Thank you Scout!
05-15-16
Mr. Ford said....
"The past never changes, he mused. You leave it and go on to the present, but it is still there, waiting for you to come back...."
In the Introduction of the book "The Best of Corey Ford" it talks about his column in Field and Stream called "Lower Forty Club" and even though the characters were fictional they were real in his life.
We visited Tinkhamtown yesterday in a downpour. It started raining when we got out of the vehicle and it didn't quit for the 3.5 hours we spent in our exploration. After we left 10 minutes north it quit raining. 10 miles west of the hike the roads were bone dry.
One of our historical helpers told me.
"And the pouring rain was part of the test… can’t make it easy or too many would venture to places off the map!"
Coalman and Belle on the Road to Tinkhamtown
At the junction where we stopped to find our way we found the Flat Rock.
An hour into the hike we came upon the first sign of human inhabitance.
Which turned out to be one of two cellar holes we found.
Sending my thanks to a very important person who helped us solve the puzzle they mentioned "The Lost Tinkhamtown Cemetery"
Our journey is not over. The next time we go out there we will have shotguns cradled in our arms as we let Belle lead us to the birds.
And if we shoot a grouse or woodcock at this mythical location......
I get it mounted.
From our hike I truly believe Mr. Ford visited Tinkhamtown. It does exist.