21. Thacher: Flat Rock 🟫🪨
Went on a quest 🕵 seeking the elusive “Flat Rock” vantage point on an unmarked herd trail 🦬 at Thacher State Park off Old Stage Road.
Initially I passed by the unmarked trail entrance unawares, but found another unmarked entrance further along which turned out to be fortuitous. 🍀
The unmarked trail was easy to negotiate and perfectly safe. ✅
The inscription on the Flat Rock plaque reads:
In appreciation of a childhood full of pleasant memories, in a neighborhood overseen from this vantage point, fond tribute is paid to Alfred A. and Grace B. Whipple, his parents and Henry A. and Susan R. Whipple, his grandparents who gave his life so much meaning. — Robert B. Whipple
It’s a historical marker dedicated to the Whipple family, as they were the original owners of this northern section of the land before it was acquired and incorporated into Thacher State Park.
22 pics:
1 - here we go... keen, sharp eyes needed 🦅
2 - emerald forest
3 - missed the first entrance, so I turned left here ⬅️
4 - edible❓
5 - found another unmarked path❗
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7 - fantastic views straight ahead ⬆️
8 - thar she blows! 🐳
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12 - heartwarming 🥲 – they were fine people
13 - the Whipple homestead is somewhere down there 🏠
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19 - getting back on the main trail
20 - found the missed entrance on the left ⬅️
21 - a notice sign posted ahead ⬆️
22 - time to go to confession; mea maxima culpa
