Rail Trail Brillhart Station – July 19, 2019

It's been sweltering hot, but an early start, a shady path, and cheerful companions proved to be a winning combination for our Friday ramble.  We met at Brillhart Station and walked south on the rail trail, just beyond the Howard Tunnel.

We were back to our cars by 10:15 – the perfect time for five of the eight to have brunch at Janina's. Thanks to Lisa who made the trek from her new home in Carlisle to lead us on this summer ramble. Thanks also to Deb and Fran for supplying the photos.

Charlotte, Fran, Kate, Carol, Christy, Janie, Lisa (Photo by Deb) 

Spring Valley Park – June 21, 2019

Christy Fawcett hosted our Ramble in Spring Valley Park.   This park is the former farm of Poet Lee Anderson, who studied at Yale and painstakingly wrote poems that read like “symphonies”.  “He was a much loved and gentle man” and was worried about humankind destroying itself with “the bomb”.  One poem, call “Potosi” was named after the small community nearby—fellow Ramblers knew people from there.

This area is also famous for the Hex murder in 1928 where a trio assailed a farmer in Rehmeyers Hollow because they thought he had cast a spell on them since he was a practitioner of white magic.  They murdered and set his body on fire, were sent to jail for their crimes but not for long! Ana Ortman knows where the Hollow is located so get her to take you there, if you dare!

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