Hunting on Hallowed land

[Owlgrowler]

Went up on the Kittatinny Ridge yesterday, was -5F when I parked the truck, finally got to wear the heavy wool. Saw some does, wheelie guy I was with missed one at 20 yards,... Stopped at this spring for a good warm drink. A couple years ago I found a piece of corrugated aluminum there, strange place for a shed or barn. This view from the top shows that this ridge is at least 200 feet higher than anything to the south. After tanking up at the spring I decided to take a different route to the top. That's when I stumbled upon this. Memorial to the 7 men that died Sept 19, 1942.This Toby Keith song is still playing in my mind.
"There's a lot of good men dead,
So that we can go to sleep at when we lay down our head."

[Nate1990]

that is incredible. How awesome is it that that is still standing for you to see? Wow. Thanks for sharing!

[Big Ed]

Nice pictures.

[Killdeer]

To me, all land is hallowed. Finding tangible evidence, and learning therefrom exactly whose flesh is incorporated into the soil we tread, brings the meaning home in a flash. Very powerful, for me, very prayerful, dealings in the hinterlands.

These men died in the middle of the second World War, for all of us. It is well that we remember them with prayerful gratitude. Ever wonder Who guides our steps on a hunt?

Killdeer

[JoeM]

This is whats great about the great outdoors, every once in awhile she shares one of her stories with you.  Joe

[Chris Surtees]

Thanks for sharing!

[ISP 5353]

Thank you!

[Traditional-Archer]

Thanks for sharing!


"Aim small miss small"

[kbaknife]

Thank you.
Let me dry my eye.

[Coonbait]

Makes you appreciate the journey a lot more ,doesn't !
  GLENN