Hi fellow Hiveians,

Today I wanted to share some cool pictures of a historical mountain foundry that we found recently when we went for a trip to the mountains!

Mountain Foundry Walk

It's funny and a great bit of fun, when my family and I go on trips of all kinds we tend to find a whole lot of random but incredibly cool things that can sometimes be pretty darn interesting!

We recently took a trip to the beautiful mountains, one of my favorite places to be for sure, and were mainly there to check out the beautiful autumn color of the foliage. We saw quite a bit of that and also enjoyed a number of other things such as just randomly stopping on the ride while we were driving because the little man saw something that he thought would be interesting. I'm glad that we stopped, because it certainly was pretty darn cool!

When I was driving, I typically keep an eye out for all kinds of stuff so that if we see something on the road we are at, we will usually stop so we can do a little bit of exploring and let the little man out to stretch his legs and have some fun. He was quicker than I was for this one though, I can admit that!

We were driving down from getting a delicious breakfast at a nice local pancake house and we drove over a bridge that covered a river. The little man is always obsessed with rivers and driving over them or near them is one of his passions. Even if it's a tiny brook a couple inches wide, he will always comment for us to take a look at the river! It's really an adorable thing and quite enjoyable. He made a comment for us to stop for this one so we did. First thing we see when we get out of the car? Perhaps the best picture that we got up-close of some of the fall foliage colors even though we drove through picturesque areas lol such is life though.

So we are out and about exploring and we see a sign for one of the last remaining stone outdoor foundry's in the state! I was really shocked but pretty excited. @sagesigma this is where your peeps got it, I would think LOL. He works at a foundry out in the midwest which I think is really cool because it's not a job that you hear too often these days, working for a foundry even if you're not the one down on the floor doing the awesome metal shit.

This foundry is unique because it's still standing. A lot of the ones that were from this time period have fallen apart or were destroyed but this one is still standing and if I remember the sign correctly, this was built in the mid 1800's roughly. Pretty damn cool to have something that's nearly 200 years old and still standing! I think they've done some restoration work to it of course, to make sure that it is strong enough to withstand the elements around here.

I was a little sad because we were walking around exploring the area and we were hoping to find a bridge that would lead us over to the building so we could take a closer look at it. Unfortunately, and probably for the best considering how rude some people are these days, there was no such bridge and you had to admire it from afar. Thankfully we have a nice long-range camera lens these days and we were able to get this pretty cool shot of it haha. Thankfully the people have a sense of humor!! That is also something that is gone to the wayside these days.. but I digress.

The little man was also happy because he got to spend some time next to the river! That's his favorite place to be for sure, hanging out on the rocks and picking things up. He found some pretty sweet rocks himself and made sure to stash some away. We also got some nice pictures of the beautiful water rolling on by, some cool colors abound and just stood there for a little while and took in the sights, smells and sounds of nature to give ourselves a little bit of a respite from the craziness of modern life.

I know it wasn't for long but I really appreciate these moments now, more so of late because of the craziness of my work and work schedule. When I get to decompress and spend time with the most important people in my life in a beautiful place like this, it really brings me back down to earth where I belong and that's what was the most important part about the trip. I will admit I was a little moody for some parts of it but I know that it was important for me to put that dumb shit aside and focus on what really matters which I thankfully did get to do that.

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