Calvin Coolidge Continued 2

Good Morning. I spent the night in Concord, New Hampshire. I will take a short break from the blog on Calvin Coolidge to tell you where I am. After breakfast this morning I left about 6:00 A. M. and drove roughly 2 hours to the Mountain Meadows Lodge, 285 Thunder Brook Road, Killington, Vermont. As you will recall I brought my friend Jim up here to Vermont to join up with two of his friends  and spend a few days on the Appalachian Trail. Jim originally started with them at the Trail starting point in Georgia and spent a couple of weeks on the trail before he had to go back to work. His friends have continued on and plan to finish the entire trail ending up in Maine. You will recall the trouble we had trying to connect with them a few days ago. Well he contacted me yesterday and wants to meet me at the location I am at. They are due in here about 8:00 P. M. Thursday 7/18/2013. I have a room for myself tonight and for Jim and I tomorrow night and we will drive down to Massachusetts on Friday to visit the Calvin Coolidge Library and Museum and then on home. Jim's friends ( Goose and All The Way ) will shower and do laundry here and head on up the trail Friday. I think plan to sleep in their tents Thursday night. They, like many of the hikers have supplies shipped to this location for pick up. The AT comes right by the lodge. I will show you some pictures of the lodge and surroundings and then get back to Calvin Coolidge.

Entrance to Mountain Meadows Lodge

Large Wood Carving Of A Pineapple

The Inn Keeper And His Family Live In The White House

And The Red Build Is The Inn

Lake And Dock As Seen From Large Lounge Room.

 They Rent Canoe

The Appalachian Trail. The White Mark On The Tree Keeps Hikers On the Correct Trail. I Say Correct Because Many Other Trails Criss Cross.

This Sign Says It Is 487 Miles To End Of Trail

This Is The Appalachian Trail Where Jim And Friends Will

Come Onto This Property

Mountain Meadows Lodge Welcome Sign

The Trail Often Is Very Muddy

Looking Out On Lake From Dock

From Dock Looking Back At Lodge The AT

Crosses Right By The Canoes

My Room

Dining Area For Breakfast

Large Lounge. I am Sitting In The Lounge Where I found A Good Breeze Blowing Through. Very Hot Outside Today

Fire Place At Other End Of Lounge

Library And Video Room. Very Good

Selection Of Books And Videos

Two Hikers Checking Their Trail Book And Resting

More Of The Game Room

Hot Tub

Hiker Leaving The Lodge Headed For The Trail. Notice How Large His Back Pack Is, His Poles And The Leather Knee Length Leg Protectors.

Out side there is a badminton court, corn hole boards, swimming pool and an assortment of other activities. I am hungry and the innkeeper here tells me there is a sandwich shop about a mile away that make the best and I hear it calling me. So I will be back shortly don't go away. OK I am back and the sandwich lived up to the billing. Delicious. The following picture is where I ate lunch and the view I had and there was a very good breeze. Wish you were here.

                                              Good Lunch Spot



To continue with Calvin Coolidge next to the Wilder Horse Barn is the Wilder Barn. It was once part of the Moor-Wilder Farm and was built around 1875 in the style of a " bank Barn ". I use the barn had hay stored overhead, dairy herd on the main floor and other livestock and manure in the basement. The beams inside the barn are hand hew and held together with pegs. The exterior is unpainted vertical pine boards with narrow battens. There is a vast assort of old farm equipment and the following are photographs of some of the equipment.

The Plymouth Cannon. Apparently There Is Quiet A Bit Of

 Tradition That Goes Along With This Old Cannon

Social Life In Plymouth Notch

Story Of The Cannon

Cannon Story Continued

A Few Days Activity Of Calvin Coolidge As Young Person. Note The Spelling O Some Of The Words

 Old Horse Drawn Rake

Old Sickle Bar Mower Drawn By Two Horses.

We Had One Of These On Our Farm

Shocks Of Corn. I Have Spent A lot Of Time Doing This

A Very Large Saw

Cider Making Equipment

Corn Husker and Elevator To Fill Loft Of Barn

Tread Mill For Horses. Worked Just Like Ours Do Today.

Old Wheel Barrow, Harrow And Turning Plow

Corn Planter, Row Marker And Multi Point Turning Plow

Loom

Cloth Washing Tubs And A Tread Mill

Tread Mill For Sheep And Cows

One Foot Power Milking Machine, Butter Workers, Milking

Stool. I Just Used An Old Bucket Turned Upside Down

Washing Machine On Left, Ringer Center

Front And Wash Tubs To The Right

Milk Separator On Far Left, Various Type Churns In Front

Equipment Used In Collecting And Making Maple Syrup

Various Tools Used In Cutting And Collecting Chunks Of Ice

Various Logging Tools

Various Tool For Working With Splitting, Cutting And Trimming Logs

Old Stove And Wood Working Tools. Look At The Big Old Mallet In

The Center. It Looks Home Made And Has Really Had The Use.

Assortment Of Old Stoves

Hay Rack

Reaper And Mower. Not Sure How This Worked When I Look At The Cutting Bar And The Fixed Positions Of The Wheels But I Am Sure It Did

Don't Remember What This Was And Missed The Name Plate

Various Wagons

Manure Spreader. I Have Filled Many A One Of These By Cleaning Out

The Animal Stalls In The Barn. Lovely Smell When It Is Spread On The Field. As Horses Pull The Spreader The Belt ( Spreader Floor ) Moves The Manure To The Rear Of The Spreader Where It Is Spread On The Field.

Dump Cart

Cycle Bar Mower

Threshing Machine

I Think This Is A One Row Corn Picker

I guess by now you have had your fill of old farm equipment and tools. I am going to post this and rest awhile and then we will look at another building

Remember God loves you and so do I.

Grandpa Bill