County Route 49 In Brasher, New York

I crossed the St. Regis River from the town of Stockholm to the town of Brasher, NY on a short section of County Route 49:

And passed by a small shed and two old, abandoned silos:

This old farm house sits close to the edge of the St. Regis River:

And the St. Regis River runs for quite a distance along this section of road. Its surface was frozen and snow covered, so in many places it was hard to tell where the land ended and the river began:

I was struck by this section of snow laden tree. Once I got a closer look at the picture, however, I noticed that the entire top section of the tree was missing, probably lopped off by the power company so as not to endanger the power line:

A ranch style home with a double garage. These are folks who, like me, enjoy country living:

Rows of hay bales. I didn't see any cattle, but I'm sure they weren't too far away:

A steel-clad barn in such good shape that I couldn't tell if it was of new or old-but-restored construction:

A small, old house with a big porch and a Cedar tree, up on a hill:

A dump truck in a field full of small piles, apparently fill from some other site:

A small shed in the woods, perhaps a hunting cabin from long ago. There didn't appear to be much left of it anymore:

I ended my brief driving tour at this pleasant home. I don't know what that tower behind it is, but I suppose it must be some kind of antenna:

Joy Road, County Route 83 And County Route 49 - Part 2

I was taking a driving tour of a scenic local road which began in Massena as Joy Road and then became County Route 83, then County Route 49 as it passed through the town of Norfolk into the town of Stockholm. This lovely old brick farm house, with its barn and split rail fence, was one of my favorites:

The Brookdale Wesleyan Church, sitting kind of out in the middle of nowhere:

A very old and very large barn, still in active use:

I wanted to capture this picturesque farm, which sat up on a hill, in one photo:

A smaller barn with a new roof:

A large farm house with an even larger barn:

Another old barn:

A historic farm house with two old barns (well, three if you include the smallest one), still painted the green color which, it seems, most barns around here used to be painted:

A lovely log home:

An old farm house with plastic over the porch windows, a barn and silo:

A beautiful old barn:

A comfortable looking farm house:

This barn, set back in the trees and elevated off the ground, was the last photo I took on this driving tour. It is a route I take often, and stopping to snap photos helps me pay closer attention to the beauty I pass along the way:

County Route 49 - Part 4

I continued on my driving tour of County Route 49. It had begun in the town of Hopkinton and taken me into the town of Stockholm. I passed this abandoned barn and silos:

And a classic brick farm house:

An old barn in deteriorating condition:

A farm house in excellent shape:

And a picturesque farm with small barns:

This appeared to be an Amish farm but I couldn't be sure:

  An elaborate barn from a bygone era:

And a house connected to a series of outbuildings. What I found really interesting was that tripod in the front yard. It appeared to be an old fashioned surface well, with the tripod used to haul up buckets of water:

Another old barn, this one holding up pretty well and apparently still in use:

A large farming operation:

When I reached the intersection of Route 54, I decided to end my driving tour. Right there at the corner was this old, abandoned home and general store:

And across the road was the Willis Cemetery, small but carefully tended. That was the end of my driving tour even though Route 49 continues on for a long way:

County Route 49 - Part 3

This is Part 3 of my driving tour of the southern section of County Route 49 (see also previous two posts), and I had come to real farm country:

This large, old farm house was connected to a series of barns in the New England style:

A spectacular series of connected barns and silo:

A small, roadside building that looked as if it had once been a store of some kind:

An abandoned log home, in the process of collapsing:

A pastel green home with a big window for lovely country views:

Another old barn, off in the woods and becoming smothered with brush - or was it a former home? Judging by the door on the right hand corner, perhaps it was once someone's home:

An old barn in spectacular condition:

And lots of horses who didn't seem to mind the cold:

And old farm wagon:

And a traditional farm house, barn and silo:

As I said, this is real farm country - and I hadn't seen it all yet, so tune in tomorrow for Part 4:

County Route 49 - Part 2

I was touring County Route 49 and was still in the town of Hopkinton (see also yesterday's post), though I'd soon pass into the town of Stockholm:

This old barn sat, unused and growing weeds, off the road a bit. Notice the old fashioned weather vane:

This extremely large house, in the settlement of Fort Jackson (in the town of Hopkinton), has been being renovated ever since I moved here and it's beginning to look good:

Alas, this old church has been abandoned for many years. It was for sale not too long ago but is no longer listed. I wonder if someone will turn it into a home?

An old fashioned horse trailer was parked along the side of the road:

A classic farm house with working chimney, metal roof and two porches:

A small barn, now a garage:

Two steel barns, hiding behind the pine trees:

A house covered with board and batten, with two large porches:

Two old barns, apparently no longer used:

A very nice house with more porches. That's the style up here:

And even the new homes are built with porches. But there was still a lot more to see on even this short stretch of Route 49, so I'll post Part 3 tomorrow: