Simply Bradford Bog

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I was scoping out Bradford Bog as a possible kayaking location, and ended up filming the north section of the creek with my drone so that I could see the possible impediments along the water trail. It turned out to be a visual delight that I find to be fascinating from a variety of perspectives ~ as art, science, and history.

Throughout, you will see the amazing textures and abstract landscape that is mesermizing to watch. Beginning at the 1:50 mark, you will see a number of cool details. First there is a beaver swimming upstream towards a little dam he is building, then another beaver makes an appearance 15 seconds later, lazily swimming towards a beaver house. An abandoned kayak is visible on the shore of the creek at the 2:15 mark, and then in the last few seconds, there is a curious humanoid-shaped object. OH, right, that's me!

The white square well cover seen at 1:53 is part of something that is nicely described in NH Magazine. "Bradford Springs were known before Europeans arrived, valued by Native Americans for their medicinal qualities. In 1858 a hotel, The Hermitage, was built beside the springs to accommodate those seeking cures, and in 1881 it was expanded to 75 rooms, adding an octagonal springhouse and a three-room bathhouse. The waters, which did contain a wide variety of minerals, including sulphur, were touted by the hotel as beneficial for every ailment from eczema and malaria to rheumatism, inflamed eyes and dyspepsia.

"The popularity of “taking the cure” had waned by the turn of the 20th century, and the hotel closed. The buildings were dismantled, leaving only the Spring House, which remained in place until the 1970s, when it was restored and moved to Musterfield Farm in Sutton, where you can see it today, along with an engraving of the hotel. The spring has dried up, but you can find its stone-lined ring and some of the hotel’s granite foundation."

Learn much more about Bradford Bog at this web page: bradfordnh.org/maps/Bog%20Guide-New.ajp.pdf. The music is "By the Winds" by Sergey Cheremisinov, courtesy of FreeMusicArchives.org.

By the way.... this would be a tough kayaking adventure at the north end of the bog (the last part of the video) but I am hoping we try it out soon!

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