The area of the flooded timber (first pic of this thread) is our latest destination at the pondsite.
It is only easily accessed by either boat or the 1/4 mile trail we cut thru impossible bramble thickets and twisted, downed Black Locust trees. The wandering white line is an approximation of the trail. The white arrow depicts the photo location.
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We selected this destination for the trail because it terminates at the base of a draw that brings in alot of our drainage water. Having the trail wander thru totally unmanaged and wild timber and brambles is a natural gift. It took a couple years of "on again, off again" sweat & toil with a chainsaw and handheld brush cutter, but we finished it last fall. It happens to be the same pond area where I went thru the ice a couple winters ago.
It is probably the best trail we have since you get glimpses of the pond all the way, depending on the leafage. The end of the trail is neat little flat plateau at the base of the draw. It's about 20 feet around, guarded by old downed trees and uprooted stumps. It looks out to the pond, behind the wood duck boxes. This entire nasty, unmanaged timber zone is LOADED with birds; primarily woodies. I hope to someday construct some kind of a cool deck, screen gazebo, or something that would protect us from bugs and still afford the wild exposure. Take a walk with us for the last 50 feet or so as we descend the gradual incline into the draw.
