Brink Hill, Memorial Day 2016, Part 1

Since finding discovering Hi Tor NYS DEC Wildlife Mgmt. Area about a decade ago, I have spent little time exploring Parish Hill. And my focus was contained  to the top along the Finger Lakes trail. So I took the opportunity this  Memorial Day to explore Parish Hill.
We started out at the bottom of Bristol Hill, at the parking area and climbed to the falls.
The area of the falls, about midway up the hill provides for some spectacular views. Interestingly, someone had taken to hanging a flag the bottom of the falls.

On the hike up to the top and the view from the Lean Two area there was a very interested tree that looked like as if it were from the movie the Hobbit or someplace else mystical.

The tree has what appears to be a large bottom lip as the pick below shows.

As often is the case a feature of Mother Earth may be close by, an indication that the tree is benefitting from it; or in hobbitspeak/fairiespeak, protecting it. There was a large stone place over the aspect. To highlight the stone I had my dog, Pepper, stand on it.

We said a prayer and gave thanks and commenced our hike up to the lean two.

We went off trail several times looking for more stone structures and features of Mother Earth. Regrettably we found none.