Given the success that I have had doing surveys recently in Chenango County, NY (Survey in Chenango County, NY--Part I, Chenango County Survey (9/26)--Continued) I decided I would return to Chenango County.
While doing research I remembered Don Windsor Chenango County's archaeologist's paper on Stone Mounds in Chenango County. Given the glowing writeup on Melondy Hill NYS DEC State Forest I decided to go there.I also found a writeup that Don Windsor did for the Rock Piles Blog Souvenirs of Yesteryear: The mysterious stone ... - Rock Pilesrockpiles.blogspot.com › 2006/10 › souvenirs-of-yester... I was pretty psyched to check out the tall columned stone structures at Melondy Hill.
The challenge was that I would have to walk two miles in a trail-less state forest relying only on my compass and a topographical map to get to the stone columns. I was also going to use the boundary markers of the state forest to help guide me. Unfortunately, I had difficulty finding the first boundary marker.....
Manitous Abound
On my hike in I found lots of Manitou Stones (pictured below), mostly small ones in areas that had not been logged. I did not see any Manitou Stones in areas that were logged on my hike in; although I did not spend time looking because I was on the move. These logged areas contained lots of rubble, large truck tracks, overturned soil, downed trees and a vibe that was negative. In essence these areas were both physically and spiritually scarred.
If you have read this blog, or my other works, you know that the vibe/atmosphere of a particular space is very important. That is because a positive vibe will enhance a space, while a negative vibe will diminish a space. An improved vibe will accentuate and highlight features of Mother Earth found there. More on this later.
The following are some of the larger Manitou Stones that I found.
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The picture below shows how the Manitou on the right side in the picture above has split. |
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