ventures

Saturday d ritter and I headed over to VT for some wacks to a few 200 H peaks. First on our agenda was Rochester Mtn. Our approach was from the height of land at Rochester Gap. After working our way through the briar filled cut area at the base of the ridge we hit upon an old atv track the headed directly for the main peak. The track did not appear to have been used for quite awhile and it made for easy walking. The summit had been cleared with views to the east over to the Whites. There was also a hunter's stand, a couple of memorial gravestones for two young men who had died in atv accidents, also a flagpole and a register. The register was filled with lots of hunters and atv users. The atv track heading south was heavily used. Next we set our sights on South Northfield via the abandoned road through Braintree Gap. Here we found one of J. Person's pill bottle registers from 1997, the cover was missing so Damon donated his Advil bottle as a replacement. Next was the weirdest wack of the day in Roxbury Gap. We found an old roadbed that was totally grass covered, which led us right up to the crest of the ridge. Up at 2800' we spotted the first of several abandoned cars. The cars were all of the 40's and 50's vintage. We also found an abandoned camp that appeared also to have been unused for many years. Does anyone know about the history of this ridgeline?? Truly a strange place. The road was in good shape and did not appear to have been used by any vehicle in years, and it followed the crest of the ridge all the way to the summit. The summit had a nalgene with a busy register book. The last peak, Molly Stark was a let down, a LT peak with no views. Overall a great day in the VT woods. Pics at http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/577715667LAUrWi?

I think it's interesting how the woods are "swallowing" those old cars. While they probably gradually sunk to their axles, it looks like the gradual accumulation of organic debris and soil is building up around them and in another century or two they will be covered.

Kevin, it truly is a strange sight, they are all disappearing. And they are all passenger cars, not off road type vehicles.

Kevin Rooney said:

I think it's interesting how the woods are "swallowing" those old cars. While they probably gradually sunk to their axles, it looks like the gradual accumulation of organic debris and soil is building up around them and in another century or two they will be covered.

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Many of the stone walls in NH were originally built to contain sheep in the 1800s. Before you say they weren't tall enough, dig down to the bottom and see how much they've sunk and the surrounding ground has accumulated.