Garvin Road, Town Of Bangor, New York

I was driving home one day and passed Garvin Road, so I turned onto it and brought out my camera. The first place I came to was this handsome, old style farm, complete with dual silos and farm equipment:

And the corn crib out back was filled nearly to capacity. I wondered if they might have pigs, though I didn't see, hear or smell livestock of any sort:

This old barn and silo were rundown and I suspected they hadn't been used in years:

As I drove by, I could tell I'd been right. This barn has been out of commission for a long time:

A farm house, typical of the area:

Another old barn, also apparently no longer used:

People were still farming, though this corn field had not been harvested:

I took a close look at the once proud dairy farm sign on this barn and learned that it was once called Scattered Acres:

Farm equipment and baleage, with an outbuilding almost hidden behind the trees:

Barns, silo and grain bin, apparently no longer used:

Old fields, whose barbed wire and trees indicate that they once were pastures. Maybe they still are:

A small farm beneath big trees:

Coming closer to the above farm, it seemed as if no one lived there anymore but they were still harvesting firewood:

A sugar house. This is big maple syrup country. This is where I ended my driving tour, so I put my camera away and headed for home:

Scenic, Rural Bangor Road - Part 2

I was touring Franklin County Route 53, running north from West Bangor, NY to North Bangor, NY, and had turned off onto Mill Road, a short stretch which soon dead-ended. It was interesting, though. Even though the day was warm, the horses down the hill had their quilted blankets on:

Another old stone house, this one part of a family farm. The colorful blobs in the front yard were deflated Christmas decorations, not yet brought indoors for storage until the next Yuletide:

And the barns and equipment which accompanied the above house:

Mill Road was exceedingly short, so I was soon back on Bangor Road, where I stopped at this family alpaca farm:

The alpacas were out back, so I used my zoom lens to get a look at them:

A pleasant, country home with the usual big front porch. The scenery around here is so nice that most homes, it seems, have a spacious porch on which to sit and ponder the view:

As I headed north, I began to see more farms. This one, for instance, which was immaculate:

An old brick farm house with sap lines running between the Sugar Maples in the front yard:

Out behind the brick farm house was this corn crib for ear corn:

The last farm I photographed on Bangor Road was this sprawling collection of barns and sheds:

I stopped for a closeup of the big, red barn, with hay elevator and hay wagon. It was part of the collection of outbuildings in the above photo:

And an equipment shed and lean-to for livestock. But this was the end of the road, so I put my camera away and continued on to Walmart to do some shopping:

Scenic, Rural Bangor Road - Part 1

I was once again on my way to the Walmart in Malone, New York when I decided to detour down a scenic rural road for a driving photo tour. I chose Franklin County Route 53, which runs between West Bangor and North Bangor, New York. I turned off of the highway at the former Mallettes Garage:

And across the road from the garage was Fat Bob's Deli. I've stopped there several times for a coffee or sandwich as I passed by:

Bangor is close enough to Malone to be considered a sort of suburb, so I wasn't surprised at first that I saw few farms. This lovely old house, however, still had a traditional barn behind it:

I couldn't tell if this was an old barn which had been remodeled or a newly constructed barn to be used as a garage. Either way, I liked it:

A historic looking brick home with stucco, and horses out back:

A stunning house which an architect friend told me showed a Canadian influence:

This home may have been a building which had been repurposed, but what I liked was the collection of bird houses and feeders on the two posts, and on the ropes between them:

A comfortable farm house with a former barn, now a garage, out back:

I saw a number of stone houses along the way. This one sat up on a hill, overlooking the rural scenery:

Another stone home, this one all fixed up and modernized:

I turned off onto Mill Road, a very short, dead-end street, just to see what was there. I was not disappointed with the first home I photographed, a rambling old home with a large carriage house out back. There was more to see still on Mill Road and the main road, County Route 53, and I'll more post photos tomorrow, in Part 2:

Franklin County Routes 53 And 22, From Bangor To North Bangor - Part 1

The day dawned cold but clear, just right for a driving tour, so I headed east on Route 11B to the tiny town of Bangor, New York. From there I turned north on County Route 53 to see the sights. It looked to me as if it would be a beautiful journey:

I was quickly out of the village and into the country, where it appeared that folks in these parts truly knew how to live the good life:

The sun shone brightly on this old farm house with cobblestone porch and the surrounding trees had been tapped for maple sap:

I began to see more farm buildings and fields as I drove:

A maple tree cast shadows on this natural stone house with bright red shutters and ironwork. Yes, indeed, I'd picked a lovely day for a drive in the country:

A very large barn with major hay storage capacity. The hay bale elevator indicated that it was still used as originally intended:

Neat and trim barns, corn crib and dual silos:

I came to the settlement of North Bangor when I arrived at the intersection of New York State Route 11. I'd intended to turn west on Route 11 but the traffic was heavy and County Route 22 was straight ahead. So I took the county route instead, continuing northward into more farm country:

And farm country it surely was:

This small home looked welcoming and comfortable:

A bigger home with bigger barns. Yes, I'd made the right choice by choosing County Route 22. But I'd only just begun, and have more photos to post in Part 2 tomorrow:

Garvin And Harvey Roads In North Bangor, New York

I was on my way home from the North Country Animal Shelter in Malone, New York (previous two posts) and noticing the lovely farm country along the road. I eventually gave in to temptation and turned onto Garvin Road for a driving tour. I was not disappointed:

This modern style barn had an old fashioned, traditional corn crib:

A farm house with both a wonderful front porch and an upstairs balcony from which to enjoy the scenery:

A herd of cattle, eating beside an old barn and silo:

A farm house behind a traditional maple:

This was indeed traditional farm country, with old fashioned family farms everywhere:

A very large tractor was parked outside this red barn:

A farm house with a smaller barn out back:

A sugar house with its supply of wood all cut and stacked for use in the springtime:

Lots of firewood here too:

At some point I left Garvin Road and continued on Harvey Road, passing these beautiful birch trees, bordering woodlands:

 

This classic, red brick farm house sat up on a hill and must have had lovely views. But my driving tour was over and I had dogs waiting for me at home. So I put away my camera and continued on toward home: