Overlooking Fernald Point

Heading off for a hike this morning without a clear idea in mind, I noticed the parking lot for St. Sauveur Mountain was uncharacteristically empty. So I pulled over and decided to take advantage, since this area is usually quite crowded.

This view covers a lot that is of historical interest, but I'll just highlight a couple of things. Fernald Point (the small yellowish smudge in the middle foreground) is the location of a prehistoric site with evidence of human habitation dating back to 1000 BCE. So that makes me wonder about who else might have been sitting in the same spot I was when looking out over the scene, and what they could possibly have been thinking about while they did so. Maybe something like "gosh wouldn't it be nice to have tools made of iron," or "I wonder how cousin David is doing out there in, what do they call it? Israel?" 

A bit more recently, the area was the site of a French Settlement (hence, "St. Sauveur"). This was one of the first European settlements in the "New World" and might be better known of the folks from Jamestown hadn't come and wiped it out back in 1613.

It gives one something to think about when gazing at the vultures flying below you while looking out to sea.