The Aptly Named High Flats, New York, Part 2

I was surprised to find the hamlet of High Flats so populated and looking so prosperous. It seemed to be a wonderful place to live. Who wouldn't love to live here?:

I saw this old cabin, now abandoned and falling into ruin:

There were comfortable, friendly homes beneath pine trees:

And another old, abandoned home, this one well on its way to total collapse:

A large and modern log cabin style home, sitting far off the road:

An extensive arrangement of porches, decks and steps. With this kind of scenery, I'm sure they wanted to sit outdoors and see it as often as possible:

A smaller, old fashioned home with wrap-around porch and surrounded by farm fields:

I passed by what appeared to be a recently clear-cut section. I supposed that someone planned to build there. I was amazed at how many big rocks littered the ground and imagined the hardy pioneers who had to clear farm fields of those rocks - without power equipment:

A unique home with a hip roof:

I passed by a wetland:

And an old fashioned family farm, a classic look which could have been a picture from the past:

The last home I photographed in High Flats was this red roofed house sitting off behind both trees and farm fields. I'd planned to make the hamlet of Wildwood, New York my next stop and checked the map for how to get there. But I'll post about that tomorrow:

The Aptly Named High Flats, New York, Part 1

Monday morning dawned bright and clear. Wally had taken ill but seemed to be improving - or, at the very least, holding his own. So I took the younger dogs out for a photographic outing. We began with the hamlet of High Flats, New York, within the state forest of the same name:

 The terrain does indeed seem to be atop a sort of mesa, though I haven't seen a topographic map to verify that. But I found there a considerable number of nice homes:

This place had a second story deck facing the forest:

I supposed this to be an old farm house with modern additions and remodeling:

An antique truck protected by its own little shed:

There were modern homes:

And homes far back off the road:

Modular homes:

This house sat right up next to the road and had a nice stone wall which had been painted brick red:

Back behind the trees, a brown house with a green roof. It seemed to blend right in with the forest:

A modular home with a brand new barn:

And an authentic, old style split rail fence - my favorite kind. But there was more to High Flats, New York and I'll post Part 2 tomorrow: