In our second trip over to the park, we took along Professor Brandes to help us investigate the area. Our trip began on the opposite side of the area to where there was no obvious trail, or bike path. What we first saw was a lot more geese and a waterway that in our previous trip was not seen (photo below).

The section of the waterway that was closest to us was not all that clean and really unappealing compared to the rest of the river. Using the aerial photos provided to us by Professor Brandes, this portion of the river in particular has gone through many changes over its history in Forks Township and it will be critical in telling our story of place because it has served so many purposes from trolley stop, to potential dam, to bus stop, to the muck we see to day.

Further along our little trek, our group took in many different signs that surrounded the park. In particular some of the signs i give the area a very haunted appearance even though in the long run they are not the oldest human constructed infrastructure located on the property (Below).

Continuing the discussion from my last comment, throughout our trek multiple times we witnessed remnants of old bridges, mills, or dams (below). It was also interesting to see just how much influence the older construction materials had shaped the river bed and its surrounding area; It was clearly evident that much of the sand and erosion occurring was from these materials.

Another great example of trying to define what is nature and what is not.

With this second trip now behind us and a little investigative work done, our group has a new target/ person to interview about the history of our area to go along with the history we saw in nature. Hopefully, with our next post we can have a better defined understanding of the two.

Vantage point taken from behind the park. A few spotted a Red Tailed Fox.